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Volume 30 - Issue 6 - June, 2018

Clinical Images
05/24/2018
Luigi Fiocca, MD; Alberto Francesco Cereda, MD; Paolo Angelo Canova, MD; Angelina Vassileva, MD; Orazio Valsecchi, MD; Giulio Guagliumi, MD
Percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty as a bridge-to-decision strategy was performed in an 89-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities and cachexia. The patient did well; after 2 weeks, she was discharged home and referred for possible...
Percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty as a bridge-to-decision strategy was performed in an 89-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities and cachexia. The patient did well; after 2 weeks, she was discharged home and referred for possible...
Percutaneous aortic balloon...
05/24/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/24/2018
Amir Samaan, MRCP, MD; Michael Nagy, MSc; Kerolos Wagdy, MSc; Alaaeldin Amin, MD; Ahmed El Guindy, MRCP, MD
Veno-arterial loop is a feasible and safe technique to facilitate mitral valve crossing for balloon mitral valvuloplasty in mitral stenosis patients.   
Veno-arterial loop is a feasible and safe technique to facilitate mitral valve crossing for balloon mitral valvuloplasty in mitral stenosis patients.   
Veno-arterial loop is a feasible...
05/24/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/24/2018
Kintur Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Vincent Varghese, DO
The patient underwent mitral valve replacement with a bioprosthetic porcine valve, tricuspid valve annuloplasty, and left atrial appendage ligation with good result and an uncomplicated postoperative course.
The patient underwent mitral valve replacement with a bioprosthetic porcine valve, tricuspid valve annuloplasty, and left atrial appendage ligation with good result and an uncomplicated postoperative course.
The patient underwent mitral...
05/24/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/24/2018
Ashish Pershad, MD; Mohamad Lazkani, MD; George A. Gellert, MD, MPH, MPA; Joshua Waggoner, MD; Kenith Fang, MD; Michael Morris, MD
This case represents the first reported simultaneous transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacements for native aortic and mitral stenosis performed via the transapical approach. 
This case represents the first reported simultaneous transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacements for native aortic and mitral stenosis performed via the transapical approach. 
This case represents the first...
05/24/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/24/2018
Bhupinder Singh, DM, MD; Abhishek Goyal, DPM; Bishav Mohan, DM; Shibba Takkar Chhabra, DM; Naved Aslam, DM; Gurpreet Singh Wander, DM
Angiogram of the right coronary artery was used to reveal a subtotal occlusion abutting the proximal end of the stent with TIMI I flow that responded quickly to intracoronary nitrates. The patient was diagnosed with vasospastic angina.
Angiogram of the right coronary artery was used to reveal a subtotal occlusion abutting the proximal end of the stent with TIMI I flow that responded quickly to intracoronary nitrates. The patient was diagnosed with vasospastic angina.
Angiogram of the right coronary...
05/24/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/15/2018
Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Aris Karatasakis, MD; Barbara Anna Danek, MD; Aya J. Alame, BA; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD; José Roberto Martínez-Parachini, MD; Michele Roesle, RN, BSN, MD; Houman Khalili, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH, MD; Ehrin J. Armstrong, MD, MSc, FACC; Imre Ungi, MD, PhD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Huu Tam D. Truong, MD; Ryan Tsuda, MD; Damianos G. Kokkinidis, MD
We examined the baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 130 target lesions in 121 consecutive PCIs (n = 116 patients) in which excimer laser coronary atherectomy was performed at three United States...
We examined the baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 130 target lesions in 121 consecutive PCIs (n = 116 patients) in which excimer laser coronary atherectomy was performed at three United States...
We examined the baseline...
03/15/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
04/15/2018
Quentin de Hemptinne, MD
An assessment of the feasibility and short-term clinical outcomes associated with resorbable magnesium scaffold implantation in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
An assessment of the feasibility and short-term clinical outcomes associated with resorbable magnesium scaffold implantation in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
An assessment of the feasibility...
04/15/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/15/2018
Kenji Hashimoto, MD; Toshinobu Ryuzaki, MD; Tetsuya Saito, MD; Hiroyuki Yamazaki, MD; Ryota Tabei, MD; Masaki Kodaira, MD, PhD; Toshiki Kuno, MD, PhD; Keita Hirano, MD; Yohei Numasawa, MD, PhD; Syohei Imaeda, MD
The aim of this study is to construct a system for  transradial approach and clarify its safety in patients on dialysis.
The aim of this study is to construct a system for  transradial approach and clarify its safety in patients on dialysis.
The aim of this study is to...
01/15/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/15/2018
Keisuke Satogami, MD; Alberto Francesco Cereda, MD; Angelina Vassileva, MD; Paolo Angelo Canova, MD; Orazio Valsecchi, MD; Giulio Guagliumi, MD; Luigi Fiocca, MD
This study was aimed at proving feasibility and safety of right and left transradial access in the anatomical snuffbox.
This study was aimed at proving feasibility and safety of right and left transradial access in the anatomical snuffbox.
This study was aimed at proving...
03/15/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/15/2018
Abid R. Assali, MD; Ran Kornowski, MD; Gabriel Greenberg, MD; Orna Valtzer, DMD; Ifat Lavi, PhD; Hana Vaknin-Assa, MD
An assessment of the diagnostic performance of angiography-derived FFR measurements (FFRangio) in patients with stable coronary artery disease when used online in the catheterization laboratory during routine coronary angiography.
An assessment of the diagnostic performance of angiography-derived FFR measurements (FFRangio) in patients with stable coronary artery disease when used online in the catheterization laboratory during routine coronary angiography.
An assessment of the diagnostic...
03/15/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology