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    Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions: Volume 67, Issue 4

    503-658
    April 2006
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Peripheral Vascular Disease

Original Studies

Carotid stenting with distal protection in high surgical risk patients: The BEACH trial 30 day results

Christopher J. White MD,  Sriram S. Iyer MD,  L. Nelson Hopkins MD,  Barry T. Katzen MD,  Mary E. Russell MD, 
  • Pages: 503-512
  • First Published: 20 March 2006

Carotid artery stenting in surgical high-risk patients

Majdi Halabi MD,  Luis Gruberg MD,  Sirush Pitchersky MD,  Efim Kouperberg MD,  Eugenia Nikolsky MD,  Aharon Hoffman MD,  Rafael Beyar MD, DSc, 
  • Pages: 513-518
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

Determinants of immediate and long-term results of subclavian and innominate artery angioplasty

Tadeusz Przewlocki MD, PHD,  Anna Kablak-Ziembicka MD, PHD,  Piotr Pieniazek MD, PHD,  Piotr Musialek MD, PHILD,  Andrzej Kadzielski MSC,  Jaroslaw Zalewski MD,  Artur Kozanecki MD,  Wieslawa Tracz MD, PHD, 
  • Pages: 519-526
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Underlying aortic pathology and clinical health status determine success of endovascular stent-grafting for descending thoracic aortic disease

Dietrich Baumgart MD,  Holger Eggebrecht MD,  Ulf Herold MD,  Hilmar Kuehl MD,  Jarowit Piotrowski MD,  Wolfgang Niebel MD,  Heinz-Guenter Jakob MD,  Raimund Erbel MD, 
  • Pages: 527-534
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Valvular Heart Disease

Case Reports

Utilization of a pressure sensor guidewire to measure bileaflet mechanical valve gradients: Hemodynamic and echocardiographic sequelae

Andrew J. Doorey MD,  Mandip Gakhal MD,  Michael J. Pasquale MD, 
  • Pages: 535-540
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Coronary Artery Disease

Original Studies

Correlates and outcomes of retroperitoneal hemorrhage complicating percutaneous coronary intervention

Stephen G. Ellis MD,  Deepak Bhatt MD,  Samir Kapadia MD,  David Lee MD,  Michael Yen MD,  Patrick L. Whitlow MD, 
  • Pages: 541-545
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Safety and efficacy of staple-mediated femoral arteriotomy closure: Results from a randomized multicenter study

Gary Ansel MD, FACC,  Stephen Yakubov MD, FACC,  Christopher Neilsen MD,  David Allie MD, FACS, FACC, FACA, FACP,  Robert Stoler MD,  Patrick Hall MD, FACC,  Peter Fail MD, FACC, FACP,  Timothy Sanborn MD,  Ronald P. Caputo MD, FACC, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 546-553
  • First Published: 14 March 2006

Editorial Comment

Petal to the metal: Staple-mediated vascular closure in perspective

Zoltan G. Turi MD, 
  • Pages: 554-555
  • First Published: 14 March 2006

Original Studies

Propensity score analysis of vascular complications after diagnostic cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention 1998–2003

Robert J. Applegate MD, FACC,  Matthew T. Sacrinty MPH,  Michael A. Kutcher MD, FACC,  Talal T. Baki MD,  Sanjay K. Gandhi MD, FACC,  Renato M. Santos MD, FACC,  William C. Little MD, FACC, 
  • Pages: 556-562
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

The relationship of obesity to ischemic outcomes following coronary stent placement in contemporary practice

Jack L. Martin MD,  Gang Jia PhD,  Seth S. Martin BS,  Timothy A. Shapiro MD,  Howard C. Herrmann MD,  Peter M. DiBattiste MD,  Eric J. Topol MD,  David J. Moliterno MD, 
  • Pages: 563-570
  • First Published: 12 March 2006

Percutaneous coronary intervention of or through saphenous vein grafts or internal mammary arteries: The impact of stents, adjunctive pharmacology, and multicomponent distal protection†

Douglass A. Morrison MD, PhD, FSCAI,  Hoang Thai MD, FSCAI,  Steven Goldman MD, FACC,  Edward Felix RN,  Joseph Hernandez, 
  • Pages: 571-579
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Transradial cardiac catheterization in patients with coronary bypass grafts: Feasibility analysis and comparison with transfemoral approach

Marcelo Sanmartin MD,  Diogenes Cuevas MD,  Joaquin Moxica MD,  Manuel Valdes MD,  Jose Esparza MD,  Jose Antonio Baz MD,  Ramon Mantilla MD,  Andres Iñiguez MD, 
  • Pages: 580-584
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Transradial right and left heart catheterizations: A comparison to traditional femoral approach

Ian C. Gilchrist MD,  Carey D. Moyer MD,  Joseph A. Gascho MD, 
  • Pages: 585-588
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

