Volume 23 - Issue 9 - September 2011
08/29/2011
Farrukh Hussain, MD1 and Mehrdad Golian, MD2
Farrukh Hussain, MD1 and Mehrdad Goli...
ABSTRACT: The concomitant existence of an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and a truly undilatable lesion is not a common occurrence, although STEMI lesions can be calcified and sometimes difficult to fracture.The manufacturer...
ABSTRACT: The concomitant existence of an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and a truly undilatable lesion is not a common occurrence, although STEMI lesions can be calcified and sometimes difficult to fracture.The manufacturer...
ABSTRACT: The concomitant...
08/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/29/2011
Brian Zakhem, MBBS, FRACP, Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz, MD, Fernando Alfonso, MD
Brian Zakhem, MBBS, FRACP, Antonio Fe...
ABSTRACT: Stent thrombosis is a rare but feared complication. While intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography are frequently used to unravel mechanical predisposing factors in patients suffering from this dreadful...
ABSTRACT: Stent thrombosis is a rare but feared complication. While intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography are frequently used to unravel mechanical predisposing factors in patients suffering from this dreadful...
ABSTRACT: Stent thrombosis is a...
08/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/29/2011
Michael Liang, MBChB, John Chin, MBChB, Sanjeevan Pasupati, FRACP
Michael Liang, MBChB, John Chin, MBCh...
ABSTRACT: A 55-year-old female presented with 4-day history of fatigue and exertional shortness of breath. A late presentation inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was diagnosed based on ST elevation in the inferior leads of...
ABSTRACT: A 55-year-old female presented with 4-day history of fatigue and exertional shortness of breath. A late presentation inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was diagnosed based on ST elevation in the inferior leads of...
ABSTRACT: A 55-year-old female...
08/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/29/2011
Nikolaos Kafkas, MD, PhD, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, MD, Dimitrios Babalis, MD, PhD
Nikolaos Kafkas, MD, PhD, Konstantino...
ABSTRACT: Cases of coronary arteries with anomalous aortic origin are rare. An isolated single coronary artery is a congenital anomaly occurring in approximately 0.024–0.066% of the population. Atherosclerosis of these arteries is not...
ABSTRACT: Cases of coronary arteries with anomalous aortic origin are rare. An isolated single coronary artery is a congenital anomaly occurring in approximately 0.024–0.066% of the population. Atherosclerosis of these arteries is not...
ABSTRACT: Cases of coronary...
08/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/29/2011
Amr Mohsen, MD, Ramesh Mazhari, MD, Jonathan Reiner, MD
Amr Mohsen, MD, Ramesh Mazhari, MD, J...
ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in prevalence. Although experienced centers performing radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation procedures have reported success rates approaching 72%, in rare instances it is complicated by...
ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in prevalence. Although experienced centers performing radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation procedures have reported success rates approaching 72%, in rare instances it is complicated by...
ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation...
08/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/29/2011
Alexander Joost, MD1, Peter Hunold, MD2, Joachim Weil, MD1
Alexander Joost, MD1, Peter Hunold, M...
ABSTRACT: The introduction of stents for treatment of coronary lesions markedly improved the outcome of coronary interventions. We report on a female patient who was admitted to our hospital with acute coronary syndrome and stent loss into...
ABSTRACT: The introduction of stents for treatment of coronary lesions markedly improved the outcome of coronary interventions. We report on a female patient who was admitted to our hospital with acute coronary syndrome and stent loss into...
ABSTRACT: The introduction of...
08/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
08/25/2011
Manjunath C. Nanjappa, MD, DM, Prabhavathi Bhat, MD, DM, Arunkumar Panneerselvam, MD, DM
Manjunath C. Nanjappa, MD, DM, Prabha...
ABSTRACT: We present a case where difficulty was encountered during balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) because of severe submitral stenosis. As the orifice was 0.4 cm2 at submitral level the BMV balloon catheter could not enter the left...
ABSTRACT: We present a case where difficulty was encountered during balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) because of severe submitral stenosis. As the orifice was 0.4 cm2 at submitral level the BMV balloon catheter could not enter the left...
ABSTRACT: We present a case...
08/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Column
Editor's Message
08/26/2011
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA Editor-in-Chief
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA Edit...
Dear Readers,The goal of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology is to provide state-of-the-art information that will support clinicians in the effective management of patients with cardiovascular disease. There are many selections in this issue...
Dear Readers,The goal of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology is to provide state-of-the-art information that will support clinicians in the effective management of patients with cardiovascular disease. There are many selections in this issue...
Dear Readers,The goal of the...
08/26/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
08/25/2011
Ricardo O. Esc√°rcega, MD1, Riyaz Bashir, MD1,2, Jon C. George, MD3
Ricardo O. Esc√°rcega, MD1, Riyaz Ba...
ABSTRACT: There has been tremendous pressure on cardiovascular services to reduce costs in health care delivery while maintaining the quality of care. The transradial approach to coronary angiography and interventions has been demonstrated to...
ABSTRACT: There has been tremendous pressure on cardiovascular services to reduce costs in health care delivery while maintaining the quality of care. The transradial approach to coronary angiography and interventions has been demonstrated to...
ABSTRACT: There has been...
08/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Clinical Images
08/26/2011
Aristotelis C. Papayannis, MD, Subhash Banerjee, MD, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
Aristotelis C. Papayannis, MD, Subhas...
A 59-year-old man underwent placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in anticipation of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. While the patient was in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, the IABP malfunctioned. Attempts to advance...
A 59-year-old man underwent placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in anticipation of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. While the patient was in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, the IABP malfunctioned. Attempts to advance...
A 59-year-old man underwent...
08/26/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
