Stephen G. Worthley, MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS , FRACP

Letters to the Editor

08/01/2008

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

Ian T. Meredith , BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD;

We thank (the authors of the letter) for their comments about our study in the Journal,1 and it seems they essentially agree with our conclusions. However, they raise some specific points to add weight to the argument that the main reason we...

We thank (the authors of the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Arterial Remodeling Correlates Positively with Serological Evidence of Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Stable
Angina Pect

08/01/2008

Ian T. Meredith , BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD;

H.M. Omar Farouque , MBBS, PhD, MD;

James D. Cameron , MBBS, MD, BE(Elec), MEngSci;

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

The development and even progression of coronary atherosclerotic lesions may occur without compromising the lumen in the early phases due to outward growth of the vessel wall; a concept known as “positive” or “outward” arterial remodeling.1...

The development and even...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and ‚ÄúAugmented‚Äù Right-to-Left
Intracardiac Shunting through a Patent Foramen Ovale

08/01/2008

Benjamin K. Dundon , MD, MBBS, PhD;

Peter J. Psaltis , MD;

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

Platypnea-orthodeoxia is an uncommon condition characterized by the development of hypoxia and breathlessness in the upright posture, relieved by resuming a supine position. It was first described by Altman and Robin in 19691, and has since...

Platypnea-orthodeoxia is an...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Disruption of In-Stent Neointima Causing Acute Mycoardial Infarction

08/01/2008

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

Matthew I. Worthley , MBBS, PhD;

Ian T. Meredith , BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD;

Case Presentation. A 25-year-old male presented with an acute anterior myocardial infarction and was referred for immediate primary percutaneous coronary intervention. His cardiovascular risk factors included smoking, hypercholesterolemia,...

Case Presentation. A 25-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Disruption of In-Stent Neointima Causing Acute Mycoardial Infarction

08/01/2008

Matthew I. Worthley , MBBS, PhD;

Ian T. Meredith , BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD;

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

Case Presentation. A 25-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Ambiguous Calcific Left Main Stenoses

08/01/2008

Kurt Roberts-Thomson , MB, BS ;

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

Karen S.L. Teo , MB, BS, FRACP;

Case Report. A 42-year-old Aboriginal man was transferred from a peripheral hospital for coronary angiography. He presented a week earlier with a small anterolateral non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. He was treated with aspirin,...

Case Report. A 42-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The RADI‚Ñ¢ PressureWire¬Æ High-Sensitivity Thermistor and Culprit Lesion Temperature in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

08/01/2008

H.M. Omar Farouque , MBBS, PhD, MD;

Mauro Baldi , BSc;

Derek P. Chew , MBBS, MPH, PhD;

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

Matthew I. Worthley , MBBS, PhD;

Ian T. Meredith , BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD;

The underlying pathobiology in most patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is culprit lesion disruption with associated thrombosis.1 There is an increasing body of evidence showing that these culprit lesions, the so-called “vulnerable”...

The underlying pathobiology in...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Small Coronary Lesions Between Novel Guidewire-Based Sirolimus-Eluting Stents and Conventional Sirolimus-Eluting Stents

10/01/2012

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Katsuhisa Waseda , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Antonio Cunha Abizaid , MD, PhD;

Robert J. Whitbourn , MD, MBBS;

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

Ian T. Meredith , BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD;

Teruyoshi Kume , MD, PhD;

Roberto Botelho , MD;

Stefan Verheye , MD, PhD;

Koh Tian Hai , MD;

Paul G. Yock , MD;

Flavio Roberto Azevedo de Oliveira , MD, PhD;

Bon-Kwon Koo , MD, PhD;

Yasuhiro Honda , MD;

Abstract: Background. The Sparrow stent system (Biosensors International) consists of a self-expanding, ultra-thin nitinol stent mounted within a 0.014˝ guidewire designed for small or tortuous coronary lesions. We compared the intravascular...

Abstract: Background. The...

10/01/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology