Volume 24 - Issue 12 - December 2012
12/03/2012
Nishit Patel, MD1 and Jorge Saucedo, MD2
Nishit Patel, MD1 and Jorge Saucedo, ...
ABSTRACT: Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are major causes of morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Anticoagulation therapy is often contraindicated in these patient populations. The retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC)...
ABSTRACT: Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are major causes of morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Anticoagulation therapy is often contraindicated in these patient populations. The retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC)...
ABSTRACT: Deep vein thrombosis...
12/03/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/30/2012
Christos Graidis, MD, Dimokritos Dimitriadis, MD, Vasileios Psifos, MD
Christos Graidis, MD, Dimokritos Dim...
ABSTRACT: Atresia of the left coronary ostium is one of the rarest congenital coronary anomalies. We describe a 50-year-old male with atypical chest pain and positive exercise stress 201-thallium myocardial scintigraphy, in which coronary...
ABSTRACT: Atresia of the left coronary ostium is one of the rarest congenital coronary anomalies. We describe a 50-year-old male with atypical chest pain and positive exercise stress 201-thallium myocardial scintigraphy, in which coronary...
ABSTRACT: Atresia of the left...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/30/2012
Jayasree Pillarisetti, MD and Kamal Gupta, MD
Jayasree Pillarisetti, MD and Kamal G...
ABSTRACT: Background. Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) complicated with shock has an extremely high mortality rate with medical treatment. Since access to emergency vascular surgery or endovascular specialists is not readily available in most...
ABSTRACT: Background. Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) complicated with shock has an extremely high mortality rate with medical treatment. Since access to emergency vascular surgery or endovascular specialists is not readily available in most...
ABSTRACT: Background. Massive...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/30/2012
Adel Aminian, MD and Jacques Lalmand, MD
Adel Aminian, MD and Jacques Lalmand,...
ABSTRACT: Longitudinal stent deformation is a recently described complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and is the result of modifications to the stent design that have reduced the number of connectors, reducing longitudinal stent...
ABSTRACT: Longitudinal stent deformation is a recently described complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and is the result of modifications to the stent design that have reduced the number of connectors, reducing longitudinal stent...
ABSTRACT: Longitudinal stent...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/30/2012
Shrivallabh M. Karlekar, MD, Parag Bhalghat, MD, Prafulla G. Kerkar, MD, DM
Shrivallabh M. Karlekar, MD, Parag B...
ABSTRACT: Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (RSVA), a rare form of left-to-right shunt, is being increasingly corrected with transcatheter closure (TCC) with promising immediate and mid-term results. Complete heart block (CHB) following TCC...
ABSTRACT: Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (RSVA), a rare form of left-to-right shunt, is being increasingly corrected with transcatheter closure (TCC) with promising immediate and mid-term results. Complete heart block (CHB) following TCC...
ABSTRACT: Ruptured sinus of...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/30/2012
Sachil Shah, MD1, Marcelo A. Jimenez, MD2, Robert S. Fishel, MD2
Sachil Shah, MD1, Marcelo A. Jimenez...
ABSTRACT: Despite over 6 decades of progress in the development of pharmacological therapy for hypertension, severe drug-resistant hypertension remains a major problem. Endovascular radiofrequency ablation of the proximal renal arteries has...
ABSTRACT: Despite over 6 decades of progress in the development of pharmacological therapy for hypertension, severe drug-resistant hypertension remains a major problem. Endovascular radiofrequency ablation of the proximal renal arteries has...
ABSTRACT: Despite over 6 decades...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
11/30/2012
Raffaella Marzullo, MD1, Alessandro Aprile, MD2, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, MD3
Raffaella Marzullo, MD1, Alessandro ...
Abstract: Endovascular aneurysm repair is becoming the treatment of choice for elderly patients bearing abdominal aortic aneurysms with particular anatomical characteristics. Endovascular grafts are usually oversized to achieve sealing and...
Abstract: Endovascular aneurysm repair is becoming the treatment of choice for elderly patients bearing abdominal aortic aneurysms with particular anatomical characteristics. Endovascular grafts are usually oversized to achieve sealing and...
Abstract: Endovascular aneurysm...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Clinical Images
11/30/2012
Ryutaro Ikegami, MD, Keiichi Tsuchida, MD, Hirotaka Oda, MD
Ryutaro Ikegami, MD, Keiichi Tsuchid...
Abstract: A 49-year-old male presented to our emergency department with sudden anterior chest pain. His electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment elevations in leads II, III and aVF. An inferior acute myocardial infarction was suspected. Emergent...
Abstract: A 49-year-old male presented to our emergency department with sudden anterior chest pain. His electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment elevations in leads II, III and aVF. An inferior acute myocardial infarction was suspected. Emergent...
Abstract: A 49-year-old male...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
11/30/2012
Ahmed Rezq, MD1,2, Luigi Politi, MD1, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, MD3
Ahmed Rezq, MD1,2, Luigi Politi, MD1...
Abstract: Giant vein graft aneurysms occur infrequently after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and are most often detected incidentally during coronary angiography for suspected angina or as a mediastinal mass on chest radiographs....
Abstract: Giant vein graft aneurysms occur infrequently after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and are most often detected incidentally during coronary angiography for suspected angina or as a mediastinal mass on chest radiographs....
Abstract: Giant vein graft...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
11/30/2012
Abstract: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common and is associated with a high cardiovascular mortality. While dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) does not appear superior to antiplatelet monotherapy in preventing myocardial infarction,...
Abstract: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common and is associated with a high cardiovascular mortality. While dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) does not appear superior to antiplatelet monotherapy in preventing myocardial infarction,...
Abstract: Peripheral arterial...
11/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
