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  • Issue Number: 
    Volume 7, Issue 2 (February 2010)



    Interview with Co-Principal Investigators of the ARMOUR Trial: Gary Ansel, MD and L. Nelson Hopkins, MD




    What was the purpose and scope of the ARMOUR trial? What were the trial’s
    primary and secondary end points?

    ANSEL: The purpose of the trial was to test a proximal protection device for carotid artery stenting (CAS) called the Mo.Ma® Ultra Proximal Cerebral Protection Device (Invatec, Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania). This is a flow-clamping device to allow for CAS. The primary endpoints were MACE, which included any myocardial inf

  • Issue Number: 
    Volume 7, Issue 2 (February 2010)



    Ibrahim Akin, MD, Stephan Kische, MD, Henrik Schneider, MD, Tim C. Rehders, MD, Jasmin Ortak, MD, Andreas Liebold, MD*, Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, Hüseyin Ince, MD



    Introduction

    Rising life expectancy results in an increase in degenerative and neoplastic diseases. Population-based observational studies revealed that 1–2% of patients > 65 years of age have moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis (AS).1 Surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) dates back to 1960 and is currently the only treatment option for severe AS. It has been shown t

  • Issue Number: 
    Volume 7, Issue 2 (February 2010)



    Amar R. Chadaga, MD, Jamil B. Dihu, MD, Timothy A. Sanborn, MD



    Abstract

    Cardiogenic shock represents the most ominous challenge of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), with an incidence of 8–9% and a mortality rate approaching 50%. The majority of cases of cardiogenic shock are secondary to AMI complicated by left ventricular failure leading to refractory hypoperfusion and hypotension. Placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), particularly in young patients, remain the America

  • Issue Number: 
    Volume 7, Issue 2 (February 2010)



    Imad F. Tabry, MD



    Case Presentation

    A 91-year-old female was admitted in June 2009 with left-sided hemiplegia and congestive heart failure. She had undergone aortic valve replacement with coronary bypass surgery in 2003, an inferior vena cava filter insertion in 2006 and re-do coronary bypass off-pump in 2008. In addition to her neurologic findings, she also had a loud bruit at the base of the right neck associated with a palpable thrill. Review of her most recent surgery records confirmed the use of a right internal jugular central venous catheter f

  • Issue Number: 
    Volume 7, Issue 2 (February 2010)



    Immad Sadiq, MD and Kurush Setna, MD*



    Abstract

    The objective of this article is to demonstrate that supine retrograde popliteal artery access is feasible, safe and effective. No published reports of supine popliteal artery access exist in the English language literature. We define this technique and demonstrate with two cases the successful application of this method in femoropopliteal arterial percutaneous revascularization. This is a case report that outlines a new technique for arterial access. We have tried this technique in multiple

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