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Editorial Note
Editorial Note Ron Waksman page 139 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Clinical Originals
Vascular responses to the multiple overlapped paclitaxel-eluting stents for the treatment of bare-metal in-stent restenotic lesions: angiographic and intravascular ultrasound analysis from the TAXUS-V ISR Trial Tomomi Koizumi, Peter J. Fitzgerald, Yasuhiro Honda, Stephen G. Ellis, Kenneth Kent, Steven L. Martin, Charles L. Brown, A.R. Zaki Masud, John B. Patterson, Joel Greenberg, Mark Friedman, Takahiro Uchida, Gregg W. Stone pages 140-148 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (468 KB)
Impact of thrombus aspiration use and direct stenting on final myocardial blush score in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction Gilles Lemesle, Arnaud Sudre, Rachid Bouallal, Cédric Delhaye, Guillaume Rosey, Christophe Bauters, Jean-Marc Lablanche pages 149-154 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Mechanism of lumen gain with a novel rotational aspiration atherectomy system for peripheral arterial disease: examination by intravascular ultrasound Ali H.M. Hassan, Junya Ako, Katsuhisa Waseda, Yasuhiro Honda, Thomas Zeller, Martin B. Leon, Peter J. Fitzgerald pages 155-158 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (314 KB)
Early and late outcomes of clopidogrel and Coumadin combination for patients on oral anticoagulants undergoing coronary stenting Omar Ait mokhtar, Laurent Bonello, Sebastien Armero, Pascal Sbragia, Frank Paganelli pages 159-162 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (198 KB)
Low ejection fraction documented during cardiac catheterization is significantly associated with long-term, all-cause mortality Mohammad Reza Movahed, Sudhakar Sattur pages 163-166 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (465 KB)
Case Reports
Aortic arch atheroma: when do we say no to percutaneous coronary intervention? Samuel Wright, Andris Ellims, Andrew E. Ajani pages 167-169 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (781 KB)
Late renal stent thrombosis Nadia Dobbeleir, Paul Vermeersch, Pierfrancesco Agostoni pages 170-171 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (275 KB)
Simultaneous dual coronary very late stent thrombosis following noncardiac surgery Shailja V. Parikh, Ashish Parikh, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Subhash Banerjee pages 172-174 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (668 KB)
A case of successful intervention without a contrast agent for a chronic totally occlusive lesion of the superficial femoral artery Makoto Utsunomiya, Yoichi Nozaki, Shigeru Nakamura pages 175-181 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2247 KB)
Coronary angiography of pregnancy-associated coronary artery dissection: a high-risk procedure Raphaël Pedro Martins, Guillaume Leurent, Hervé Corbineau, Olivier Fouquet, Sébastien Seconda, Alban E. Baruteau, Olivier Moreau, Hervé Le Breton, Marc Bedossa pages 182-185 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (629 KB)
Acute type A aortic dissection in a patient with ventricular septal defect Mehmet Gungor Kaya, Ertugrul Mavili, Orhan Dogdu, Ali Dogan, Tugrul Inanc, Ali Baykan pages 186-188 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (510 KB)
Review
Percutaneous coronary intervention for small vessel coronary artery disease Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Claudio Moretti, Antonio Abbate, Imad Sheiban pages 189-198 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1023 KB)
Special Feature
CYP3A5 Genetic polymorphism in Uzbek hypertensive men (preliminary results) Amayak G. Kevorkov, Marietta R. Eliseyeva page 199 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Human mesenchymal stem cell products are superior to VEGF alone in in vivo angiogenesis Amir Najafi, Nima Aghili, Hajra Nashin, Xinzhi Peng, Roberta Lassance, Mary Susan Burnett, Stephen Epstein page 199 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Asymptomatic firefighters with metabolic syndrome have a high incidence of both coronary and carotid premature atherosclerosis associated with increased thrombotic and inflammatory markers Lakshmana Pendyala, Catherine Skrifvars, Radhika R. Gadesam, Brenda Garrett, Kathryn Momary, Steve Frohwein, H. Robert Superko pages 199-200 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (148 KB)
Framingham risk score is poorly associated with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis: results from firefighter heart disease prevention project Lakshmana K. Pendyala, Radhika Gadesam, Cathy Skrivars, Brenda Garrett, Steve Frohwein, Kathryn Momary, H. Robert Superko page 200 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Immediate impact of exercise on arterial stiffness in humans Jae-Bin Seo, Joo-Hee Zo, Woo-Young Chung, Myoung-A. Kim, Sang-Hyun Kim page 200 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Association between cardiovascular risk factors and the presence and extent of coronary atherosclerotic plaque as detected by multislice computed tomography in Egyptian patients Fatma Aboul-Enein pages 200-201 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
Streptococcal serum opacity factor activity enhances reverse cholesterol transport in vitro Urbain Tchoua, Baiba K. Gillard, Corina Rosales, Harry S. Courtney, Henry J. Pownall page 201 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (121 KB)
Impact of obesity on cardiac stress testing Fatima Ilyas, Fahd A. Chaudhry, Saira Rashid, Vincent L. Sorrell, Muhammad Rashid Chaudhry pages 201-202 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (138 KB)
Drug retention in the coronary and femoral arteries is dependent on the route of administration in swine: assessment of intimal and adventitial endovascular and systemic pharmacokinetics and toxicology with nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel John W. Karanian, O. Alberto Chiesa, Pankaj Desai, Kirk Seward, Mark Kreitz, Orlando Lopez, Renu Virmani, William F. Pritchard page 202 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (51 KB)
Vascular response to stenting of coronary arteries is similar in mature and juvenile swine Alexander J. Sheehy, Frank D. Kolodgie, Erica Pacheco, Shawn Chin Quee, Nagarajan Ramesh, Doug Follett, Renu Virmani, Igor Polyakov page 202 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
In-hospital and long-term outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction due to left main coronary artery occlusion Takuya Izumikawa, Shingo Sakamoto, Satoshi Takeshita, Akihiko Takahashi, Shigeru Saito pages 202-203 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (120 KB)
Validity of GRACE risk score to predict prognosis in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome Mohamed Loutfi page 203 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (103 KB)
Increased thrombogenic potential of blood may be a key determinant for acute coronary syndrome onset Koushi Matsuo, Yasunori Ueda, Nobuyuki Ogasawara, Akio Hirata, Takahiro Nemoto, Toshikazu Kashiyama, Yuki Masumura, Kazuhisa Kodama page 203 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (103 KB)
Three-year outcomes following sirolimus- versus paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation in an unselected population with coronary artery disease: The REWARDS Registry Nicholas Hanna, Michael A. Gaglia, Rebecca Torguson, Itsik Ben-Dor, Sara D. Collins, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Gabriel Maluenda, Asmir I. Syed, Kimberly Kaneshige, Zhenyi Xue, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, William O. Suddath, Augusto D. Pichard, Ron Waksman pages 203-204 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
Stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent implantation in acute coronary syndrome versus stable patients Asmir I. Syed, Itsik Ben-Dor, Yanlin Li, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Sara D. Collins, Michael A. Gaglia, Nicholas Hanna, Cedric Delhaye, Loic Belle, Kohei Wakabayashi, Gabriel Maluenda, Rebecca Torguson, William O. Suddath, Nelson Bernardo, Lowell F. Satler, Augusto D. Pichard, Kenneth M. Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman page 204 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Predictors for choosing trans-femoral approach in a center where trans-radial approach is routinely used for coronary angiography Madhu Reddy, Ann Narmi, Ruby Satpathy, Jason Go, Michael G. Del Core pages 204-205 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (242 KB)
Single- versus multiple-vessel stenting for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: results from a 30,886-patient meta-analysis Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai, Marzia Lotrionte, Claudio Moretti, Filippo Sciuto, Pierluigi Omedè, Antonio Abbate, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Imad Sheiban page 205 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (221 KB)
The impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on hemodynamics and outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction Kohei Wakabayashi, Cedric Delhaye, Loic Belle, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Itsik Ben-Dor, Gabriel Maluenda, Sara D. Collins, Michael A. Gaglia, Asmir I. Syed, Nicholas N. Hanna, Rebecca Torguson, William O. Suddath, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Augusto D. Pichard, Ron Waksman pages 205-206 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (349 KB)
Optimizing the pharmacoinvasive approach to acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: use of half-dose thrombolytic therapy in combination with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors compared with full-dose thrombolytic therapy in the setting of routine urgent post-thrombolytic percutaneous coronary intervention Pantila Vanichakarn, Rayson C. Yang, Sheila M. Conley, Tamara A. Anderson, James T. Devries, Bruce J. Friedman, Bruce D. Hettleman, John E. Jayne, Aaron V. Kaplan, John F. Robb, Jeremiah R Brown, Nathaniel W. Niles page 206 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (159 KB)
Do ON versus OFF hours and transfer distance impact in-hospital outcomes for patients presenting with STEMI? Manuel A. Gonzalez, Michael A. Gaglia, Itsik Ben-Dor, Gabriel Maluenda, Sara D. Collins, Asmir I. Syed, Cedric Delhaye, Kohei Wakabayashi, Nicholas N. Hanna, Rebecca Torguson, Augusto D. Pichard, Lowell F. Satler, Ron Waksman pages 206-207 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (198 KB)
Adverse outcomes in patients prescribed a proton pump inhibitor following percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents Michael A. Gaglia, Rebecca Torguson, Nicholas Hanna, Zhenyi Xue, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Itsik Ben-Dor, Sara D. Collins, Asmir I. Syed, Gabriel Maluenda, Cedric Delhaye, Kohei Wakabayashi, Kimberly Kaneshige, William O. Suddath, Kenneth M. Kent, Lowell F. Satler, Augusto D. Pichard, Ron Waksman page 207 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Relationship between platelet reactivity inhibition and major bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention Gilles Lemesle, Omar Ait Mokhtar, Sebastien Armero, Julien Mancini, Caroline Bonello, Iliassou Tahirou, Paul Barragan, Françoise Dignat-George, Laurence Camoin-Jau, Franck Paganelli, Laurent Bonello page 207 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme therapy and the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy after coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention Kalpesh Patel, Peter Danyi, Antonio Abbate, Ion S. Jovin pages 207-208 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
Safety and efficacy of bivalirudin for percutaneous coronary intervention with rotational atherectomy Cedric Delhaye, Kohei Wakabayashi, Gabriel Maluenda, Loic Belle, Itsik Ben-Dor, Manuel Gonzalez, Michael A. Gaglia, Asmir I. Syed, Rebecca Torguson, Zhenyi Xue, William O. Suddath, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Augusto D. Pichard, Ron Waksman page 208 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (137 KB)
Body mass index and bleeding complications after percutaneous coronary intervention in the “bivalirudin era” Cedric Delhaye, Kohei Wakabayashi, Gabriel Maluenda, Loic Belle, Itsik Ben-Dor, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Michael A. Gaglia, Sara D. Collins, Rebecca Torguson, Zhenyi Xue, William O. Suddath, Lowel F Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Augusto D. Pichard, Ron Waksman page 208 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
Does reloading clopidogrel for patients with unstable angina who are on chronic clopidogrel therapy and undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention impact outcome? Asmir I. Syed, Yanlin Li, Itsik Ben-Dor, Gabriel Maluenda, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Cedric Delhaye, Kohei Wakabayashi, Loic Belle, Nicholas Hanna, Sara D. Collins, Rebecca Torguson, Michael A. Gaglia, Zhenyi Xue, William O. Suddath, Nelson Bernardo, Kenneth M. Kent, Lowell F. Satler, Augusto D. Pichard, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman page 209 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Deleterious impact of diabetes mellitus on early and mid-term results after stent implantation in left main coronary disease José F Díaz, Carlos Sanchez-Gonzalez, Juan C. Fernandez-Guerrero, Manuel Jimenez, Rosa Cardenal, Juan Herrador, Jose M. Hernandez, Ana Serrador, Manuel Guzman, Juan Alonso page 209 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Allograft vasculopathy: a 23-year retrospective analysis from the Large Lifelink Transplant Registry Hammad Khan, Louis Carnendran, Katheryne Downes, Catherine Hall, Mark W. Weston, Debbie Rinde-Hoffman pages 209-210 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Rn Carlos Calderas page 210 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Effectiveness of a new microbial sealant in reducing bacteremia, puncture site, and sheath contamination after percutaneous interventions: a single-center randomized study Dimitrios Nikas, Lamprini Kasselouri, Amalia Kallinteri, Aris Mpechlioulis, Eugenia Pappa, Euaggelos Kountouris, Konstantinos Siogas page 210 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Transradial percutaneous coronary interventions: single-center 15-year experience Mohamed Loutfi, Antoine Sauget, Jean Fajadet pages 210-211 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (95 KB)
Predictors of in-hospital gastrointestinal bleeding following percutaneous coronary intervention Michael A. Gaglia, Rebecca Torguson, Zhenyi Xue, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Sara D. Collins, Itsik Ben-Dor, Asmir I. Syed, Gabriel Maluenda, Cedric Delhaye, Kohei Wakabayashi, Nicholas Hanna, Kimberly Kaneshige, William O. Suddath, Kenneth M. Kent, Lowell F. Satler, Augusto D. Pichard, Ron Waksman page 211 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Safety and efficacy of the Xience V everolimus-eluting stent in patients with bifurcation lesions: a subgroup analysis from the Spirit V Prospective Registry Vladimir Dzavik, Eberhart Grube page 211 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Decreasing trend in in-hospital mortality of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention regardless of race or gender with persistent higher mortality rates in women and minorities in the United States Mohammad Reza Movahed, Mehrtash Hashemzadeh, M. Mazen Jamal pages 211-212 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (210 KB)
Decline in the nationwide in-hospital mortality of patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery in the United States Mohammad Reza Movahed, M Mazen Jamal page 212 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (170 KB)
Long-term follow-up registry of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in severe mitral stenosis comparing Inoue versus multitrack balloons Yasser A. Sadek, Reda Ahmed Abuelatta, Abdelrahman Hassan Elbokary pages 212-213 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (257 KB)
Association of body mass index with new-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery Xiumei Sun, Steven W. Boyce, Peter C. Hill, Ammar S. Bafi, Jorge M. Garcia, Joseph Lindsay, Paul Corso page 213 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (120 KB)
Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in severe mitral stenosis during pregnancy comparing Inoue versus multitrack balloons: comparative study between Inoue and multitrack balloon mitral valvuloplasty in pregnant females with severe mitral stenosis Yasser A. Sadek, Reda Ahmed Abualatta page 213 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (120 KB)
A novel risk score for long-term mortality assessment after percutaneous coronary intervention: weighting the importance of complications after procedures Gabriel Maluenda, Cedric Delhaye, Michael A. Gaglia, Itsik Ben-Dor, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Kohei Wakabayashi, Sara D. Collins, Asmir I. Syed, Rebecca Torguson, Zhenyi Xue, William O. Suddath, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Augusto D. Pichard, Ron Waksman page 213 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Influence of contractility and heart rate on pressure drop coefficient and fractional flow reserve for epicardial stenosis Kranthi K. Kolli, Tarek Helmy, Mohamed Effat, Arif Imran, Massoud Leesar, Eric W. Schneeberger, Dwight Hand, William Gottliebson, Paul Succop, Srikara V. Peelukhana, Rupak K. Banerjee page 214 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
Comparison of same-sitting robotic hybrid coronary revascularization with standard, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease William Bachinsky, Gouthami Boga, Lukasz Kiljanek, Anita Todd, Susan Reilly, Tammy Whitaker, Christine McCarty page 214 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
Outcomes of patients with human immunodeficiency virus undergoing cardiac surgery Shalin P. Desai, Sharon Hunt, Niv Ad pages 214-215 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (141 KB)
Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: a comparison of the AKIN and RIFLE criteria Alina M. Robert, Robert S. Kramer, Lawrence J. Dacey, David C. Charlesworth, Bruce J. Leavitt, Robert E Helm, Felix Hernandez, Gerald L. Sardella, Carmine Frumiento, Gerald T. O'Connor, Jeremiah R. Brown page 215 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (41 KB)
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