Volume 23 - Issue 4 - April, 2011
Department
Letters to the Editor
03/31/2011
Cecilia Svedman, MD, PhD*, Halvor Möller, MD, PhD*, Carl Gunnar Gustavsson, MD, PhD§, Magnus Bruze, MD, PhD*
Cecilia Svedman, MD, PhD*, Halvor Mö...
RE: Halwani DO, et al, In-vivo corrosion and local release of metallic ions from vascular stents into surrounding tissue. J Invasive Cardiol 2010;22:528–535.
Dear Editor,
In the article by Halwani et al, the interesting finding of transfer...
RE: Halwani DO, et al, In-vivo corrosion and local release of metallic ions from vascular stents into surrounding tissue. J Invasive Cardiol 2010;22:528–535.
Dear Editor,
In the article by Halwani et al, the interesting finding of transfer...
RE: Halwani DO, et al, In-vivo...
03/31/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Case Report
03/31/2011
Remy Cohen, MD, Madgid Hattab, MD, Simon Elhadad, MD
Remy Cohen, MD, Madgid Hattab, MD, ...
ABSTRACT: The retrograde approach has been shown to improve the success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) when performed by highly experienced operators. We report a very challenging case of...
ABSTRACT: The retrograde approach has been shown to improve the success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) when performed by highly experienced operators. We report a very challenging case of...
ABSTRACT: The retrograde...
03/31/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Shigenori Ito, MD, Takayuki Yoshida, MD, Shugo Suzuki, MD*
Shigenori Ito, MD, Takayuki Yoshida,...
ABSTRACT: Although extended late-phase in-stent restenosis has been reported even after implantation of bare-metal stents (BMS), the data resolving the mechanism are sparse. We could obtain intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence...
ABSTRACT: Although extended late-phase in-stent restenosis has been reported even after implantation of bare-metal stents (BMS), the data resolving the mechanism are sparse. We could obtain intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence...
ABSTRACT: Although extended...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Talal Moukabary, MD, Hoang Thai, MD, Sergio Thal, MD
Talal Moukabary, MD, Hoang Thai, MD,...
ABSTRACT: Implanting new leads for defibrillation or pacing leads could be problematic as a result of venous obstruction. Up to 50% of patients with pacemaker/implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads have an asymptomatic subclavian vein...
ABSTRACT: Implanting new leads for defibrillation or pacing leads could be problematic as a result of venous obstruction. Up to 50% of patients with pacemaker/implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads have an asymptomatic subclavian vein...
ABSTRACT: Implanting new leads...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Joanna Davy, MD, Paul Spargo, MD, Gruschen Veldtman, MD
Joanna Davy, MD, Paul Spargo, MD, G...
ABSTRACT: Though frequently reported following surgical procedures, urinary retention after cardiac catheterization is rare and has not previously been documented in the literature. We reported 4 cases of acute retention over a 1-year period...
ABSTRACT: Though frequently reported following surgical procedures, urinary retention after cardiac catheterization is rare and has not previously been documented in the literature. We reported 4 cases of acute retention over a 1-year period...
ABSTRACT: Though frequently...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Amit S. Dande, MD, Lawrence I. Fisher, MD, Mark K. Warshofsky, MD
Amit S. Dande, MD, Lawrence I. Fishe...
ABSTRACT: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient acute left ventricular dysfunction characterized by left ventricular apical akinesis and ballooning without obstructive coronary disease described predominantly in post-menopausal women in the...
ABSTRACT: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient acute left ventricular dysfunction characterized by left ventricular apical akinesis and ballooning without obstructive coronary disease described predominantly in post-menopausal women in the...
ABSTRACT: Takotsubo...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Ravi Samraj, MD1 and P. Syamasundar Rao, MD2
Ravi Samraj, MD1 and P. Syamasundar R...
ABSTRACT: A 1.5-year-old child underwent transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and balloon aortic valvuloplasty concurrently with excellent immediate and follow-up results. Technical details of concurrent treatment of both...
ABSTRACT: A 1.5-year-old child underwent transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and balloon aortic valvuloplasty concurrently with excellent immediate and follow-up results. Technical details of concurrent treatment of both...
ABSTRACT: A 1.5-year-old child...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/30/2011
Anand Prasad, MD, Manjusha Ilapakurti, MBBS, MPH, Amir Ravandi, MD, PhD
Anand Prasad, MD, Manjusha Ilapakurt...
ABSTRACT: With the advent of modern thin-strut coronary stents, there is potential for damage to the stent structure during delivery. Fraying of the stent during unsuccessful attempts at lesion passage can be particularly problematic as...
ABSTRACT: With the advent of modern thin-strut coronary stents, there is potential for damage to the stent structure during delivery. Fraying of the stent during unsuccessful attempts at lesion passage can be particularly problematic as...
ABSTRACT: With the advent of...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/30/2011
Roberto Martín-Reyes, MD, Luis Calvo-Orbe, MD, Raúl Moreno, MD
Roberto Martín-Reyes, MD, Luis Calv...
ABSTRACT: Coronary atherosclerotic aneurysms (CAA) are a very uncommon finding in patients presenting with coronary artery disease. In order to prevent spontaneous vessel rupture in patients presenting with large CAA, these patients are...
ABSTRACT: Coronary atherosclerotic aneurysms (CAA) are a very uncommon finding in patients presenting with coronary artery disease. In order to prevent spontaneous vessel rupture in patients presenting with large CAA, these patients are...
ABSTRACT: Coronary...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/30/2011
Benjamin H. Freed, MD*, Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD§, Neeraj Jolly, MD*
Benjamin H. Freed, MD*, Valluvan Jee...
ABSTRACT: We describe the case of a 60-year-old female who presented with a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction 3 months following placement of a non-pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Aortic root angiography not only...
ABSTRACT: We describe the case of a 60-year-old female who presented with a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction 3 months following placement of a non-pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Aortic root angiography not only...
ABSTRACT: We describe the case...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
