June 2012

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Volume 24 Issue 6
Intravascular Ultrasound and Pharmacological Stress Test to Evaluate the Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery
ABSTRACT: The anomalous origin of the right coronary artery is a common finding. With its origin in the left coronary sinus, the right coronary artery can have a route between the aorta and pulmonary artery trunk and can cause myocardial ischemia and…
A Rare Case of a Coronary Vascular Ring Arising from an Anomalous Single Coronary Artery
ABSTRACT: We report a rare finding of a pair of coronary artery anomalies noted on computed tomography coronary angiography in an asymptomatic 75-year-old woman. This patient had a single coronary artery that bifurcated into a left main coronary arte…
Successful Management of Lower Extremity Distal Embolization Following Percutaneous Atherectomy with the JetStream G3 Device
ABSTRACT: There has been a resurgence of atherectomy as a strategy to treat peripheral atherosclerosis. Distal embolization occurs frequently during peripheral endovascular interventions but is of particular concern during atherectomy. We describe a…
Axial Deformation During Coronary Stenting: An Extreme Case
ABSTRACT: We describe a case of longitudinal stent compression induced by withdrawal of a “buddy wire,” which we managed by crushing the retracted struts using another stent. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first reports of this comp…
Long-Term Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Factor VII Deficiency
ABSTRACT: Factor VII deficiency (FVIId) is a congenital coagulation disorder with a wide spectrum of bleeding phenotypes. Percutaneous coronary intervention requires full anticoagulation during stent implantation to avoid acute coronary thrombosis an…
Left Main Trunk Perforation Sealed by 90 Second Perfusion Balloon Inflation
ABSTRACT: Coronary perforation is a rare but serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. In our case, kissing balloon technique caused the perforation. We took care of balloon diameter and inflation pressure, but we did not consider t…
Editor's Message
Dear Readers,The goal of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology® is to provide state-of-the-art information that will support clinicians in the effective management of patients with cardiovascular disease. There are many selections in this issue that I h…
Transcatheter Closure of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm
ABSTRACT: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of myocardial infarction, cardiovascular surgery, trauma, or infection. Untreated left ventricular pseudoaneurysm can have significant morbidity and mortality. Surgical treatment has ge…
Left Coronary Artery Anastomosis Pseudoaneurysm After Classic Bentall Procedure
A 69-year-old male underwent a classic Bentall procedure for ascending aortic aneurysm at an outside institution. The patient had done reasonably well until 7 years later when he was admitted to an outside hospital with 2 weeks of fatigue and an epis…
The Functional SYNTAX Score — A Huge Step Forward or Research in Motion?
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