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Volume 19 - Issue 4 - April, 2007

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Editorial Message
Apr-07
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, commentary, letters to the editor, articles from our Rapid Communication and Clinical Images sections, and online case reports, as well as...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, commentary, letters to the editor, articles from our Rapid Communication and Clinical Images sections, and online case reports, as well as...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Catheter-Induced Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection Resulting in Abrupt Closure and Cardiac Arrest: Successful Stenting during
08/01/2008
Cagdas Ozdol, MD; Dervis Oral, MD; Eralp Tutar, MD
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:E93-E95 Left main coronary artery (LMCA) dissection is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). LMCA dissection is the harbinger of catastrophic vessel...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:E93-E95 Left main coronary artery (LMCA) dissection is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). LMCA dissection is the harbinger of catastrophic vessel...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Case Report
A Novel Method of Clot Extraction Using a FilterWire EX‚Ñ¢ in Acute Myocardial Infarction
08/01/2008
Raed A. Aqel, MD; Gilbert J. Zoghbi, MD, FACC; Ritesh Gupta, MD, MPH
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:E104-E106 Acute myocardial infarction (MI) usually results from clot formation due to plaque rupture, platelet aggregation, and activation of the coagulation cascade.1,2 Contemporary therapy for acute MI involves...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:E104-E106 Acute myocardial infarction (MI) usually results from clot formation due to plaque rupture, platelet aggregation, and activation of the coagulation cascade.1,2 Contemporary therapy for acute MI involves...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for the Treatment of Bare-Metal In-Stent Restenosis: Long-Term Clinical Follow Up
08/01/2008
Imad Sheiban, MD; Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, MD, PhD; Amedeo Chiribiri, MBBS, PhD, FHEA; Claudio Moretti, MD; Serena Beninati, MD; Pierluigi Omedè, MD; Filippo Sciuto, MD; Walter Grosso Marra, MD; Alfonso Gambino, MD; Mario Bollati, MD; Gian Paolo Trevi, MD
Significant in-stent restenosis (ISR), i.e., intrastent neo-intimal proliferation following bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation, which determines an angiographic and/or clinically significant stenosis,1 occurs with an incidence varying...
Significant in-stent restenosis (ISR), i.e., intrastent neo-intimal proliferation following bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation, which determines an angiographic and/or clinically significant stenosis,1 occurs with an incidence varying...
Significant in-stent restenosis...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Coronary Trifurcation Lesions
08/01/2008
Iassen Michev, MD; Giueseppe Massimo Sangiorgi, MD, PhD; Altin Palloshi, MD; Alaide Chieffo, MD; Flavio Airoldi, MD; Shinichi Furuichi, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD; Matteo Montorfano, MD; Mauro Carlino, MD; Cosmo Godino, MD
Lesions at coronary divisions, either bifurcation or trifurcation, represent a challenging area in interventional cardiology. Indeed, it has been shown that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this anatomical setting using bare-metal...
Lesions at coronary divisions, either bifurcation or trifurcation, represent a challenging area in interventional cardiology. Indeed, it has been shown that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this anatomical setting using bare-metal...
Lesions at coronary divisions,...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Department

Letters to the Editor
Kounis Syndrome: A Potential Cause of
Simultaneous Multivessel Coronary Spasm and Thrombosis after Drug-Eluting Stent
Implanta
08/01/2008
Nicholas G. Kounis, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC; George N. Kounis, MSc, MD; George D. Soufras, MD, PhD
In the very interesting report1 and editorial2 published in the December 2006 issue of the Journal, the authors reported and commented on 13 patients who developed severe, diffuse coronary artery spasm after drug-eluting stent insertion. Five...
In the very interesting report1 and editorial2 published in the December 2006 issue of the Journal, the authors reported and commented on 13 patients who developed severe, diffuse coronary artery spasm after drug-eluting stent insertion. Five...
In the very interesting report1...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Covid-19
CARTESIAN Study: Even Mild Covid May Leave Blood Vessels Five Years Older
09/12/2025
09/12/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiac Arrest
Neurescue Device Secures CE Mark Approval for Non‑Shockable Cardiac Arrest Treatment
09/09/2025
The NEURESCUE device consists of a catheter and a handheld control unit. By temporarily inflating a soft balloon in the descending aorta, it redirects blood flow toward the heart and brain, supercharging circulation to the most critical...
The NEURESCUE device consists of a catheter and a handheld control unit. By temporarily inflating a soft balloon in the descending aorta, it redirects blood flow toward the heart and brain, supercharging circulation to the most critical...
The NEURESCUE device consists of...
09/09/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Venous Thromboembolism
Get Out the Clot Campaign: New Survey Shows Management of Blood Clots is Inconsistent, Even for Patients with the Same Risk Profile
09/09/2025
"Blood clots are often complex and the symptoms easily overlooked by both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms can mimic other non-life-threatening medical conditions," said Leslie Lake, volunteer president of the National Blood...
"Blood clots are often complex and the symptoms easily overlooked by both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms can mimic other non-life-threatening medical conditions," said Leslie Lake, volunteer president of the National Blood...
"Blood clots are often complex...
09/09/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Robotic Systems
Microbot Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Its Liberty Endovascular Robotic System
09/08/2025
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed 100% success in the robotic navigation to target, and zero device-related adverse events. The study also showed a 92% relative reduction in physician radiation exposure.
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed 100% success in the robotic navigation to target, and zero device-related adverse events. The study also showed a 92% relative reduction in physician radiation exposure.
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed...
09/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Mitral Valve Intervention
Sutra Medical Achieves World’s First Successful First-in-Human Implantation of Sutra Hemi-valve in New Zealand
09/08/2025
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel posterior leaflet replacement technology designed to restore mitral valve function without obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel posterior leaflet replacement technology designed to restore mitral valve function without obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel...
09/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
News
Cleerly Demonstrates Significant Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Late-Breaking Clinical Science at European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025
09/04/2025
"Plaque burden quantification by AI-QCT provides critical insights that standard CT evaluation will miss," said Principal investigator Alexander van Rosendael, MD, PhD, "especially in patients with mild to moderate disease who represent a...
"Plaque burden quantification by AI-QCT provides critical insights that standard CT evaluation will miss," said Principal investigator Alexander van Rosendael, MD, PhD, "especially in patients with mild to moderate disease who represent a...
"Plaque burden quantification by...
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
PAD Pulse Alliance
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month Urges Screening and Advocacy in National Effort to Prevent Amputations
09/04/2025
"PAD too often goes unnoticed until it reaches a critical stage," said Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI, "Many patients only learn they have PAD when pain prevents them from walking, when wounds no longer heal, or when they are facing the...
"PAD too often goes unnoticed until it reaches a critical stage," said Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI, "Many patients only learn they have PAD when pain prevents them from walking, when wounds no longer heal, or when they are facing the...
"PAD too often goes unnoticed...
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Pulmonary Embolism
Imperative Care Announces FDA Clearance of Symphony Thrombectomy System, the First Large-Bore Continuous Vacuum System for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
09/04/2025
This clearance expands the use of Symphony — previously for the treatment of venous thrombosis — to now include PE, providing a comprehensive solution to effectively and efficiently treat the full spectrum of venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
This clearance expands the use of Symphony — previously for the treatment of venous thrombosis — to now include PE, providing a comprehensive solution to effectively and efficiently treat the full spectrum of venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
This clearance expands the use...
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Roxana Mehran, MD
Awards
Roxana Mehran, MD, Receives the Most Prestigious Award Given by the European Society of Cardiology
09/04/2025
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
beta blockers
Beta Blockers, the Standard Treatment After a Heart Attack, May Offer No Benefit for Heart Attack Patients and Women Can Have Worse Outcomes
09/04/2025
“This trial will reshape all international clinical guidelines. It joins other previous landmark trials led by CNIC and Mount Sinai—such as SECURE with the polypill and DapaTAVI, with SLT2 inhibition associated to TAVI—that have already...
“This trial will reshape all international clinical guidelines. It joins other previous landmark trials led by CNIC and Mount Sinai—such as SECURE with the polypill and DapaTAVI, with SLT2 inhibition associated to TAVI—that have already...
“This trial will reshape all...
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest

Covid-19
CARTESIAN Study: Even Mild Covid May Leave Blood Vessels Five Years Older
09/12/2025
09/12/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiac Arrest
Neurescue Device Secures CE Mark Approval for Non‑Shockable Cardiac Arrest Treatment
09/09/2025
The NEURESCUE device consists of a catheter and a handheld control unit. By temporarily inflating a soft balloon in the descending aorta, it redirects blood flow toward the heart and brain, supercharging circulation to the most critical...
The NEURESCUE device consists of a catheter and a handheld control unit. By temporarily inflating a soft balloon in the descending aorta, it redirects blood flow toward the heart and brain, supercharging circulation to the most critical...
The NEURESCUE device consists of...
