Yean-Teng Lim, MBBS, MD

Eric Hong , MBBS;

Hwee Bee Wong , MSc, MD;

Adrian F. Low , MD, MBBS;

Procedural Success and 30-Day Outcomes between CYPHER‚Ñ¢ and TAXUS¬Æ Stent Implantation for the Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions ‚Äî

Primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has been consistently demonstrated to be superior to thrombolytic therapy and is currently the recommended therapy for myocardial infarction (MI).1 However, no-reflow phenomenon...

Primary percutaneous...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Swee Guan Teo , MBBS, MD;

Lethal Presentations of Coronary Artery Spasm after an Event-Free
Period of Six Years following Initial Diagnosis

Hwee Bee Wong , MSc, MD;

Jun Jie Zhang , MD;

Chao Yang Soon , MD;

Adrian F. Low , MD, MBBS;

CYPHER™ (sirolimus-eluting stent, Cordis, Johnson and Johnson, Miami, Florida) and TAXUS® (polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting stent, Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, Massachusetts) stents are the two drug-eluting stents (DES) currently...

CYPHER™ (sirolimus-eluting...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

08/01/2008

Free Coronary Perforation after X-Sizer¬Æ Thrombectomy: Experience of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Swee-Chong Seow , MBBS;

Isolated coronary artery spasm without atherosclerotic obstruction is an unusual cause of myocardial infarction (MI). The chest pain and electrocardiographic (ECG) changes can be resolved promptly following administration of nitroglycerin in...

Isolated coronary artery spasm...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

08/01/2008

Sirolimus-Eluting, Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Constant Stent (Cura‚Ñ¢) in Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Clinical a

Poo Sing Wong , MD;

The X-Sizer® (ev3, Inc., Plymouth, Minnesota) is a novel thrombectomy device that effectively removes intracoronary thrombus. Recent studies suggest that pre-treatment with the X-Sizer before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a...

The X-Sizer® (ev3, Inc.,...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

Jimmy Lim , MBBS;

Adrian F. Low , MD, MBBS;

Xiao-Ling Zhang , MD;

Than-Than Kyaing , MD;

Mark Y. Chan , MBBS;