21 November 2008
“Pilot trial on determinants of progenitor-cell recruitment to the infarcted human myocardium”
Schachinger V, Aicher A, Dobert N et al.
Circulation 2008;118:1425-1432
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/118/14/1425
To be presented by Mariana Canoniero, M.D.
21 November 2008
“Significance of periprocedural myonecrosis on outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: An analysis of preintervention and postintervention troponin-T levels in 5,487 patients”
Prasad A, Rihal CS, Lennon RJ et al.
Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2008;1:10-19
http://circinterventions.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/1/1/10
To be presented by Henri Roukoz, M.D.
21 November 2008
TBD
To be presented by Yassir Sonbol, M.D.
ARCHIVE ARTICLES
14 November 2008
“Long-term clinical benefit of sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with in-stent restenosis: Results of the RIBS-II (Restenosis Intra-Stent: Balloon Angioplasty vs. Elective Sirolimus-Eluting Stenting) study”
Alfonso F, Perez-Vizcayno MJ, Hernandez R et al. (for the RIBS-II investigators)
JACC 2008;52:1621-1627
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T18-4TVHXPF-4&_user=616288&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=616288&md5=dfda59734ba0d1129f8391e9160476b3
7 November 2008
“Percutaneous coronary intervention plus medical therapy reduces the incidence of acute coronary syndrome more effectively than initial medical therapy only among patients with low-risk coronary-artery disease: A randomized, comparative, multi-center study”
Nishigaki K, Yamazaki T, Kitabatake A et al. (for the Japanese Stable Angina Pectoris [JSAP] study investigators)
JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2008;1:469-479
http://interventions.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/abstract/1/5/469 (abstract only)
31 October 2008
“Transient and persistent renal dysfunction are predictors of survival after percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the Dartmouth Dynamic Registry”
Brown JR, Malenka DJ, deVries JT et al.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2008;72:347-354
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121387767/PDFSTART
31 October 2008
“Delayed arterial healing and increased late-stent thrombosis at culprit sites after drug-eluting stent placement for acute-myocardial-infarction patients: An autopsy study”
Nakazawa G, Finn AV, Joner M et al.
Circulation 2008;118:1138-1145
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/118/11/1138
24 October 2008
“Drug-eluting vs. bare-metal stents in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Eight-month follow-up in the Drug-Eluting and Distal Protection in Acute MI (DEDICATION) trial”
Kelbaek H, Thuesen L, Helqvist S et al.
Circulation 2008;118:1155-1162
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/118/11/1155
24 October 2008
“Dose effect of clopidogrel reloading in patients already on a 75-mg maintenance dose: The Reload with Clopidogrel before Coronary Angioplasty in Subjects Treated Long-Term with Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy (RELOAD) study”
Collet JP, Silvain J, Landivier J et al.
Circulation 2008;118:1225-1233
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/118/12/1225
24 October 2008
“Prevention of Radial-artery Occlusion / Patent Hemostasis Evaluation Trial (PROPHET study): A randomized comparison of traditional vs. patency-documented hemostasis after transradial catheterization”
Pancholy S, Coppola J, Patel T. et al.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2008;72:335-340
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/119054384/PDFSTART
17 October 2008
“Prevalence and prognostic significance of preprocedural cardiac-troponin elevation among patients with stable coronary-artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Results from the Evaluation of Drug-Eluting Stents and Ischemic Events Registry”
Jeremias A, Kleiman NS, Nassif D et al.
Circulation 2008;118:632-638
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/118/6/632
17 October 2008
“Impact of in-hospital revascularization on survival in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome and congestive heart failure”
Steg PG, Kerner A, van de Werf F et al. (for the Global Registry of Coronary Events [GRACE] investigators)
Circulation 2008;118:1163-1171
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/118/11/1163
10 October 2008
“Sodium bicarbonate vs. saline for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing coronary angiography or intervention”
Maioli M, Toso A, Leoncini M et al.
JACC 2008;52:599-604
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T18-4T6G304-4&_user=616288&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=616288&md5=8818a4c4d8d2a4f1e9cf2bc0bdde7edd
10 October 2008
“PhotoPoint photodynamic therapy promotes stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques and inhibits plaque progression”
Waksman R, McEwan PE, Moore TI et al.
JACC 2008;52:1024-1032
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T18-4TDBK3H-D&_user=616288&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=616288&md5=1a68fb6d027a92ad669d503d17f5d160
26 September 2008
“Point-of-care measurement of clopidogrel responsiveness predicts clinical outcome in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Results of the ARMYDA-PRO (Antiplatelet Therapy for Reduction of MYocardial Damage during Angioplasty-Platelet Reactivity Predicts Outcome) study”
Patti G, Nusca A, Mangiacapra F et al.
JACC 2008;52:1128-1133
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T18-4TG512H-4&_user=616288&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=616288&md5=7a340521a1b8e1f5ed2220f87c96d985
19 September 2008
“A meta-analysis of 17 randomized trials of a percutaneous coronary-intervention-based strategy in patients with stable coronary-artery disease”
Shomig A, Mehilli J, de Waha A et al.
JACC 2008;52:894-904
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T18-4TBYGDS-3&_user=616288&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=616288&md5=fcedf4af09f9a7ce721e1428931eaaac
19 September 2008
“Sodium bicarbonate vs. sodium chloride for the prevention of contrast-medium-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing coronary angiography”
Brar SS, Shen AY, Jorgensen MB et al.
JAMA 2008;300:1038-1046
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/300/9/1038
12 September 2008
“Cardiac magnetic resonance with T2-weighted imaging improves detection of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department”
Cury RC, Shash K, Nagurney JT et al.
Circulation 2008;118:837-844
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/118/8/837
12 September 2008
“Routine use of bilateral skeletonized internal thoracic-artery grafting: Long-term results”
Pevni D, Uretzky G, Mohr A et al.
Circulation 2008;118:705-712
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18663087?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
12 September 2008
“Bivalirudin vs. unfractionated heparin during percutaneous coronary intervention”
Kastrati A, Neumann FJ, Mehilli J et al. (for the ISAR-REACT 3 trial investigators)
NEJM 2008;359:688-696
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/359/7/688.pdf
5 September 2008
“Day-night variation of acute myocardial infarction in obstructive sleep apnea”
Kuniyoshi FH, Garcia-Touchard A, Gami AS et al.
JACC 2008;52:343-346
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T18-4T20MVY-6&_user=616288&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=616288&md5=63cb33d548e4a516fc386715053dd596
29 August 2008
“Outcome of alcohol septal ablation for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy”
Sorajja P, Valeti U, Nishimura RA et al.
Circulation 2008;118:131-139
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/118/2/131
29 August 2008
“Effect of PCI on quality of life in patients with stable coronary disease”
Weintraub WS, Spertus JA, Kolm P et al.
NEJM 2008;359:677-687
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/359/7/677.pdf
15 August 2008