09/09/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Venous Thromboembolism
Get Out the Clot Campaign: New Survey Shows Management of Blood Clots is Inconsistent, Even for Patients with the Same Risk Profile
09/09/2025
"Blood clots are often complex and the symptoms easily overlooked by both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms can mimic other non-life-threatening medical conditions," said Leslie Lake, volunteer president of the National Blood...
"Blood clots are often complex and the symptoms easily overlooked by both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms can mimic other non-life-threatening medical conditions," said Leslie Lake, volunteer president of the National Blood...
"Blood clots are often complex...
09/09/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Images
Walls Within Walls: A Tale of Twin Aortic Stenosis in Type II Familial Hypercholesterolemia
09/08/2025
Anbhigya Kumar Arya, MD; Krishna Prasad Akkineni, MD, DM; Shrividya Rao, MS, MCh; Saurabh Kumar Singh, MD; Souvik Sardar, MD, DM; Anwar Hussain Ansari, MD, DM; Devesh Kumar, MD, MRCP, DM
A teenage boy presented with multiple episodes of exertional syncope over the previous 3 months. Clinical examination revealed pulsus parvus et tardus and a late-peaking, ejection systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur in the aortic area with...
A teenage boy presented with multiple episodes of exertional syncope over the previous 3 months. Clinical examination revealed pulsus parvus et tardus and a late-peaking, ejection systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur in the aortic area with...
A teenage boy presented with...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Right Coronary Artery Takeoff Plane and Implications for Brachiocephalic Interventions and Next Generation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Intervention Embolic Protection Devices
09/08/2025
Umair Bajwa, MD; Mohammad Chaudhry, MD; Danielle Retcho, MD; Sohira Idrees, BA; Lukasz Partyka, MD; Rajiv Tayal, MD; Arash Salemi, MD; Sergio Waxman, MD; Najam Wasty, MD
The objective of this study was to determine if the right coronary artery takeoff is in the same plane as the takeoff plane of the major aortic arch branches.
The objective of this study was to determine if the right coronary artery takeoff is in the same plane as the takeoff plane of the major aortic arch branches.
The objective of this study was...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Plug-Based Vascular Closure Device in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
09/08/2025
Carlo Briguori, MD, PhD; Luca Paolucci, MD; Mario Scarpelli, MD; Antonietta Di Iorio, MD; Valeria Cavaliere, MD; Amelia Focaccio, MD; Francesca De Micco, PhD; Daniele Maselli, MD
The authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of the systematic use of arteriotomy-site ballooning with concomitant manual compression following the delivery of a plug-based vascular closure device.
The authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of the systematic use of arteriotomy-site ballooning with concomitant manual compression following the delivery of a plug-based vascular closure device.
The authors evaluated the safety...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Drug-Coated Balloon Strategy Following Intravascular Lithotripsy to Treat Coronary De Novo Lesion: Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes of a Preliminary Experience
09/08/2025
The authors report the short-term results of their preliminary experience managing calcified lesions using intravascular lithotripsy combined with drug-coated balloons.
The authors report the short-term results of their preliminary experience managing calcified lesions using intravascular lithotripsy combined with drug-coated balloons.
The authors report the...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Robotic Systems
Microbot Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Its Liberty Endovascular Robotic System
09/08/2025
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed 100% success in the robotic navigation to target, and zero device-related adverse events. The study also showed a 92% relative reduction in physician radiation exposure.
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed 100% success in the robotic navigation to target, and zero device-related adverse events. The study also showed a 92% relative reduction in physician radiation exposure.
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed...
09/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Mitral Valve Intervention
Sutra Medical Achieves World’s First Successful First-in-Human Implantation of Sutra Hemi-valve in New Zealand
09/08/2025
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel posterior leaflet replacement technology designed to restore mitral valve function without obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel posterior leaflet replacement technology designed to restore mitral valve function without obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel...
09/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Feature Interview
Non-Watch Wearables in Cardiovascular Care: Interview With Marco Perez, MD
09/08/2025
Marco Perez, MD; Jodie Elrod
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr Perez to discuss his moderated session entitled “Non-Watch Wearables in Cardiovascular Care” at HRX 2025, exploring his insights on clinical integration, challenges, and future applications in clinical practice.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr Perez to discuss his moderated session entitled “Non-Watch Wearables in Cardiovascular Care” at HRX 2025, exploring his insights on clinical integration, challenges, and future applications in clinical practice.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr...
09/08/2025
EP Lab Digest

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