Congenital heart disease

Original Contribution

Intravascular Lithotripsy-Assisted Intervention in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

11/15/2024

The authors report their experience using the Shockwave IVL catheter (Shockwave Medical) to treat calcific vascular disease in 4 patients with congenital heart disease.

The authors report their...

11/15/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Utility of Balloon-Expandable Covered Stent Graft Endoprosthesis in Congenital Heart Disease

11/07/2024

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Allison K. Cabalka , MD;

Nathaniel W. Taggart , MD;

Donald J. Hagler , MD;

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Kaitlyn Krebushevski , DO;

Trevor J. Simard , MD, PhD;

Alan M. Sugrue , MB, BCh, BAO;

Alexander C. Egbe , MBBS, MPH, MD, MS;

Jason H. Anderson , MD;

The authors describe their early experience with the VIABAHN VBX balloon expandable endoprosthesis (Gore), a premounted, balloon expandable, covered stent graft in children with congenital heart disease.

The authors describe their early...

11/07/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transcoronary Guidewire Ablation With Radiofrequency in a Porcine Animal Model

08/21/2024

Konstantin M. Heinroth , MD;

Daniel Hoyer , MD;

Dirk Mahnkopf , MD;

Florian Höpfner , MD;

Lisette Rothenbächer , PhD;

Daniel Sedding , MD;

The authors describe the application of radiofrequency energy via coronary guidewires in a porcine animal model for selective occlusion of coronary side branches that mimics the established principle of transcoronary ablation of septal...

The authors describe the...

08/21/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient With Congenital Aortic Valve Disease

08/07/2024

Richard Tanner , MD;

Francesca R. Prandi , MD;

Gilbert H.L. Tang , MD, MSc, MBA;

Ismail El-Hamamsy , MD, PhD;

Barry A. Love , MD;

Lucy M. Safi , DO;

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Stamatios Lerakis , MD, PhD;

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A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.

A 39-year-old man with Shone...

08/07/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Relationship Between Obesity, Cardiac Hemodynamics, and Heart Failure in Adults With Coarctation of Aorta

07/29/2024

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William R. Miranda , MD;

C. Charles Jain , MD;

Heidi M. Connolly , MD;

The purpose of this study was to compare cardiac hemodynamics and prevalence of HFpEF between coarctation of aorta patients with vs without obesity, and to assess the relationship between obesity and HFpEF in this population.

The purpose of this study was to...

07/29/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Videos

Rare Case of Myocardial “Milking” in a Diagonal Branch Artery

07/26/2024

Richard Casazza , MAS, RT(R)(CI);

David J. Epstein , MD;

Nicole DeLeon , MD;

Enrico Montagna , RT(R)(CI);

Isa Sarro ;

Arsalan Hashmi , MD;

Video Supplement to "Rare Case of Myocardial “Milking” in a Diagonal Branch Artery" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to "Rare Case...

07/26/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Rare Case of Myocardial “Milking” in a Diagonal Branch Artery

07/26/2024

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David J. Epstein , MD;

Nicole DeLeon , MD;

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Isa Sarro ;

Arsalan Hashmi , MD;

The authors present a 54-year-old woman with a past medical history of opioid addiction, anxiety disorder, and current cigarette smoker who presented to the hospital via Emergency Medical Service after an episode of syncope at home.

The authors present a...

07/26/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Videos

Kissing-Catheter Technique in Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A Snare-Free Approach

07/24/2024

Chen Zhang , MD;

Lingxiao Chen , MM;

Hong Gu , PhD;

Video Supplement to "Kissing-Catheter Technique in Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A Snare-Free Approach" (Original Contribution).

Video Supplement to...

07/24/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Kissing-Catheter Technique in Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A Snare-Free Approach

07/24/2024

Chen Zhang , MD;

Lingxiao Chen , MM;

Hong Gu , PhD;

The authors propose a new snare-free method that can be used as an alternative approach for cases of patent ductus arteriosus percutaneous closure where the antegrade approach is difficult.

The authors propose a new...

07/24/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Transcatheter Subocclusion of an Aortopulmonary Window as a Bridge to Surgery

06/14/2024

Katia Librandi, MD; Mohammad Abumehdi, MD; Andreas Hoschtitzky, MD; Thomas Semple, MD; Rodney Franklin, MD; Alain Fraisse, MD, PhD

Katia Librandi, MD; Mohammad Abumehdi...

The authors report a late-diagnosed APW in a 4-year-old male with high pulmonary arterial pressure and high pulmonary vascular resistance index who was initially treated with transcatheter device closure as a bridge for surgical repair.

The authors report a...

06/14/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology