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Volume 22 - Issue 1 - January, 2010

Case Report
Retrograde Recanalization of a Chronic Ostial Occlusion of the Left Anterior Descending Artery: (Full title below)
01/07/2010
Gerald S. Werner, MD, PhD; Luis Nombela-Franco, MD
Retrograde Recanalization of a Chronic Ostial Occlusion of the Left Anterior Descending Artery: How to Manage Extreme Takeoff Angles pg. E7 - E12 ABSTRACT: Chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) still remain one of the most technically...
Retrograde Recanalization of a Chronic Ostial Occlusion of the Left Anterior Descending Artery: How to Manage Extreme Takeoff Angles pg. E7 - E12 ABSTRACT: Chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) still remain one of the most technically...
Retrograde Recanalization of a...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Spontaneous Multivessel Coronary Artery Dissection
01/07/2010
Manreet Kanwar, MD; Nikita Gill, MD
pg. E5 - E6 ABSTRACT: As opposed to iatrogenic coronary dissection, spontaneous dissection is an extremely rare clinical condition. Typically seen in a single coronary vessel of peripartum women presenting with acute coronary syndrome, there...
pg. E5 - E6 ABSTRACT: As opposed to iatrogenic coronary dissection, spontaneous dissection is an extremely rare clinical condition. Typically seen in a single coronary vessel of peripartum women presenting with acute coronary syndrome, there...
pg. E5 - E6 ABSTRACT: As...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Don’t Rule Out Retroperitoneal Bleeding Just Because the Angiogram Was Done from the Radial Artery
01/07/2010
Yogesh Raja, MD, MRCP; Ted S. Lo, MB, BCh, MRCP; Jonathan N. Townend, MD, FRCP, FESC
pg. E3 - E4 ABSTRACT: The use of radial artery for vascular access for cardiac catheterization and intervention has gained increasing acceptance over the last few years as result of the lower risk of vascular complications compared to use of...
pg. E3 - E4 ABSTRACT: The use of radial artery for vascular access for cardiac catheterization and intervention has gained increasing acceptance over the last few years as result of the lower risk of vascular complications compared to use of...
pg. E3 - E4 ABSTRACT: The use...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Complete Atrioventricular Block: A Rare Presentation of Mitral Valve Endocarditis
01/07/2010
Danai Kitkungvan, MD; Joshan Suri, MD; David H. Spodick, MD, DSc
pg. E1 - E2 ABSTRACT: Infective endocarditis is one of the uncommon causes of complete atrioventricular (AV) block. Complications from aortic valve infection are more often associated with conduction abnormalities than with mitral valve...
pg. E1 - E2 ABSTRACT: Infective endocarditis is one of the uncommon causes of complete atrioventricular (AV) block. Complications from aortic valve infection are more often associated with conduction abnormalities than with mitral valve...
pg. E1 - E2 ABSTRACT: Infective...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Successful Retrograde Recanalization of a Left Anterior Descending Artery Chronic Total Occlusion (Full title below)
01/07/2010
Xiushui Ren, MD; Masahiko Ochiai, MD, PhD; Ramford Ng, MD; Peter Y. Hui, MD; Anna T. Beyer, MD
Successful Retrograde Recanalization of a Left Anterior Descending Artery Chronic Total Occlusion through a Previously Placed Left Anterior Descending-to-Diagonal Artery Stent pg. E16 - E18 ABSTRACT: Since the introduction of the retrograde...
Successful Retrograde Recanalization of a Left Anterior Descending Artery Chronic Total Occlusion through a Previously Placed Left Anterior Descending-to-Diagonal Artery Stent pg. E16 - E18 ABSTRACT: Since the introduction of the retrograde...
Successful Retrograde...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Inability of Intracoronary Stenting to Provide Long-Term Relief for Coronary Compression (Full title below)
01/07/2010
Jai Raman, MD; Neeraj Jolly, MD, DM; Ankush Goel, MD
Inability of Intracoronary Stenting to Provide Long-Term Relief for Coronary Compression Secondary to Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis pg. E13 - E15 ABSTRACT: Chronic constrictive pericarditis can result in extrinsic compression of...
Inability of Intracoronary Stenting to Provide Long-Term Relief for Coronary Compression Secondary to Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis pg. E13 - E15 ABSTRACT: Chronic constrictive pericarditis can result in extrinsic compression of...
Inability of Intracoronary...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Making a Smooth Vascular Exit — Does Your Kidney Function Matter?
01/08/2010
Amardeep K. Singh, MD; Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD
Achieving optimal outcomes in diagnostic and interventional coronary angiography requires the ability to make clinical decisions in an individualized manner. As such, some treatments may not be applicable to all patient populations, or, if...
Achieving optimal outcomes in diagnostic and interventional coronary angiography requires the ability to make clinical decisions in an individualized manner. As such, some treatments may not be applicable to all patient populations, or, if...
Achieving optimal outcomes in...
01/08/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Increased Vascular Access Complications in Patients with Renal Dysfunction (Full title below)
01/07/2010
Ashraf Fawzy; Steve Lee; Eyal Herzog; David L. Coven, MD, PhD; Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD; Emad F. Aziz, MB; Sandeep Pulimi; Clinton Coleman; Calatin Florita; Dan L. Musat, MD; Mun K. Hong, MD; Deborah Tormey
Increased Vascular Access Complications in Patients with Renal Dysfunction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Procedures Using Arteriotomy Closure Devices ABSTRACT: Background. Arteriotomy closure device (ACD) use has increased following...
Increased Vascular Access Complications in Patients with Renal Dysfunction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Procedures Using Arteriotomy Closure Devices ABSTRACT: Background. Arteriotomy closure device (ACD) use has increased following...
Increased Vascular Access...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Association Between Off-Label Use of Drug-Eluting Stents and Subsequent Stent Thrombosis: A Case-Control Analysis
01/07/2010
Mark Menegus, MD; Vankeepuram S. Srinivas, MBBS, MS; Asaf Rabinovitz, MD; Dara M. Bier, BS ; Gabriel M. Wagman, MD; Esti Charlap, BA; Reza Nazari, MD; Jaime Ghitelman, MD; Sulejman Celaj, MD; Basel Skeif, MD
ABSTRACT: Objectives. We sought to examine the association between off-label drug-eluting stent (DES) use and stent thrombosis (ST) in unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Background. DES are frequently...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. We sought to examine the association between off-label drug-eluting stent (DES) use and stent thrombosis (ST) in unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Background. DES are frequently...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. We sought...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Three Years Since the FDA Advisory Panel on Drug-Eluting Stents: What Have We Learned about Off-Label Use and Stent Thrombosis?
01/07/2010
Srihari S. Naidu, MD
The arrival of drug-eluting stents in interventional cardiovascular practice heralded a new era in the management of patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. Indeed, while bare metal stents were a clear technological breakthrough,...
The arrival of drug-eluting stents in interventional cardiovascular practice heralded a new era in the management of patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. Indeed, while bare metal stents were a clear technological breakthrough,...
The arrival of drug-eluting...
01/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Robotic Systems
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PAD Pulse Alliance
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Cardiac Arrest
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Venous Thromboembolism
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Clinical Images
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Original Contribution
Right Coronary Artery Takeoff Plane and Implications for Brachiocephalic Interventions and Next Generation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Intervention Embolic Protection Devices
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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.
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Original Contribution
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