Intravascular ultrasound

Commentary

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Time for Development of a Large National Registry

07/30/2015

Jaya Mallidi, MD, MHS and Gregory R. Giugliano, MD, SM

Jaya Mallidi, MD, MHS and Gregory R. ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a complex, life-threatening cardiovascular disease. Given the heterogeneity of the clinical presentation of SCAD and lack of organized data collection, our clinical understanding of this...

Spontaneous coronary artery...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

The Correlation Between Cigarette Smoking and Other Risk Factors With Coronary Stenosis Composition

07/30/2015

Lloyd W. Klein, MD and Mukesh Gopalakrishnan, MD

Lloyd W. Klein, MD and Mukesh Gopalak...

The role of traditional risk factors in the production of CAD is well recognized, but only recently have attempts been made to correlate how hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, and diabetes impact stenosis composition and plaque dynamics....

The role of traditional risk...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

What Was, What Is, and What Will Be!

07/30/2015

Gerald Dorros, MD, ScD

Dr Dorros warns that in the current health-care climate, cardiologists face the danger of becoming mere technocrats, employed and dictated to by health-care executives, whose main focus is the financial bottom line. Cardiologists must remain...

Dr Dorros warns that in the...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Relevance of Poststent Fractional Flow Reserve After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

07/30/2015

Joon-Hyung Doh, MD, PhD^1,2; Chang-Wook Nam, MD, PhD³; Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD⁴; Sung Yun Lee, MD, PhD¹; Hyunmin Choi, MD¹; June Namgung, MD, PhD¹; Sung Uk Kwon, MD, PhD¹; Jae-Jin Kwak, MD¹; Hyung-Yoon Kim, MD¹; Won-Ho Choi, MD¹; Won Ro Lee, MD, PhD¹

Joon-Hyung Doh, MD, PhD1,2; Chang-Wo...

The prognostic value of poststent fractional flow reserve (FFR) has not been clearly defined in patients with DES implantation. This study evaluates the association between FFR and clinical outcomes after DES implantation with IVUS...

The prognostic value of...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and Composition of Culprit Lesions Between Cigarette Smokers and Non-Smokers by In Vivo Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound

05/15/2015

Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro, MD, MPH¹; Colette Cushman, MD²; Deepak Kapoor, MD²; Kelsey Alexander, MD²; Jose Cuellar-Silva, MD²; Smith Giri, MD¹; Vincent Robinson, MD²; Uzoma N. Ibebuogu, MD¹

Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro, MD, MPH1; Col...

This study investigated the relationship between cigarette smoking and the development of vulnerable coronary artery plaque using virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) and showed that cigarette smoking was associated with an...

This study investigated the...

05/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography Via the Transradial Approach

02/24/2015

Anthony C. Camuglia, MD; Malak Majed, MD; Shane D. Preston, MD; Shahar Lavi, MD

Anthony C. Camuglia, MD; Malak Majed...

In order to assess the value of routine real-time ultrasound (RTUS) guidance, this study enrolled 100 consecutive patients who underwent TRA without the assistance of RTUS followed by 100 consecutive patients who underwent TRA using RTUS...

In order to assess the value of...

02/24/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Complete Healing of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Serial Follow-up Using Angiography, Intravascular Ultrasound, and Optical Coherence Tomography

10/01/2014

Yoshihiro Imai, MD; Takehiro Yamashita, MD, PhD, FACC

Cardiovascular Center, Hokkaido Ohno Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Yoshihiro Imai, MD; Takehiro Yamashit...

The authors report a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection, in which serial angiography, intravascular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography demonstrated its complete healing.

The authors report a case of...

10/01/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Review

Modern Management of Deep Venous Thrombosis

01/06/2014

Mohsen Sharifi, MD
Arizona Cardiovascular Consultants & Vein Clinic and A.T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona

Mohsen Sharifi, MD Arizona Cardiovasc...

The author reviews important literature and discusses a combination of new oral anticoagulants in conjunction with percutaneous endovenous intervention and “safe dose” thrombolysis in the treatment of venous thromboembolism.

The author reviews important...

01/06/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Transvenous IVUS-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion: A Novel Strategy

06/27/2013

Yasuhiro Takahashi, MD¹, Hirotake Okazaki, MD¹, Kyoichi Mizuno, MD, PhD²¹Department of Cardiology, The Fraternity Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, and ²the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

Yasuhiro Takahashi, MD1, Hirotake Oka...

Successful transvenous intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided (TIG) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for CTO of the coronary artery in two patients is described.

Successful transvenous...

06/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Successful IVUS-Guided Reentry From Iatrogenic Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula Related to Wire Perforation Following Wiring of a Totally Occluded Vessel

06/27/2013

Hidefumi Ohya, MD, Eisho Kyo, MD, Osamu Katoh, MD

Hidefumi Ohya, MD, Eisho Kyo, MD, Osa...

The IVUS-guided parallel wire technique allowed re-crossing of the guidewire into the distal true lumen of the chronic total occlusion by identifying the anatomy of the occluded segment and the appropriate re-entry point.

The IVUS-guided parallel wire...

06/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology