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Editorial Note
Editorial Note Ron Waksman page 131 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (61 KB)
Clinical Originals
Risk stratification after successful coronary revascularization Masashi Goto, Shun Kohsaka, Noriaki Aoki, Vei-Vei Lee, MacArthur A. Elayda, James M. Wilson pages 132-139 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (237 KB)
Thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction Amit Segev, Dan Elian, Ibrahim Marai, Shlomi Matetzky, Oren Agranat, Yedael Har-Zahav, Victor Guetta pages 140-143 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (99 KB)
The relation between coronary flow rate, plasma endothelin-1 concentrations, and clinical characteristics in patients with normal coronary arteries Huseyin Celebi, Alp Burak Catakoglu, Hilal Kurtoglu, Murat Sener, Ruken Hanavdelogullari, Cemsid Demiroglu, Vedat Aytekin, Saide Aytekin pages 144-148 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (129 KB)
Enhanced level of micronuclei in peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients treated for restenosis with 32P endovascular brachytherapy Andrzej Wojcik, Iwona Buraczewska, Sylwester Sommer, Kinga Brzozowska, Jerzy Pręgowski, Adam Witkowski, Dariusz Garmol, Stanisƚaw Pszona, Wojciech Bulski pages 149-155 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (344 KB)
Association between C-reactive protein and angiographic restenosis after bare metal stents: an updated and comprehensive meta-analysis of 2747 patients Giuseppe Ferrante, Giampaolo Niccoli, Luigi M. Biasucci, Giovanna Liuzzo, Francesco Burzotta, Leonarda Galiuto, Carlo Trani, Antonio G. Rebuzzi, Filippo Crea pages 156-165 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (965 KB)
Review Article
Role of urotensin II in atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases Rajbabu Pakala pages 166-178 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (531 KB)
Case Reports
Recurrent late drug-eluting stent thrombosis upon discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy Indu Varghese, Ayrin Ummer, Michele Roesle, Subhash Banerjee, Emmanouil S. Brilakis pages 179-181 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (154 KB)
Rare coronary artery anomaly: left circumflex coronary artery fistula draining into the pulmonary artery Salih Aydin, I. Halil Altiparmak, Ali Yildiz, Recep Demirbag, Remzi Yilmaz pages 182-183 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (153 KB)
Thrombolysis in acute nonmassive pulmonary embolism: potential role of multidetector-row spiral computed tomography in decision making Gaetano Nucifora, Piero Pellegrini, Fjoralba Hysko, Raheleh Rashidi, Diran M. Igidbashian pages 184-187 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (214 KB)
A giant main pulmonary artery aneurysm associated with infundibular pulmonary stenosis Shinro Matsuo, Yuichi Sato, Ryuji Higashida, Shoichiro Shiraishi, Tohru Asai, Ichiro Nakae, Minoru Horie pages 188-189 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (133 KB)
Letter to the Editor
Extracerebral paradoxical embolisms in patients with intracardiac shunts Vijay K. Sharma, Hock L. Teoh, Bernard P.L. Chan pages 190-191 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (76 KB)
Special Feature
Experience with use of drug-eluting stents for renal artery in-stent restenosis T. Kiernan, B.P. Yan, V. Gupta, J. Eisenberg, M. Jaff, R. Schainfeld, K. Rosenfield, J. Garasic page 192 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (86 KB)
Emergent coronary bypass surgery following percutaneous coronary intervention: incidence, predictors, and outcomes P. Roy, T. Okabe, T.L. Pinto Slottow, D.H. Steinberg, K. Kaneshige, Z. Xue, L.F. Satler, K.M. Kent, W.O. Suddath, A.D. Pichard, R. Waksman page 192 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (86 KB)
Increased target vessel revascularization in patients with drug-eluting stent restenosis compared to bare metal stent restenosis treated with drug-eluting stents D.H. Steinberg, M.A. Gaglia, T.L. Pinto Slottow, P. Roy, L. Bonello, A. De Labriolle, T. Okabe, R. Torguson, K. Kaneshige, Z. Xue, A.D. Pichard, L.F. Satler, K.M. Kent, W.O. Suddath, J. Lindsay, R. Waksman pages 192-193 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
The impact of nuisance bleeding on clopidogrel compliance in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents P. Roy, R. Torguson, T. Okabe, T.L. Pinto Slottow, D.H. Steinberg, K. Kaneshige, Z. Xue, L.F. Satler, K.M. Kent, W.O. Suddath, A.D. Pichard, R. Waksman page 193 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (91 KB)
The potential clinical utility of intravascular ultrasound guidance in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents P. Roy, T. Okabe, T.L. Pinto Slottow, D.H. Steinberg, K. Kaneshige, Z. Xue, L.F. Satler, K.M. Kent, W.O. Suddath, A.D. Pichard, R. Waksman page 193 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (91 KB)
Resting and ambulatory EKG changes in patients receiving cell therapy for severe coronary artery disease L.H.W. Gowdak, M.S. Bittencourt, I.T. Schettert, C.J. Grupi, L.A.M. Cesar, J.E. Krieger, J.A.F. Ramires, S.A. de Oliveira pages 193-194 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Risk of bleeding in elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention using radial access with and without concomitant glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade C. Boulanger-Gobeil, J.-P. Dery, É. Larose, O. Bertrand, J. Rodés-Cabau, B. Noël, G. Barbeau, C. Nguyen, O. Gleeton, G. Proulx, L. Roy, R. Delarochellière page 194 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (51 KB)
Analysis of arrival time on mortality in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction R.J. Cubeddu, I. Cruz-Gonzalez, T.J. Kiernan, B.P. Yan, M. Fifer, K. Rosenfield, I. Palacios, E. Pomerantsev page 194 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (51 KB)
High-dose dipyridamole as a substitute for clopidogrel/ASA in DES patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: results of a pilot study A.K. Magd, A. Ramzy, H. Ragy, S. Builtagy, I. Attia, A. Zaki, N. Okasha, M. Khadem pages 194-195 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Post-infarct myocardial function recovery is preserved by stabilizing left ventricular negative remodeling by cardiac differentiated stem cells but not undifferentiated stem cells G. Tan, L. Qian, Y. Gu, S. Li, Y.J. Loh, T. Chua, Y.L. Chua, C.H. Lim, Y.K. Sin, S.C. Chuah, T.H. Koh, E. Sim, P. Wong, W. Shim page 195 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Safety and feasibility of SPIDER distal embolic protection device during infrainguinal arterial revascularization for critical limb ischemia R.A. Lookstein, D. Axelrod, S. Ellozy, A. Carroccio, P.A. Stangl, S. Nowakowski, J. Weintraub page 195 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Effect of sumoylation on antiatherogenic effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma S. Lim, S.H. Choi, H.K. Lee, K.S. Park pages 195-196 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Short-term outcome of octogenarian patients treated with carotid artery stenting according to the stent design: results of a Multicentre Registry D.N. Nikas, B. Reimers, I. Iakovou, G. Sangiorgi, N. Corvaja, M Schlueter, J. Schofer, A. Colombo page 196 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Carotid artery intervention in high-risk patients: a prospective parallel group observational study of carotid artery stenting under neuro-protection, carotid endarterectomy, and best medical therapy N. Hynes, S. Sultan page 196 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
A comparison of the coronary vascular response to bare Liberté stents and Translute polymer-coated Liberté stents in swine D. Winsor-Hines, B. Huibregtse, B. Poff, M. Boden pages 196-197 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Initial clinical experience with a second-generation intravascular magnetic resonance imaging catheter for lipid assessment in coronary atherosclerotic plaques W. Wijns, H. Sievert, R. Kornowski, J. George, A. Weiss, C. Setum page 197 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Different patterns of restenosis among the main drug-eluting stents J.R. Lopez-Minguez, J.M. Nogales-Asensio, A. Vaello, R. González, C. Palanco, J. Doncel, G. Martínez, A. Merchán page 197 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Rapid lipid identification and quantification in coronary artery tissue via an optical fiber probe with Raman spectroscopy J. Nazemi, J.F. Brennan pages 197-198 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Prediction of functional recovery of the left ventricular regional function after percutaneous coronary revascularization in thrombus-containing lesions A.M. Mahrous, S. Mohamed, F. Eltobgi, S.I. Ghareeb, M.M. Abdel-Ghany page 198 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
The correlation of necrotic core percentage in coronary plaques by virtual histology to patients' characteristics and clinical presentation K. Aziz, J. Frank, A. Alroaini, J. Torey, A. Kawa, T. Lalonde page 198 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Very late thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction: drug-eluting vs. uncoated stents D. Capodanno, N. Garro, V. Cammalleri, C. Tamburino pages 198-199 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (86 KB)
Transesophageal echocardiography and transcranial color-Doppler: independent or complementary diagnostic tests for cardiologists in the detection of patent foramen ovale? D. Capodanno, S. Mangiafico, A. Petralia, S. Scandura, G. Ussia, C. Tamburino page 199 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Long-term outcome of bifurcation stenting with drug-eluting stents Y. Kanei, N. Nakra, J. Corriel, Y. Huang, J. Fox page 199 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Deferral of coronary intervention on the basis of fractional flow reserve measurement: a real-world analysis T. Lockie, D. Perera, P. O'Kane, S. Hartley, S. Khan, I. Webb, S. Redwood pages 199-200 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
Preclinical evaluation of a second generation intravascular magnetic resonance imaging catheter for lipid assessment in human atherosclerotic plaques A. Weiss, E. Ladach, R. Wilensky, G. Mizsei, R. Virmani page 200 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (75 KB)
Experience with a novel system of covering in situ Yukon Choice system in a nonselected sample J.M. Nogales-Asensio, J.R. López-Mínguez,, R. González-Fernández, C. Palanco, J. Doncel, F. Giménez-Saez, A. Vaello-Paños, A. Merchán-Herrera page 200 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (75 KB)
Low-viscosity contrast media result in higher flow rates and shorter injection times compared to high-viscosity contrast media in diagnostic coronary catheters M.C. McDaniel, M.A. Nelson, M.D. Voeltz, R. Fazel, C.M. Devireddy, H.A. Liberman, K. Mavromatis, S.V. Manoukian page 200 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (75 KB)
Acoustic radiation force impulse ultrasound for monitoring hemostasis at femoral artery puncture, in vivo R.H. Behler, T.C. Nichols, M.C. Caughey, C.M. Gallippi pages 200-201 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (85 KB)
Long-term survival of a nonselected population after drug-eluting stents (rapamicine and paclitaxel) implantation J.R. Lopez-Minguez, J.M. Nogales-Asensio, R. González, J. González, C. Palanco, J. Doncel, G. Martínez, C. Fernández, A. Merchán page 201 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (49 KB)
Use of low contrast volume during 64-detector cardiac CT angiography: comparison to regular contrast volume scanning A.N. Makaryus, J.V. Doshi, J.N. Makaryus, L.M. Boxt page 201 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (49 KB)
Frequency of allergy to ticlopidine among patients allergic to clopidogrel (and vice versa) J.O. Lokhandwala, P. Best, K. Evans, P.B. Berger page 202 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Effect of rosiglitazone on endothelial function and inflammatory biomarkers in nondiabetics undergoing percutaneous intervention J.P. Levisay, W. Shaba, P. Vaitkus page 202 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Outcomes of paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation as an initial treatment strategy for sirolimus-eluting stent failure J.P. Levisay, W. Shaba, M. Price, C. Stinis, C. Barker, M. Williams, P.S. Teirstein page 202 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Successful treatment of refractory angina by minimally invasive delivery of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells: long-term follow-up J. Tuma-Mubarack, R. Fernandez-Viña, A. Carrasco-Yalán, J. Castillo-Aguirre, C. Cruz, A. Carrillo, J. Ercilla, C. Yarleque, J. Cunza, S. Chirinos, A.N. Patel pages 202-203 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (155 KB)
Carotid percutaneous interventions for both restenosis and calcified lesions: success and safety with cutting balloon angioplasty S. Gieowarsingh, F. Castriota, B. Spagnolo, E.C. De Campos Martins, R. Manetti, A. Furgieri, P. Bianchi, A. Cremonesi page 203 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (111 KB)
Heart failure improvement by minimally invasive delivery of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells transplantation. Long-term follow-up J. Tuma-Mubarack, R. Fernandez-Viña, A.A. Carrasco-Yalán, J. Castillo-Aguirre, C. Cruz, A. Carrillo, J. Ercilla, G. Valenzuela, C. Yarleque, J. Cunza, S. Chirinos, A.N. Patel pages 203-204 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (127 KB)
Feasibility of near-infrared fluorescence imaging to identify and quantify vulnerable plaque formation in human carotid specimen C.J. Zeebregts, R.A. Tio, J.-L. Hillebrands, M. van Riezen, N.J. Harlaar, S. Riemer, G.M. van Dam page 204 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Fabrication of three-dimensional myocardial tissues with perfused microchannels S. Katsuhisa, S. Tatsuya, U. Mitsuo, O. Teruo page 204 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Short- and long-term outcomes after treatment of diffuse in-stent restenosis with cutting balloon angioplasty followed by intracoronary β-irradiation with liquid rhenium-188-filled balloon via transradial approach A. Bhasin, C.L. Hang, C.J. Wu, H. Kan pages 204-205 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
Aortic embolic protection device filter-transcatheter treatment for prevention of cardioembolic stroke D.V. Shimon, G. Naor, Y. Shezifi page 205 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Coronary stenting with MGuard: first-in-man trial E. Kaluski, E. Grube, R. Muller, K.E. Hauptmann page 205 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Beta endovascular brachytherapy using CO2-filled centering catheter for in-stent restenosis of superficial femoral artery B. Pokrajac, C. Kirisits, R. Schmid, K. Peer, P. Tripuraneni, M. Schillinger, D. Berger, R. Pötter, E. Minar page 205 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Vasomotor assessment of bare metal, paclitaxel-, and sirolimus-eluting stents using acetylcholine in the porcine coronary model E. Sperry, G. Cipolla, D. Allocco, B. Huibregtse, B. Poff, K. Kamath page 206 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Smokers are referred for coronary artery bypass graft surgery at a younger age than nonsmokers: results from The ROSETTA-CABG Registry M.R. Chaudhry, F.A. Chaudhry, M. Eisenberg, H. Nguyen, R. Duerr, M. Del Core, D. Fourchy, T. Huynh, E. Lader, F.J. Rogers, K. Okrainec, K. Wou, L. Pilote page 206 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Evaluation of endothelial-dependent microvascular function after overlapping bare metal and paclitaxel stent in a swine heart J. Li, L. Pendyala, T. Shinke, J.P. Chen, T.J. Brinton, W.F. Fearon, K. Robinson, N. Chronos, D. Hou page 206 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
A clinical evaluation of the StarClose device in patients who are ambulated early post-diagnostic catheterization procedure N. Burke, H. Carlson, T. Sacchi, K. DiDonato page 207 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Drug-eluting stenting of saphenous vein graft vs. native coronary artery of the same myocardial perfusion territory: a retrospective 12-month follow-up P.C. Ho, A.C. Gervacio page 207 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Neointimal suppression in response to the PROMUS everolimus-eluting coronary stent compared to the bare Liberté stent in the 30% overstretch porcine coronary injury model at 10, 30, and 90 days E. Sperry, K.M. Miller, B. Huibregtse, B. Poff page 207 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
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