Volume 24 - Issue 11 - November 2012
Feature
Review
10/31/2012
Jeffrey Cook, MD, Barry F. Uretsky, MD, Rajesh Sachdeva, MD
Jeffrey Cook, MD, Barry F. Uretsky, ...
Abstract: Total occlusion of a saphenous vein graft (SVG) can present as abrupt thrombotic occlusion in an atherosclerotic graft with resultant acute cardiac events or chronic total occlusion (CTO) with resultant angina symptoms. The risks of...
Abstract: Total occlusion of a saphenous vein graft (SVG) can present as abrupt thrombotic occlusion in an atherosclerotic graft with resultant acute cardiac events or chronic total occlusion (CTO) with resultant angina symptoms. The risks of...
Abstract: Total occlusion of a...
10/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
10/31/2012
Kathryn A. Stackhouse, BS1, Sachin S. Goel, MD2, Athar M. Qureshi, MD3, Lourdes Prieto, MD3, Samir Kapadia, MD2, E. Murat Tuzcu, MD2, Richard A. Krasuski, MD2
Kathryn A. Stackhouse, BS1, Sachin S....
Abstract: Background. The role of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack remains controversial. Registry data have suggested considerable benefit of closure over...
Abstract: Background. The role of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack remains controversial. Registry data have suggested considerable benefit of closure over...
Abstract: Background. The role...
10/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
10/30/2012
Ilana Spokoyny, MD1, Matthew LaBarbera, MD2, Marina Trilesskaya, MD2
Ilana Spokoyny, MD1, Matthew LaBarbe...
A 25-year-old athletic man had a ventricular fibrillation arrest while running. Electrocardiogram after defibrillation showed ST-segment elevations in leads V1 and V2 and incomplete right bundle branch block, which then normalized. Personal...
A 25-year-old athletic man had a ventricular fibrillation arrest while running. Electrocardiogram after defibrillation showed ST-segment elevations in leads V1 and V2 and incomplete right bundle branch block, which then normalized. Personal...
A 25-year-old athletic man had a...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/30/2012
Naveen Garg MD, DM, Nagaraja Moorthy, MD, Pravin K. Goel, MD, DM
Naveen Garg MD, DM, Nagaraja Moorthy,...
ABSTRACT: Accidental introduction of air into veins can occur during a variety of surgical operations or diagnostic procedures. High mortality rate results without early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This is due to “air lock” at the...
ABSTRACT: Accidental introduction of air into veins can occur during a variety of surgical operations or diagnostic procedures. High mortality rate results without early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This is due to “air lock” at the...
ABSTRACT: Accidental...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
10/30/2012
Akihiko Takahashi, MD, PhD, Shingo Sakamoto, MD, Norimasa Taniguchi, MD, PhD
Akihiko Takahashi, MD, PhD, Shingo S...
Abstract: We describe a new technique for removing distal emboli that became visible on angiography during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Three patients presented with distal embolization as a filling...
Abstract: We describe a new technique for removing distal emboli that became visible on angiography during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Three patients presented with distal embolization as a filling...
Abstract: We describe a new...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/30/2012
Yoshihisa Shimada, MD, PhD, Naoto Kino, MD, Hitoshi Fukumoto, MD, PhD
Yoshihisa Shimada, MD, PhD, Naoto Kin...
ABSTRACT: A large thrombus load on the culprit coronary artery of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with increased procedural complications and adverse coronary events following angioplasty. This case series...
ABSTRACT: A large thrombus load on the culprit coronary artery of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with increased procedural complications and adverse coronary events following angioplasty. This case series...
ABSTRACT: A large thrombus load...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/30/2012
Ranjith Shetty, MD, Joshua P. Leitner, MD, Ming Zhang, MD, PhD
Ranjith Shetty, MD, Joshua P. Leitner...
ABSTRACT: We report an 88-year-old male with coronary artery disease, previously placed left main coronary artery drug-eluting stent, and atrial fibrillation unable to tolerate anticoagulation with warfarin in addition to dual antiplatelet...
ABSTRACT: We report an 88-year-old male with coronary artery disease, previously placed left main coronary artery drug-eluting stent, and atrial fibrillation unable to tolerate anticoagulation with warfarin in addition to dual antiplatelet...
ABSTRACT: We report an...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/29/2012
Anna G. Kostopoulou, MD, Stamatios D. Kyrzopoulos, MD, Efthimios G. Livanis, MD
Anna G. Kostopoulou, MD, Stamatios D...
ABSTRACT: We present a case of pacemaker lead dislodgment in an 83-year-old patient with a pacemaker infection. Initially, the generator and the proximal part of the leads were removed, and the remaining leads were severed and abandoned....
ABSTRACT: We present a case of pacemaker lead dislodgment in an 83-year-old patient with a pacemaker infection. Initially, the generator and the proximal part of the leads were removed, and the remaining leads were severed and abandoned....
ABSTRACT: We present a case of...
10/29/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/29/2012
Luiz Fernando Ybarra, MD, Henrique B. Ribeiro, MD, Whady Hueb, MD, PhD
Luiz Fernando Ybarra, MD, Henrique B....
ABSTRACT: Fistulas between coronary artery and bronchial artery may be present from birth, with few hemodynamic consequences, and may remain closed due to similarity of the filling pressures at these 2 sites.1 They can also be secondary to...
ABSTRACT: Fistulas between coronary artery and bronchial artery may be present from birth, with few hemodynamic consequences, and may remain closed due to similarity of the filling pressures at these 2 sites.1 They can also be secondary to...
ABSTRACT: Fistulas between...
10/29/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/29/2012
Hideki Miyachi MD, Keiji Tanaka, MD, PhD, Kyoichi Mizuno, MD, PhD
Hideki Miyachi MD, Keiji Tanaka, MD, ...
ABSTRACT: Catheter-induced coronary dissection is a very rare and serious complication. We report a case of a 44-year-old man with catheter-induced bilateral coronary dissection that occurred during diagnostic coronary angiography for angina....
ABSTRACT: Catheter-induced coronary dissection is a very rare and serious complication. We report a case of a 44-year-old man with catheter-induced bilateral coronary dissection that occurred during diagnostic coronary angiography for angina....
ABSTRACT: Catheter-induced...
10/29/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