Comparison of the effectiveness of sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents for small coronary artery lesions

Kyoung-Ha Park MD,  Seong-Wook Park MD, PhD,  Myeong-Ki Hong MD, PhD,  Young-Hak Kim MD, PhD,  Bong-Ki Lee MD,  Duk-Woo Park MD,  Bong-Ryong Choi MD,  Mi-Jeong Kim MD,  Kyoung-Min Park MD,  Cheol Whan Lee MD, PhD,  Sang-Sig Cheong MD, PhD,  Jae-Joong Kim MD, PhD,  Seung-Jung Park MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 589-594
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Impact of overlapping drug-eluting stents in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

William W. Chu MD, PhD,  Pramod K. Kuchulakanti MD,  Rebecca Torguson BS,  Betty Wang PhD,  Leonardo C. Clavijo MD, PhD,  William O. Suddath MD,  Augusto D. Pichard MD,  Lowell F. Satler MD,  Kenneth M. Kent MD,  Ron Waksman MD, 
  • Pages: 595-599
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

Three-year follow-up after intracoronary beta-radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis†

Ekaterina Iofina MD,  Peter Radke MD,  Daniela Schubert MD,  Roswitha Langenberg,  Rüdiger Blindt MD,  Peter Hanrath MD,  Rainer Hoffmann MD, 
  • Pages: 600-606
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Case Reports

Coil embolization of a circumflex coronary aneurysm at the time of percutaneous coronary stenting

Dean J. Kereiakes MD,  Dan E. Long MD,  Thomas D. Ivey MD, 
  • Pages: 607-610
  • First Published: 12 March 2006

Successful closure of a giant true saphenous vein graft aneurysm using the Amplatzer vascular plug

Ilias Mylonas MD,  Yoshihito Sakata MD,  Michael H. Salinger MD, FACC, FSCAI,  Ted Feldman MD, FACC, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 611-616
  • First Published: 12 March 2006

Editorial Comment

Giant aneurysms of saphenous vein grafts: Management dilemmas and treatment options

On Topaz MD, 
  • Pages: 617-618
  • First Published: 12 March 2006

Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Original Studies

Catheter-based decompression of the left atrium in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and restrictive atrial septum is safe and effective

Jeffrey G. Gossett MD, FAAP,  Albert P. Rocchini MD,  Thomas R. Lloyd MD, FSCAI,  Joseph N. Graziano MD, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 619-624
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Long-term efficacy of transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure on migraine headache with aura and recurrent stroke

Alessandro Giardini MD,  Andrea Donti MD,  Roberto Formigari MD,  Luisa Salomone MD,  Gualtiero Palareti MD,  Donata Guidetti MD,  Fernando Maria Picchio MD, 
  • Pages: 625-629
  • First Published: 20 March 2006

Transcatheter device versus surgical closure of ventricular septal defects: A clinical decision analysis

Ilyas S. Aleem,  Tara Karamlou MD,  Lee N. Benson MD, FACC,  Brian W. McCrindle MD, MPH, FACC, 
  • Pages: 630-636
  • First Published: 20 March 2006

Basic Science

Real-time MRI guided atrial septal puncture and balloon septostomy in swine †

Amish N. Raval MD,  Parag V. Karmarkar MSc,  Michael A. Guttman MSc,  Cengizhan Ozturk MD, PhD,  Ranil DeSilva MBBS, PhD,  Ronnier J. Aviles MD,  Victor J. Wright BS,  William H. Schenke BS,  Ergin Atalar PhD,  Elliot R. McVeigh PhD,  Robert J. Lederman MD, 
  • Pages: 637-643
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

Case Reports

Percutaneous pulmonary valve placement in a 10-month-old patient using a hand crafted stent-mounted porcine valve

Jeffrey A. Feinstein MD, MPH,  Nancy Kim MD,  V. Mohan Reddy MD,  Stanton B. Perry MD, 
  • Pages: 644-649
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

To close or not to close? A common question after cardiac catheterization

M.S. Abu-Fadel MD,  T. Hennebry MB, BCh, BAO, FACC, FSCAI, 
  • Page: 650
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

Response to the letter “to close or not to close?”

Tony M. Chou M.D.,  Peter Ruygrok M.D., 
  • Pages: 650-651
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

Letter to the Editor

Phasic diastolic coronary narrowings

Paolo Angelini MD,  Ravi Garg MD,  Allen Anderson MD,  Neeraj Jolly MD, 
  • Pages: 652-653
  • First Published: 13 March 2006

President's Page

Free Access

SCAI's growing international presence: A benefit for all members

Barry F. Uretsky MD, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 654-656
  • First Published: 17 March 2006

Society News

Words for the early-career interventional cardiologist

Morton J. Kern MD, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 657-658
  • First Published: 17 March 2006