November 2012

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Volume 24 Issue 12
Bedside Placement of a Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter in a Morbidly Obese Patient Guided by Modified IVUS Approach
ABSTRACT: Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are major causes of morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Anticoagulation therapy is often contraindicated in these patient populations. The retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter provi…
Congenital Atresia of the Left Main Coronary Artery in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Anomaly
ABSTRACT: Atresia of the left coronary ostium is one of the rarest congenital coronary anomalies. We describe a 50-year-old male with atypical chest pain and positive exercise stress 201-thallium myocardial scintigraphy, in which coronary angiography…
Massive Pulmonary Embolism With Shock: Role of Thrombolysis Using Central Venous Access
ABSTRACT: Background. Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) complicated with shock has an extremely high mortality rate with medical treatment. Since access to emergency vascular surgery or endovascular specialists is not readily available in most centers,…
Major Longitudinal Deformation of a New-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent During Withdrawal Into the Guide Catheter
ABSTRACT: Longitudinal stent deformation is a recently described complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and is the result of modifications to the stent design that have reduced the number of connectors, reducing longitudinal stent strengt…
Complete Heart Block Following Transcatheter Closure of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm
ABSTRACT: Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (RSVA), a rare form of left-to-right shunt, is being increasingly corrected with transcatheter closure (TCC) with promising immediate and mid-term results. Complete heart block (CHB) following TCC of peri…
Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter and Electro-Anatomical Mapping With Computerized Tomography Integration for Renal Artery Sympathetic Denervation
ABSTRACT: Despite over 6 decades of progress in the development of pharmacological therapy for hypertension, severe drug-resistant hypertension remains a major problem. Endovascular radiofrequency ablation of the proximal renal arteries has been repo…
Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by Spontaneous Coronary Intramural Hematoma
Abstract: A 49-year-old male presented to our emergency department with sudden anterior chest pain. His electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment elevations in leads II, III and aVF. An inferior acute myocardial infarction was suspected. Emergent coronar…
Long-Term Outcome of Percutaneous Exclusion of Huge Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysms Using Peripheral Covered-Stents as Alternative to Surgical Repair
Abstract: Giant vein graft aneurysms occur infrequently after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and are most often detected incidentally during coronary angiography for suspected angina or as a mediastinal mass on chest radiographs. Hereby, we des…
Capture and Repositioning of Third-Generation Migrated Abdominal Endovascular Graft by Bilateral Femoral Wire Externalization and Pulling by “Horse-Riding” Technique Followed by Balloon EVG Stabilization
Abstract: Endovascular aneurysm repair is becoming the treatment of choice for elderly patients bearing abdominal aortic aneurysms with particular anatomical characteristics. Endovascular grafts are usually oversized to achieve sealing and minimize g…
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Peripheral Arterial Disease and After Peripheral Percutaneous Revascularization
Abstract: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common and is associated with a high cardiovascular mortality. While dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) does not appear superior to antiplatelet monotherapy in preventing myocardial infarction, stroke, and…