Volume 23 - Issue 3 - March, 2011
Feature
Clinical Images
03/01/2011
Pradeepto Ghosh, MRCP, C. K. Liew, FRCR, A. Chauhan, FRCP
Pradeepto Ghosh, MRCP, C. K. Liew, F...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of a rare coronary anomaly in a 64-year-old male who presented with exertional angina. The right coronary artery (RCA) was dominant, giving origin proximally to an anomalous left circumflex (LCX) artery and a...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of a rare coronary anomaly in a 64-year-old male who presented with exertional angina. The right coronary artery (RCA) was dominant, giving origin proximally to an anomalous left circumflex (LCX) artery and a...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/01/2011
Lori Vales, MD*, Yumiko Kanei, MD*, Georges Ephrem, MD§, Deepika Misra, MD*
Lori Vales, MD*, Yumiko Kanei, MD*, ...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Our purpose was to describe the contemporary utilization, clinical outcomes and complication rates of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy in this current age. Background. IABP use and outcomes, in the setting of...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Our purpose was to describe the contemporary utilization, clinical outcomes and complication rates of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy in this current age. Background. IABP use and outcomes, in the setting of...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Our...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
02/28/2011
Konstantin M. Heinroth, MD, Susanne Unverzagt, PhD, Michael Buerke, MD, Justin Carter, MD, Dirk Mahnkopf, MD†, Karl Werdan, MD, Roland Prondzinsky, MD*
Konstantin M. Heinroth, MD, Susanne ...
ABSTRACT: Background. Bradycardia complicating percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can require temporary pacing. A transcoronary approach using the guidewire in the coronary artery may be a useful alternative to transvenous pacing. The...
ABSTRACT: Background. Bradycardia complicating percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can require temporary pacing. A transcoronary approach using the guidewire in the coronary artery may be a useful alternative to transvenous pacing. The...
ABSTRACT: Background....
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
02/28/2011
Avneet Singh, MD, MRCP*, David Edasery§, Amir Noor£, Nalina Bhasin*, Barry Kaplan, MD*,
Rajiv Jauhar, MD*
Avneet Singh, MD, MRCP*, David Edase...
ABSTRACT: Background. The majority of coronary angioplasty is done via the femoral artery, with vascular complications being a major adverse event. Bivalirudin has been shown to reduce bleeding complication and improve outcomes. The use of...
ABSTRACT: Background. The majority of coronary angioplasty is done via the femoral artery, with vascular complications being a major adverse event. Bivalirudin has been shown to reduce bleeding complication and improve outcomes. The use of...
ABSTRACT: Background. The...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
02/28/2011
Jyotsna Maddury, MD§, Manu Kaushik, MD*, Aditya Madhavapeddi, MD§, Srinivas Babu, MD§, Narendra Kumar, MD§, J. L. N. Varma, MD§, Venkata Alla, MD*
Jyotsna Maddury, MD§, Manu Kaushik,...
ABSTRACT: Background. Transradial access for angioplasty and percutaneous intervention (PCI) has become more popular across the world due to lower risk of bleeding and better patient comfort. It has been shown to be effective and feasible in...
ABSTRACT: Background. Transradial access for angioplasty and percutaneous intervention (PCI) has become more popular across the world due to lower risk of bleeding and better patient comfort. It has been shown to be effective and feasible in...
ABSTRACT: Background....
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
03/01/2011
Simon T. MacDonald, BMBCh, DPhil, MRCP, Mario Carminati, MD, Gianfranco Butera, MD, PhD
Simon T. MacDonald, BMBCh, DPhil, MRC...
ABSTRACT: Background. A number of percutaneous devices are available to embolize anomalous vessels in congenital heart disease. We report our initial single-center experience with the new Amplatzer Vascular Plug IV (AVP IV) in congenital...
ABSTRACT: Background. A number of percutaneous devices are available to embolize anomalous vessels in congenital heart disease. We report our initial single-center experience with the new Amplatzer Vascular Plug IV (AVP IV) in congenital...
ABSTRACT: Background. A number...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
03/01/2011
The authors of the preceding study1 have to be commended on a clean set of experiments re-invigorating an all-but-forgotten easy and safe modality to treat bradycardia or even save lives in the catheterization laboratory. While the emphasis...
The authors of the preceding study1 have to be commended on a clean set of experiments re-invigorating an all-but-forgotten easy and safe modality to treat bradycardia or even save lives in the catheterization laboratory. While the emphasis...
The authors of the preceding...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
02/28/2011
Apurva Badheka, MD and Mauricio G. Cohen, MD
Apurva Badheka, MD and Mauricio G. Co...
The most common complications of catheterization procedures are access-site bleeding and hematoma which occur in 2–10% of all procedures.1 Even after multivariable adjustment, numerous studies have shown periprocedural bleeding to be an...
The most common complications of catheterization procedures are access-site bleeding and hematoma which occur in 2–10% of all procedures.1 Even after multivariable adjustment, numerous studies have shown periprocedural bleeding to be an...
The most common complications of...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
02/28/2011
Sunil V. Rao, MD and Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD
Sunil V. Rao, MD and Mitchell W. Kruc...
Bleeding complications that occur after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.1 Studies indicate that certain populations are at higher risk for bleeding: the elderly, patients with...
Bleeding complications that occur after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.1 Studies indicate that certain populations are at higher risk for bleeding: the elderly, patients with...
Bleeding complications that...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
02/28/2011
A sea change begins with ripples becoming waves and finally the rising tide heralds a new environment, often a transformation of dramatic proportions. So it appears with the re-introduction of the transradial catheterization approach. While...
A sea change begins with ripples becoming waves and finally the rising tide heralds a new environment, often a transformation of dramatic proportions. So it appears with the re-introduction of the transradial catheterization approach. While...
A sea change begins with ripples...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
