Volume 22 - Issue 7 - July, 2010
07/07/2010
Hiroaki Kohno, MD*, Shozo Sueda, MD*, Shigeru Nakamura, MD, PhD§
Hiroaki Kohno, MD*, Shozo Sueda, MD*,...
ABSTRACT: We successfully treated a patient with a severely angulated bifurcation lesion using the balloon deflection technique. For this technique, we advanced a coronary guidewire across a severely angulated bifurcation lesion by...
ABSTRACT: We successfully treated a patient with a severely angulated bifurcation lesion using the balloon deflection technique. For this technique, we advanced a coronary guidewire across a severely angulated bifurcation lesion by...
ABSTRACT: We successfully...
07/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
07/06/2010
Navin K. Kapur, MD, Chris Pan, BSc, Barath Krishnamurthy, MD
Navin K. Kapur, MD, Chris Pan, BSc, ...
High-Risk Coronary Intervention with a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device in the Presence of an Unstable Left Ventricular Thrombus
ABSTRACT: Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is one of the most common complications of myocardial...
High-Risk Coronary Intervention with a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device in the Presence of an Unstable Left Ventricular Thrombus
ABSTRACT: Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is one of the most common complications of myocardial...
High-Risk Coronary Intervention...
07/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
07/06/2010
M. Jayaranganath, MD, DM*, Anand Subramanian, MD, DNB, MRCPCH, Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath, MD, DM
M. Jayaranganath, MD, DM*, Anand Sub...
ABSTRACT: Though ruptured sinuses of Valsalva have been traditionally managed surgically, they are amenable to transcatheter closure.1 Various devices have been used for closure of these defects. We describe a novel technique of closure of...
ABSTRACT: Though ruptured sinuses of Valsalva have been traditionally managed surgically, they are amenable to transcatheter closure.1 Various devices have been used for closure of these defects. We describe a novel technique of closure of...
ABSTRACT: Though ruptured...
07/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Case Report
07/07/2010
C. Huie Lin, MD, PhD, David Balzer, MD*, John Lasala, MD, PhD
C. Huie Lin, MD, PhD, David Balzer, ...
ABSTRACT: An 83-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery disease presented with anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction. During coronary intervention, she was found to have a ventricular septal rupture, but was felt not to be a...
ABSTRACT: An 83-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery disease presented with anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction. During coronary intervention, she was found to have a ventricular septal rupture, but was felt not to be a...
ABSTRACT: An 83-year-old woman...
07/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
07/06/2010
Payam Ghazi, MD, Ali-Mohammad Haji-Zeinali, MD, Manijeh Zarghampour, MD
Payam Ghazi, MD, Ali-Mohammad Haji-Z...
ABSTRACT: We describe a patient with the coexistence of a stenosis and aneurysm of the carotid arteries and a past history of surgical aneurysmectomy. The patient had a 60% stenosis in the right common carotid artery associated with a...
ABSTRACT: We describe a patient with the coexistence of a stenosis and aneurysm of the carotid arteries and a past history of surgical aneurysmectomy. The patient had a 60% stenosis in the right common carotid artery associated with a...
ABSTRACT: We describe a patient...
07/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
07/06/2010
Elbagir Elbasheer, MRCP, MRCPI, MSc, MC, Abdelhakim Habib, MC, Adil Salam, MC
Elbagir Elbasheer, MRCP, MRCPI, MSc, ...
ABSTRACT: Dextrocardia is a rare congenital anomaly with a prevalence of 1 in 10,000 births.1 The incidence of coronary artery disease in such patients is thought to be similar to that of the general public,2 however, patients are seldom seen...
ABSTRACT: Dextrocardia is a rare congenital anomaly with a prevalence of 1 in 10,000 births.1 The incidence of coronary artery disease in such patients is thought to be similar to that of the general public,2 however, patients are seldom seen...
ABSTRACT: Dextrocardia is a rare...
07/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
07/06/2010
Jayranganath Mahimarangaiah, MD, DM, Anurakti Srivastava, MD, Srinivasa Hemanasetty, MD, DM, DNB
Jayranganath Mahimarangaiah, MD, DM, ...
ABSTRACT: We report a patient with hemodynamically significant perimembranous ventricular septal defect who underwent successful closure with the Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder (AGA Medical Corporation, Golden Valley, Minnesota) without...
ABSTRACT: We report a patient with hemodynamically significant perimembranous ventricular septal defect who underwent successful closure with the Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder (AGA Medical Corporation, Golden Valley, Minnesota) without...
ABSTRACT: We report a patient...
07/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
07/06/2010
Claudia A. Martinez, MD, Howard Cohen, MD, Carlos E. Ruiz, MD, PhD
Claudia A. Martinez, MD, Howard Cohe...
ABSTRACT: Paravalvular leaks are a well-known complication after prosthetic valve implantation. Those patients who become symptomatic pose a technical challenge to surgeons. Percutaneous repair has emerged as an attractive alternative to aid...
ABSTRACT: Paravalvular leaks are a well-known complication after prosthetic valve implantation. Those patients who become symptomatic pose a technical challenge to surgeons. Percutaneous repair has emerged as an attractive alternative to aid...
ABSTRACT: Paravalvular leaks are...
07/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
07/06/2010
Arun Kalyanasundaram, MD, MPH, Thomas D. Scott, DO, James C. Blankenship, MD
Arun Kalyanasundaram, MD, MPH, Thomas...
ABSTRACT: Embolization during diagnostic catheterization is rare. When it occurs, angiographers need to recognize and treat it immediately. Mechanical removal of the embolized material may help restore flow promptly and salvage myocardium. We...
ABSTRACT: Embolization during diagnostic catheterization is rare. When it occurs, angiographers need to recognize and treat it immediately. Mechanical removal of the embolized material may help restore flow promptly and salvage myocardium. We...
ABSTRACT: Embolization during...
07/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Column
Editor's Message
07/06/2010
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, commentaries, an article from the new technique section, a clinical image selection, case reports and a special focus section on computed...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, commentaries, an article from the new technique section, a clinical image selection, case reports and a special focus section on computed...
Dear Readers,
This issue of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
