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Volume 21 - Issue 12 - December, 2009

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Original Contribution
X-Ray Angiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Distinguish Interarterial (Full title below)
12/04/2009
Ravi V. Desai, MD,§* Ritesh Gupta, MD, MPH,§* Silvio H. Litovsky, MD,£ Hrudaya Nath, MD,∞ Himanshu Gupta, MD,§ Satinder P. Singh, MD,∞ William T. Evanochko, PhD,§ Johnnie E. Knobloch, RT,§ Steven G. Lloyd, MD, PhD§
Ravi V. Desai, MD,§* Ritesh Gupta, M...
X-Ray Angiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Distinguish Interarterial from Septal Courses of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery: An Ex Vivo Heart Model ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to demonstrate the distinguishing features between...
X-Ray Angiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Distinguish Interarterial from Septal Courses of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery: An Ex Vivo Heart Model ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to demonstrate the distinguishing features between...
X-Ray Angiography and Magnetic...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
A Regional System for Delivery of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Full title below)
12/04/2009
Richard Aplin, MD, Daniel Tiede, MD, Cheryl Lovitz, RN, Mark Gartner, RT(R)(CV), †David Robinson, PhD, †Hui Xu, PhD, Philip Martin, RN, BSN, Bernard Erickson, MD, Wade Schmidt, MD, Jamie Pelzel, MD, David Wendt, AAS, John Mahowald, MD
Richard Aplin, MD, Daniel Tiede, MD,...
A Regional System for Delivery of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST- Elevation Myocardial Infarction: STEMI-St. Cloud ABSTRACT: Background. Strategies of emergency care in the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial...
A Regional System for Delivery of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST- Elevation Myocardial Infarction: STEMI-St. Cloud ABSTRACT: Background. Strategies of emergency care in the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial...
A Regional System for Delivery...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Optimizing of Transcoronary Pacing in a Porcine Model
12/04/2009
Konstantin M. Heinroth, MD, Justin M. Carter, MD, Michael Buerke, MD, *Dirk Mahnkopf, MD, Karl Werdan, MD, §Roland Prondzinsky, MD
Konstantin M. Heinroth, MD, Justin M....
ABSTRACT: Background. Transcoronary pacing for the treatment of bradycardia during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not well established, but may be a useful technique in interventional cardiology. We developed a porcine model to...
ABSTRACT: Background. Transcoronary pacing for the treatment of bradycardia during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not well established, but may be a useful technique in interventional cardiology. We developed a porcine model to...
ABSTRACT: Background....
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Predictors of Distal Embolization in Peripheral Percutaneous Interventions: A Report from a Large Peripheral Vascular Registry
12/04/2009
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS, Gail A. Shammas, BS, RN, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Michael Jerin, PhD, Waheeb J. Shammas
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS, Gail A. S...
ABSTRACT: Background. Distal embolization (DE) commonly occurs during peripheral percutaneous interventions (PPI) of the lower-extremity arterial vessels. In this study we evaluate the predictors of DE in a large cohort of patients undergoing...
ABSTRACT: Background. Distal embolization (DE) commonly occurs during peripheral percutaneous interventions (PPI) of the lower-extremity arterial vessels. In this study we evaluate the predictors of DE in a large cohort of patients undergoing...
ABSTRACT: Background. Distal...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
A Novel “In-Situ Tulip-Bud Deployment” Method for Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect
12/04/2009
Swee Chye Quek, MD, FRCPCH, Wen Xia Wu, MBBS, Kit Yee Chan, MD, Patrick Ang, MBBS, MRCP, Ting Fei Ho, MD, FRCP, William Yip, MD, FRCP
Swee Chye Quek, MD, FRCPCH, Wen Xia W...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We devised a new technique for interventional closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO), and validated this by comparing it with a cohort using the conventional method. Background....
ABSTRACT: Objective. We devised a new technique for interventional closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO), and validated this by comparing it with a cohort using the conventional method. Background....
ABSTRACT: Objective. We devised...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Validation of a Risk Score for Target Vessel Revascularization after Coronary Stent Implantation
12/04/2009
aAlexandre S. Quadros, MD, PhD, bFabiane Diemer, RN, bDulce Welter, RN, Thais Modkovski, MD, aRogério Sarmento-Leite, MD, PhD, aCarlos A.M. Gottschall, MD, PhD, FSCAI, FIAGS
aAlexandre S. Quadros, MD, PhD, bFabi...
ABSTRACT: Objective. Our aim was to validate a risk score for new target vessel revascularization (TVR) after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation. Methods. The risk score was developed in a cohort of patients previously treated with BMS at...
ABSTRACT: Objective. Our aim was to validate a risk score for new target vessel revascularization (TVR) after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation. Methods. The risk score was developed in a cohort of patients previously treated with BMS at...
ABSTRACT: Objective. Our aim was...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Preprocedural Inflammation Does Not Affect Neointimal Hyperplasia following Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation
12/04/2009
Daisaku Nakatani, MD, PhD, Junya Ako, MD, PhD, Masao Yamasaki, MD, PhD, Takao Shimohama, MD, PhD, Takao Hasegawa, MD, Hiromasa Otake, MD, PhD, Katsuhisa Waseda, MD, PhD, Ichizo Tsujino, MD, PhD, Ryota Sakurai, MD, Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD, Hyeonsoo Chang, MSME, Paul G. Yock, MD, *Krishnankutty Sudhir, MD, PhD, *Wesley Pierson, PhD, §Gregg W. Stone, MD, †Shigeru Saito, MD, Yasuhiro Honda, MD, Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
Daisaku Nakatani, MD, PhD, Junya Ako,...
ABSTRACT: Background. Preprocedual C-reactive protein (CRP) has been reported to correlate with in-stent restenosis following bare-metal stent implantation. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of preprocedural inflammation on...
ABSTRACT: Background. Preprocedual C-reactive protein (CRP) has been reported to correlate with in-stent restenosis following bare-metal stent implantation. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of preprocedural inflammation on...
ABSTRACT: Background....
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Primary PCI for STEMI — Pushing the Limits
12/04/2009
Robert J. Applegate, MD
Robert J. Applegate, MD
The optimal management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been the subject of ongoing clinical investigations for the past several decades. When it became apparent that primary angioplasty was not only feasible,...
The optimal management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been the subject of ongoing clinical investigations for the past several decades. When it became apparent that primary angioplasty was not only feasible,...
The optimal management of...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Atheroemboli during Peripheral Arterial Interventions
12/04/2009
Subhash Banerjee, MD, Tej Thatthi, BA, Neeraj Badhey, MD, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
Subhash Banerjee, MD, Tej Thatthi, BA...
Atheroemboli during percutaneous peripheral arterial interventions (PAI) complicate about 1–2% of procedures, with serious adverse outcomes, although their true incidence is estimated to be much greater.1 In the era of increasing number and...
Atheroemboli during percutaneous peripheral arterial interventions (PAI) complicate about 1–2% of procedures, with serious adverse outcomes, although their true incidence is estimated to be much greater.1 In the era of increasing number and...
Atheroemboli during percutaneous...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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A study led by researchers from Shinshu University propose a simplified risk-scoring model helps clinicians assess when patients with cardiogenic shock can be safely weaned off from MCS devices, such as VA-ECMO or IMPELLA, using easily measurable health indicators like blood pressure and heart function. Credit Sho Suzuki from Shinshu University
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