Volume 22 - Issue 2 - February, 2010
Feature
Case Report
02/03/2010
AVNRT Unmasking Asymptomatic ALCAPA (Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Artery) with Preserved Left Ventricular Function in Middle Age
Donah Zachariah, MBBS, MRCP, Paul R. Kalra, MA, MB BChir, FRCP,
Neil P. Andrews, B Med Sci, BMBS, DM, MRCP
AVNRT Unmasking Asymptomatic ALCAPA (...
ABSTRACT: We present the unusual case of a 49-year-old female with a previously undiagnosed anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) presenting in middle age with atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia...
ABSTRACT: We present the unusual case of a 49-year-old female with a previously undiagnosed anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) presenting in middle age with atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia...
ABSTRACT: We present the unusual...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
02/03/2010
Thomas Pilgrim, MD, Bernhard Meier, MD, Peter Wenaweser, MD
Thomas Pilgrim, MD, Bernhard Meier, ...
ABSTRACT: A 91-year-old female patient presented with worsening exertional dyspnea 1 month after transfemoral aortic valve implantation using an Edwards Sapien valve. She was found to have a paraprosthetic sinus of Valsalva rupture with a...
ABSTRACT: A 91-year-old female patient presented with worsening exertional dyspnea 1 month after transfemoral aortic valve implantation using an Edwards Sapien valve. She was found to have a paraprosthetic sinus of Valsalva rupture with a...
ABSTRACT: A 91-year-old female...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
02/03/2010
Rotational Coronary Sinus Venography and Magnetic
Navigation to Facilitate LV Lead Placement in Cardiac
Resynchronization Therapy
Mark S. Patterson, MSc, MRCP, Richard van der Jagt, RN, Muchtiar Khan, MD
Rotational Coronary Sinus Venography ...
ABSTRACT: This report demonstrates the production and use of 3-D reconstruction of a coronary sinus from a single-injection rotational angiogram. The detailed virtual model enabled easy magnetic navigation of a wire for device placement in...
ABSTRACT: This report demonstrates the production and use of 3-D reconstruction of a coronary sinus from a single-injection rotational angiogram. The detailed virtual model enabled easy magnetic navigation of a wire for device placement in...
ABSTRACT: This report...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
02/03/2010
Percutaneous Right Ventricular Assist via the Internal Jugular Vein in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating an Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction
Michael S. Kiernan, MD, Barath Krishnamurthy, MD, Navin K. Kapur, MD
Percutaneous Right Ventricular Assist...
ABSTRACT: Management of right heart failure in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) includes emergent reperfusion of the infarct-related artery, fluid resuscitation, vasopressor and inotropic support, and trans-venous pacing in the presence of...
ABSTRACT: Management of right heart failure in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) includes emergent reperfusion of the infarct-related artery, fluid resuscitation, vasopressor and inotropic support, and trans-venous pacing in the presence of...
ABSTRACT: Management of right...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
02/03/2010
Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC and Tarek Moussa, MD, FRCPC
Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC and Tarek ...
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent dislodgement and loss carries significant morbidity and risk of infarction and thrombosis if left untreated. There have been multiple previous techniques for stent retrieval or deployment after stent loss including...
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent dislodgement and loss carries significant morbidity and risk of infarction and thrombosis if left untreated. There have been multiple previous techniques for stent retrieval or deployment after stent loss including...
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
02/03/2010
Neeraj Jolly, MD, Gaurav Dhar, MD, Allen Anderson, MD
Neeraj Jolly, MD, Gaurav Dhar, MD, ...
ABSTRACT: Persistent left superior vena cava is a common congenital anomaly. We present angiographic pictures and hemodynamic tracings from a case of superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with this anomaly. The images depict a challenging...
ABSTRACT: Persistent left superior vena cava is a common congenital anomaly. We present angiographic pictures and hemodynamic tracings from a case of superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with this anomaly. The images depict a challenging...
ABSTRACT: Persistent left...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
02/03/2010
Scott W. Murray, MB, ChB, BSc (hons), MRCP, Rodney H. Stables, MA DM, BM, BCh, FRCP, Nicholas D. Palmer, MB, BS, MD, FRCP
Scott W. Murray, MB, ChB, BSc (hons),...
ABSTRACT: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) frequently cause considerable morbidity and mortality with a high risk of further events within the following year, despite the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Numerous studies have...
ABSTRACT: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) frequently cause considerable morbidity and mortality with a high risk of further events within the following year, despite the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Numerous studies have...
ABSTRACT: Acute coronary...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
02/03/2010
Usman Baber, MD, Mohammed Akhter, MD, Sharad Kothari, MD, Samin K. Sharma, MD, Annapoorna Kini, MD
Usman Baber, MD, Mohammed Akhter, MD...
ABSTRACT: Background. The optimal combination of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting (PCI-S) among patients requiring oral anticoagulation (OAC) is unknown. Objectives. We sought...
ABSTRACT: Background. The optimal combination of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting (PCI-S) among patients requiring oral anticoagulation (OAC) is unknown. Objectives. We sought...
ABSTRACT: Background. The...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
02/03/2010
Emily Kronsteiner, PA-C*, Richard W. Lee, MD§, John P. Sweeney, MD§, Jennifer R. Metallo§, James D. Stoehr, PhD*, F. David Fortuin, MD§
Emily Kronsteiner, PA-C*, Richard W....
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Compare outcomes of hybrid bare-metal stent (BMS)/sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) to BMS alone for the treatment of stenoses in small coronary arteries. Background. One approach to potentially reduce the risk of restenosis...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Compare outcomes of hybrid bare-metal stent (BMS)/sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) to BMS alone for the treatment of stenoses in small coronary arteries. Background. One approach to potentially reduce the risk of restenosis...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Compare...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
02/03/2010
Paul Frey, MD, MPH and Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD
Paul Frey, MD, MPH and Yerem Yeghiaza...
Mitral regurgitation (MR), a common valvular disorder, is a heterogeneous condition that can be broadly categorized into primary (affecting the valve apparatus) or secondary (functional) etiologies. For appropriately selected patients,...
Mitral regurgitation (MR), a common valvular disorder, is a heterogeneous condition that can be broadly categorized into primary (affecting the valve apparatus) or secondary (functional) etiologies. For appropriately selected patients,...
Mitral regurgitation (MR), a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
