Volume 20 - Issue 10 - October, 2008
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Case Series and Review
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ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare but important cause of acute coronary syndromes. SCAD can cause unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, and sudden death. Predisposing factors include atherosclerosis, the peripartum period, and structural and inflammatory conditions affecting the arterial wall. The diagnosis of coronary dissection is usually made by coronary angiography. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with dissection improves survival. Therapeutic options include medical therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention, and surg
Vascular Changes and Black Hole Phenomenon after Coronary Brachytherapy: A Pathologically Distinct Entity
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ABSTRACT: Restenosis remains an important issue even after coronary brachytherapy despite its efficacy in the treatment for in-stent restenosis. The acute and chronic changes in vascular wall are unique following brachytherapy. The restenotic tissue post coronary brachytherapy is relatively acellular and appears echolucent in intravascular ultrasound examination. This is dubbed the “black hole” phenomenon. Despite the similarity in the mode of action of brachytherapy and drug eluting stent implantation, the black hole phenomenon seems to be uncommon after drug-e
Late Presentation of an Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery: Case Report and Review
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ABSTRACT: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare cause of ischemia, heart failure and/or sudden death. A premortem diagnosis beyond early childhood is exceedingly rare because over 90% of untreated infants die in the first 12 months of life. We present a case of an asymptomatic fourteen-year old male with ALCAPA diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography, who was successfully treated by surgical coronary transfer of the ALCAPA with reimplantation of the LCA to the aortic root.
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Editor’s Message
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Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology continues our series of special focus sections to provide a more in-depth examination of important topics in cardiovascular medicine. The special section for the October 2008 issue includes articles focusing on the use of radial artery access for diagnostic and interventional catheterization procedures. The guest editor for this section is Dr. Deepak Bhatt, Chief of Cardiology at the VA Boston Healthcare system and director of the Integrated Interventional Cardiology Program at the VA and the Brigham and Women&rsquo
Three Cases of Left Main Stem Thrombus Complicating PCI: The Role of FilterWire Protection for the Virgin Territory
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Author Affiliations:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong.
There are no grants, financial support, or conflicts of interests related to the research in this paper.
Manuscript submitted February 14, 2008, provisional acceptance given April 28, 2008, manuscript accepted June 3, 2008.
Address for correspondence: Eugene Brian Wu, MRCP, MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong, Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Ko
Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty through a Carpentier-Edwards Ring
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Author Affiliations:From the *Department of Cardiology A, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco, and the §Department of Cardiology B, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein.
Manuscript submitted February 5, 2008, provisional acceptance given February 20, 2008, manuscript accepted March 3, 2008.
Address for correspondence: Belghiti Hasnaa, MD, Department of Cardiology B, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco. E-mail: hasnaabelghiti@hotmail.com
Covered Stent for the Treatment of Recurrent Bilateral Renal Artery In-Stent Restenosis
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Author Affiliations:
From the Cardiology Division, Section of Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and §Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Disclosures: Dr. Rosenfield has received research grants from Idev, Abbott Vascular, Cordis Corp., Boston Scientific Corp., Bard, Baxter, Invatec, and Lumen; is a consultant to Cordis, Boston Scientific, Baxter, CardioMind, Micelle, Complete Conference Management, Idev, Abbott Vascular, Boston Biomedical Associates; owns stock in Lumen, CardioMind, Xtent, and Cardiomems; and has a financial relationship with VIVA
Late Outcomes after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in “Real-World” Clinical Practice
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ABSTRACT: Background. We report the late outcomes in 411 consecutive patients undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation by a single operator between 2003–2006. Methods. Prospective registry with continuous follow up. Patients with stable angina (SA) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS) received DES for long lesions, small vessels, chronic total occlusion, bifurcation, aorto-ostial, left main, post atherectomy or saphenous vein graft lesions, multivessel/multilesion single vessel (V) disease, in-stent restenosis (ISR) or diabetes. Results. Age range: 34–86 yea
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