May 2005

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Volume 17 Issue 5
May-05
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports and case reports with brief reviews, as well as articles from the journal’s special sections Adjunctive Therapy and Interventional Pedia…
Letter to the Editor: Intracoronary Aminophylline for Heart Block with AngioJet Thrombectomy
Thrombectomy in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) makes intuitive sense with positive results from small studies demonstrating benefit. However, the AngioJet (AJC) catheter (Possis Medical, Minneapolis Minnesota) has come under recent criticism since…
International Andreas Gruentzig Society 8th Biennial Meeting: Acute Myocardial Infarction: Early Strategies to Optimize Results
Greg Braden: Let’s discuss the issue of MI patients who live in communities where there is quick access to catheterization laboratories, versus those in remote communities who don’t have easy access to cath labs. We live in a modestly rural area wher…
Adjusted survival curves. Adjusted for age, gender, race, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, prior MI, congestive heart failure, diabetes, peak creatinine kinase, coronary artery disease severity, and left ventricular ejection fraction. G
Long-Term Outcomes Based on Time-to-Angiography in Patients Admitted with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
The current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines recommend coronary angiography and revascularization for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) and high-risk clinical features.1 Thi…
Scattergram to study the impact of lesion length and reference diameter on the occurrence of 6-month MACE.
Differential Outcome after Intracoronary Radiation Therapy Is Related to a Simple Classification Based on Lesion Length and Refe
Intracoronary radiation therapy, by virtue of its antiproliferative and favorable remodeling effects, reduces restenosis in both in-stent restenosis (ISR) and de novo lesions. While several large, randomized and non-randomised trials have demonstrate…
(A) and (B) Eccentric and central crossing of the two guidewires through the flap valve on the anterior-posterior and left-anterior oblique radiographic projections, respectively.
Catheter Closure of Perforated Secundum Atrial Septal Defect Under Intracardiac Echocardiographic Guidance Using a Single Amplat
Transcatheter closure of single secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) or patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a well-accepted alternative to surgical repair in selected patients,1 and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) has been demonstrated to be superior…
Magnetic resonance angiogram of the neck reveals bilateral diffuse carotid artery aneurysms, also involving the vertebral artery.
Eosinophilic Arteritis with Coronary Aneurysms and Stenoses
A 43-year-old Chinese woman with eosinophilia and a swollen neck was found to have extensive aneurysmal dilatation of both carotid arteries. Although there were no anginal symptoms, cardiac investigation revealed an abnormal radionuclide perfusion st…
Composite image depicting angiographic appearance (central panel) and six selected intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images (panels A to F) referring to the presentation with recurring in-stent restenosis (ISR) in September 2003. Dotted lines show the appro
Use of a Sirolimus-eluting Stent to Treat Failure of a Nonpolymer Release Paclitaxel-eluting Stent Implanted for In-stent Resten
Since we have entered the new “drug-eluting stent era,” managing drug-eluting stent (DES) failure has become a real issue for the interventionalists. So far, no approach has been recommended: intracoronary brachytherapy (IBT) might be efficacious, bu…
Coronary catheter advanced through the Benephit System Sheath during bilateral intra-renal drug infusion with the bifurcated catheter.
First Experience with Intra-Renal Fenoldopam in a Patient with Heart Failure
Patients with chronic kidney disease have a high prevalence of heart failure. According to the United States Renal Data System, nearly 40% of incident dialysis patients had a clinical diagnosis of heart failure.1 Furthermore, deterioration in renal f…
(A) Diagnostic angiography of the left coronary artery demonstrating complete occlusion at the ostium of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). The distal vessel is filled via small bridging collaterals originating from the proximal left circumflex ar
Successful Use of a New Guidewire with Radiofrequency Ablation Capability for the Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion at the Os
The major limitation of percutaneous therapy (PCI) for the treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) is the inability to cross with a wire. We report successful recanalization of a CTO situated at the ostium of the left anterior descending artery.…