Volume 18 - Issue 7 - July, 2006
Feature
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Mutsuo Nakayama, MD; Akitsugu Oida, MD; Eijiro Hattori, MD; Shigeru Nakamura, MD; Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD, PhD; Osamu Katoh, MD; Takahiko Suzuki, MD; Yasunori Nishida, MD; Jean-Francois Surmely, MD
Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Recent data have shown that successful percutaneous recanalization of coronary CTOs results in improved...
Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Recent data have shown that successful percutaneous recanalization of coronary CTOs results in improved...
Percutaneous treatment of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Sumit Verma, MD, FHRS; Mark Borganelli, MD
Interatrial transseptal catheterization is a technique commonly used in the electrophysiology laboratory to access the left atrium. The procedure is being used more commonly as ablation of atrial fibrillation is more widely applied....
Interatrial transseptal catheterization is a technique commonly used in the electrophysiology laboratory to access the left atrium. The procedure is being used more commonly as ablation of atrial fibrillation is more widely applied....
Interatrial transseptal...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Ted Feldman, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC; Ilias Mylonas, MD; Timothy A. Sanborn, MD; Yoshihito Sakata, MD; Michael H. Salinger, MD
Suture-mediated closure devices have had extensive use for closure of arterial access sites using 6–8 French (Fr) sheaths.1 Some experience with suture closure for large vessel arterial access has been described as well.2,3 The utility of...
Suture-mediated closure devices have had extensive use for closure of arterial access sites using 6–8 French (Fr) sheaths.1 Some experience with suture closure for large vessel arterial access has been described as well.2,3 The utility of...
Suture-mediated closure devices...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Joseph P. Carrozza, Jr., MD; Lawrence A. Garcia, MD, FACC, FAHA
Treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) produces more difficulties, angst and trepidation than any other lesion subset in interventional cardiology. Many of the difficulties stem from: difficulty engaging the occlusion, chronicity of the...
Treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) produces more difficulties, angst and trepidation than any other lesion subset in interventional cardiology. Many of the difficulties stem from: difficulty engaging the occlusion, chronicity of the...
Treatment of chronic total...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD; Jamshid Alaeddini, MD
Since its introduction by Ross et al1 and Cope2 in 1959, transseptal catheterization has gained widespread acceptance among cardiologists as an important tool in the interventional laboratory. Although originally embraced mainly by...
Since its introduction by Ross et al1 and Cope2 in 1959, transseptal catheterization has gained widespread acceptance among cardiologists as an important tool in the interventional laboratory. Although originally embraced mainly by...
Since its introduction by Ross...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD, FACC, FAHA
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) has been described as underreported, underdiagnosed and undertreated in this country. Clinical and epidemiological studies suggest the prevalence of PVD is higher than previously believed and could be over...
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) has been described as underreported, underdiagnosed and undertreated in this country. Clinical and epidemiological studies suggest the prevalence of PVD is higher than previously believed and could be over...
Peripheral vascular disease...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
This symposium has sought to understand and resolve some of the disparate results from studies evaluating thrombectomy with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and has attempted to...
This symposium has sought to understand and resolve some of the disparate results from studies evaluating thrombectomy with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and has attempted to...
This symposium has sought to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Department
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
To the Editor:
Percutaneous coronary interventions of thrombotic or friable lesions, such as in acute myocardial infarctions, can often result in distal embolization. To circumvent this problem, modern techniques frequently involve...
To the Editor:
Percutaneous coronary interventions of thrombotic or friable lesions, such as in acute myocardial infarctions, can often result in distal embolization. To circumvent this problem, modern techniques frequently involve...
To the Editor:
Percutaneous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Column
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles selected for their importance to the care of cardiac patients.
The first research article, submitted by Dr. Ilias Mylonas...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles selected for their importance to the care of cardiac patients.
The first research article, submitted by Dr. Ilias Mylonas...
Dear Readers,
This issue...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
David Antoniucci, MD
Macro- and microembolization during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is frequent and may result in the obstruction of the microvessel coronary network.1 In the setting of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), PCI-related embolization...
Macro- and microembolization during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is frequent and may result in the obstruction of the microvessel coronary network.1 In the setting of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), PCI-related embolization...
Macro- and microembolization...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
