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Volume 23 - Issue 5 - May 2011

Tips and Techniques
04/29/2011

Chi Kin Chan, MRCP, MBBS and Raymond Cy Fung, MRCP, MBBS

Chi Kin Chan, MRCP, MBBS and Raymond ...
ABSTRACT: Aorto-ostial left main (LM) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains a challenge in interventional cardiology, as precise positioning of stents using conventional angiographic landmarks is difficult. Previously described...
ABSTRACT: Aorto-ostial left main (LM) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains a challenge in interventional cardiology, as precise positioning of stents using conventional angiographic landmarks is difficult. Previously described...
ABSTRACT: Aorto-ostial left main...
04/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
04/29/2011

Raja Nawaz, MD and Sorin J. Brener, MD

Raja Nawaz, MD and Sorin J. Brener, M...
ABSTRACT: The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) has been the conduit of choice in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Atresia of the LIMA is a common finding after CABG in patients with less than critical disease of the native vessel....
ABSTRACT: The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) has been the conduit of choice in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Atresia of the LIMA is a common finding after CABG in patients with less than critical disease of the native vessel....
ABSTRACT: The left internal...
04/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
04/29/2011

Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA*,  Venkatesan D. Vidi, MD¬ß,  Christopher B. Liu, PAC¬ß,  Pinak B. Shah, MD¬ß, Frederic S. Resnic, MD, MS¬ß

Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA*,  Venkates...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the nitinol clip-based closure device (Starclose®, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) in patients with femoral arterial cannulation at the common femoral artery bifurcation....
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the nitinol clip-based closure device (Starclose®, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) in patients with femoral arterial cannulation at the common femoral artery bifurcation....
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To...
04/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
04/28/2011

Marco Vaghetti, MD*, Cataldo Palmieri, MD*, Anees Al-Jabri, MD*, Marcello Ravani, MD*, Antonio Rizza, MD*, Giuseppe Trianni, MD*, Massimiliano Mariani, MD*, Mattia Glauber, MD§, Roberto Troiani, MD£, Dante Chiappino, MD†, Sergio Berti, MD*

Marco Vaghetti, MD*, Cataldo Palmieri...
ABSTRACT: Purpose. To report the procedural and long-term follow-up data (mean, 43 ± 29 months; range, 12–90 months) of endovascular stent grafting (ESG) of acute thoracic aortic syndromes (ATAS) with a proximal landing zone extension...
ABSTRACT: Purpose. To report the procedural and long-term follow-up data (mean, 43 ± 29 months; range, 12–90 months) of endovascular stent grafting (ESG) of acute thoracic aortic syndromes (ATAS) with a proximal landing zone extension...
ABSTRACT: Purpose. To report the...
04/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
04/28/2011

Raul Moreno, MD1,  Luis Calvo, MD1,  Pablo Salinas, MD1,  David Dobarro, MD1,  Jimenez Valero Santiago, MD,  Angel Sanchez-Recalde, MD1,  Guillermo Galeote, MD1,  Luis Riera, MD2,  Isidro Moreno-Gomez, MD3, Jose Mesa, MD4,  Ignacio Plaza, MD5,  Jose Lopez-Sendon, MD1

Raul Moreno, MD1,  Luis Calvo, MD1,  ...
ABSTRACT: Background. In order to improve technique and to prevent serious procedural complications during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), it is crucial to identify the causes of death of patients undergoing this procedure....
ABSTRACT: Background. In order to improve technique and to prevent serious procedural complications during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), it is crucial to identify the causes of death of patients undergoing this procedure....
ABSTRACT: Background. In order...
04/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Review
04/29/2011

Mohammad Reza Habibzadeh, MD1,2,  Hoang Thai, MD1,2,  Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD1,2

Mohammad Reza Habibzadeh, MD1,2,  Hoa...
ABSTRACT: No-reflow is a failure to restore normal coronary flow despite appropriate treatment of coronary obstruction. It is most commonly seen during interventions in saphenous vein grafts and is associated with poor outcome. The cause of...
ABSTRACT: No-reflow is a failure to restore normal coronary flow despite appropriate treatment of coronary obstruction. It is most commonly seen during interventions in saphenous vein grafts and is associated with poor outcome. The cause of...
ABSTRACT: No-reflow is a failure...
04/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
04/29/2011

Seshasayee Narasimhan, MD, MRCP (UK), FRACP1,2, Paolo P. Gabriel, BA1

Seshasayee Narasimhan, MD, MRCP (UK),...
Vascular closure devices (VCDs) debuted in the 1990s as an alternative to the gold standard of manual compression (MC) for femoral access hemostasis. The current guidelines for closure devices dictate the importance of the puncture site,...
Vascular closure devices (VCDs) debuted in the 1990s as an alternative to the gold standard of manual compression (MC) for femoral access hemostasis. The current guidelines for closure devices dictate the importance of the puncture site,...
Vascular closure devices (VCDs)...
04/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
04/29/2011

Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT*,¬ß,  Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, RVT, MBA¬£,  John J. Lopez, MD¬ß,  Lisa M. Nee, MD*, J. Michael Tuchek, DO¬ß

Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT*,¬ß,  Aravi...
In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Drs.Vaghetti et al1 from Italy have presented their 10-year experience with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for acute aortic syndromes (AAS). They describe their experience with...
In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Drs.Vaghetti et al1 from Italy have presented their 10-year experience with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for acute aortic syndromes (AAS). They describe their experience with...
In this issue of the Journal of...
04/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
04/28/2011

Peter C. Block, MD

Peter C. Block, MD
Trying to decrease the risk of surgical or interventional cardiac procedures for patients with heart disease is a slow process. Forty to 50 years ago when valve replacement and coronary surgery were just beginning, operative risk was...
Trying to decrease the risk of surgical or interventional cardiac procedures for patients with heart disease is a slow process. Forty to 50 years ago when valve replacement and coronary surgery were just beginning, operative risk was...
Trying to decrease the risk of...
04/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
04/28/2011

Anubodh Varshney, BS‚Ć,  Abelardo A. Martinez-Rumayor, MD‚Ć,  Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD‚Ƃİ,
Subhash Banerjee, MD†‡

Anubodh Varshney, BS‚Ć,  Abelardo A....
The clinical importance of thrombus-driven microvascular obstruction (MVO) during acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been increasingly recognized in the last decade.1 Indeed, several studies have documented a failure to achieve Thrombolysis...
The clinical importance of thrombus-driven microvascular obstruction (MVO) during acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been increasingly recognized in the last decade.1 Indeed, several studies have documented a failure to achieve Thrombolysis...
The clinical importance of...
04/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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