Coronary Angiography

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Radial Artery Spasm, Excision of Avulsed Fragment and Uncompromised Flow: An Oxymoron in Invasive Cardiology

04/01/2023

Dimitrios Karelas, MD, MSc^1,2; Spyridon Kostantinis, MD³; John Papanikolaou, MD, PhD¹; Nikolaos Platogiannis, MD, MSc¹

Dimitrios Karelas, MD, MSc1,2; Spyri...

A 63-year-old man with a history of smoking, panic attacks, and positive treadmill test was referred for invasive coronary angiography (CA). By a right radial artery (RA) approach, there was difficulty advancing the sheath and the standard...

A 63-year-old man with a history...

04/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Simsek Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Figure 3

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Coronary Angiography Within 30 Days From Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Indications, Findings, and Outcomes

03/01/2023

Bahadir Simsek, MD; Beatrice D. Rynders, BS; Brynn K. Okeson, MS; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Athanasios Rempakos, MD; Spyridon Kostantinis, MD; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD; Elizabeth Page, BA; Melina Cahnbley, BS; Larissa Stanberry, PhD; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA; Salman Allana, MD; Sarah Palmer, MD; Robert Steffen, MD; Carly Lodewyks, MD, MSc; Erik Beckmann, MD; Benjamin Sun, MD; Vinayak Bapat, MD; Yader Sandoval, MD; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD

Bahadir Simsek, MD; Beatrice D. Rynd...

In this study, the authors examine the incidence, indications, and clinical outcomes of 2209 patients who underwent coronary angiography within 30 days following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

In this study, the authors...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Accuracy and Potential Benefit of Ultraselective Invasive Coronary Angiography Guided by Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography

05/01/2022

Konrad A.J. van Beek, BSc^1,2; Anouk G.W. de Lepper, MD¹; Marcel van’t Veer, PhD¹; Sjoerd Bouwmeester, MD¹; Luuk C. Otterspoor, MD, PhD¹; Pim A.L. Tonino, MD, PhD¹; Jeroen Lammers, MD³; Mark Winkens, MD, PhD⁴; Lokien X. van Nunen, MD, PhD¹

Konrad A.J. van Beek, BSc1,2; Anouk G...

It is unknown whether computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) can be used to perform ultraselective invasive coronary angiography (ICA) by only visualizing the abnormal coronary artery on CTCA and defer visualization of the normal...

It is unknown whether computed...

05/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Isolated Septal Artery Infarction in a Cocaine User

11/01/2021

Bilal Bawamia, MBBS, MRCP; James Dundas, MBBS, MRCP; Ian Purcell, MB ChB, MRCP, MD

Bilal Bawamia, MBBS, MRCP; James Dund...

Septal branches arising from the LAD coronary artery supply the anterior interventricular septum in unison. In this unusual presentation of cocaine heart disease, occlusion of a single dominant septal perforator caused a large septal...

Septal branches arising from the...

11/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Pseudoaneurysm After Distal Transradial Coronary Intervention Successfully Managed by Prolonged Pneumatic Compression: Simple Solution for a Rare and Challenging Problem

10/01/2021

Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira, MD^1,2; Glenda Alves de Sá, MD¹; Ednelson C. Navarro, MD¹; Adriano Caixeta, MD, PhD²

Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira, MD1,2; G...

A 75-year-old woman with hypertension, hypothyroidism, and diabetes was referred to the cath lab due to non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

A 75-year-old woman with...

10/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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The Effect of a VIrtual RealiTy Immersive Experience Upon Anxiety Levels, Procedural Understanding, and Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing CArdiac CaTHeterization: The VIRTUAL CATH Trial

09/01/2021

Holly Morgan, MBBCh¹; Melanie Nana, MBBCh²; Daniel Phillips, MBBCh¹; Sean Gallagher, MBBCh, MD¹

Holly Morgan, MBBCh1; Melanie Nana, ...

In patients undergoing elective cardiac catheterization, we aimed to evaluate the use of an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience on periprocedural anxiety, procedural knowledge, and overall satisfaction, compared with using generic...

In patients undergoing elective...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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An Updated Comparison of Conventional Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Diagnose the Origin and Proximal Course of Anomalous Coronary Arteries

09/01/2021

Muhannad Al-Mubarak, MD^1*; Shane P. Prejean, MD^2*; Himanshu Gupta, MD¹; Satinder P. Singh, MD³; William T. Evanochko, PhD¹; David Redden, PhD²; Hrudaya Nath, MD³; Steven G. Lloyd, MD, PhD³

Muhannad Al-Mubarak, MD1*; Shane P. ...

We sought to evaluate the accuracy of conventional coronary angiography (CCA), as it is currently used in clinical practice, compared with expert interpretation and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in determining the site of origin...

We sought to evaluate the...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Acute Vessel Closure in Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

09/01/2021

A. Shaheer Ahmed, MD and Tushar Agarwal, MD

A. Shaheer Ahmed, MD and Tushar Agarw...

A 45-year-old man presented with complaints of chest pain for 6 hours.

A 45-year-old man presented with...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Extravasated contrast (arrow) in anteroposterior cranial view

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Unusual Gastric Contrast Extravasation After Coronary Angiography

06/01/2021

Mandeep Singh Randhawa, MD and Tim A. Fischell, MD

Mandeep Singh Randhawa, MD and Tim A....

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2021;33(6):E489.  Key words: complications, contrast extravasation, coronary angiography, heart failure A 79-year-old woman presented with new-onset heart failure. She had pleural effusion, pericardial...

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology