Showing papers in "Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine in 2006"

TL;DR: DNA of eukaryotic cells, including vascular cells, is under the constant attack of chemicals, free radicals, or ionizing radiation that can be caused by environmental exposure, by-products of intracellular metabolism, or medical therapy that may lead to permanent cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, or oncogenesis.

TL;DR: Mesenchymal stem cells can be efficientlyTransduced to express CXCR4, and transduced MSCs migrate rapidly toward SDF-1, and CX CR4 expression does not render survival advantage to MSC’s under serum-deprived conditions.

TL;DR: Metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic patients with AMI is associated with larger infarct size, more in-hospital complications, and a marked increase of acute renal failure.

TL;DR: The similarity between HBO and other protective oxidative stress mechanisms is drawn and its possible cellular mechanistic role as a drug via the generation of ROS is speculated in an evidence-based manner.

TL;DR: It is suggested that focal coronary endothelial injury as a result of PCI triggers early mobilization of EPC into the peripheral circulation in patients presenting for an elective PCI, without a corresponding rise in VEGF levels.

TL;DR: Systemic administration of anti-c-myc bound to PESDA microbubbles may be a good method for preventing coronary neointimal formation within and around implanted stents.

TL;DR: Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is mandatory after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation because of potential increase risk of stent thrombosis compared to bare-metal stents.

TL;DR: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of IR and its linkage to late loss with bare metal stenting in nondiabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction, which can be classified into two groups: the IR group and the NIR group.

TL;DR: High-rate gene transfer to human primary ECs was observed 48 h after transduction with GALV pseudo-typed retroviral vectors, eliminating the need for the time-consuming process of cell selection and providing support for the feasibility of implanting genetically engineered biologically active cellular-coated stents.

TL;DR: Oral everolimus suppresses in-stent neointimal growth in rabbit iliac arteries by four weeks and is more effective than 7 days of high-doseEverolimus.

TL;DR: The new method for ITI measurement is sufficiently sensitive in detecting AHF at its preclinical stage and, thus, allows earlier therapy.

TL;DR: Drug-eluting stents showed significant underexpansion by MUSIC criteria at conventionally used inflation pressures and higher balloon inflations are required especially during deployment of a SES.

TL;DR: The use of cutting balloon inflation within the implanted stent which overcame calcific restraint unresponsive to high pressure inflations with non-compliant balloons is described.

TL;DR: Intracoronary injection of autologous mononuclear cells in a porcine chronic myocardial ischemia model appears safe, and a role for bone marrow engraftment and repopulation as a possible mechanism for progenitor cell localization in myocardium is suggested.

TL;DR: In vitro results suggest that paracrine effects may be the mechanism by which stromal cells become beneficial in cardiac therapy.

TL;DR: Coronary arteriography is associated with mortality risk-reduction among stable cardiac patients undergoing intermediate-to-high-risk noncardiac surgery, but is unwarranted for low-risk procedures.

TL;DR: The use of bivalirudin in patients undergoing PCI after AMI is safe and feasible and should be considered as an alternative anticoagulant agent during PCI to treat patients presenting with AMI.

TL;DR: This study showed, in a clinically relevant large-animal model, that catheter-based intramyocardial injection of autologous BMC into ischemic myocardium is safe.

TL;DR: This case strengthens the hypothesis that primary hyperaldosteronism is a potential independent risk factor for aortic dissection.

TL;DR: The case of a 63-year-old man who was admitted to the authors' hospital with effort-induced angina, bradycardia, and left ventricular hypertrophy on electrocardiogram is discussed, and significant myocardial bridging with total occlusion in the left anterior descending artery during systole is found.

TL;DR: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) results in a hemorrhagic separation of the media, with creation of false lumen, with or without an associated tear in the intima, and is now being increasingly recognized as a prominent cause of acute ischemic coronary events that usually occur in relatively young patients who are predominantly female.

TL;DR: A 59-year-old male with a history of tetralogy of Fallot was noted to have persistent pulmonary hypertension, normal left ventricular function, severe aortic regurgitation, and a residual Potts shunt.

TL;DR: If any difficulties are encountered when advancing the guide wire after the arterial puncture using standard transradial kits, it is useful to routinely use a 60-mm polyethylene radial pressure line catheter like the Leader Cath, which is more flexible and less traumatic than short catheters and are usually available in the standard hydrophilic transradials.

TL;DR: The injection of autologous BM MNCs is a safe and efficacious therapy following early revascularization in AMI patients, demonstrating positive left ventricular remodeling.

TL;DR: The benefits of ald testosterone blockade have now been extended, with the selective aldosterone antagonist eplerenone demonstrating reduced mortality compared to placebo, in patients with post-myocardial infarction HF.

TL;DR: In a racism-proof model of preoperative evaluation of stable cardiac veterans, the racial disparity in the use of invasive procedures was related to epidemiologic differences and corroborates no underuse of diagnostic procedures among African-Americans.

TL;DR: Intracoronary beta-brachytherapy with a liquid rhenium-188-filled balloon in restenoses after intracoronaries radiation therapy failure including 12 months combined antiplatelet therapy is safe with respect to vessel thrombosis, late coronary occlusion or aneurysm formation.

TL;DR: Scheinert et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed a novel angiosculpt scoring balloon catheter for the treatment of infra-popliteal disease using a multi-center registry.

TL;DR: The case of a 56-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction who was successfully treated via systemic thrombolysis in a peripheral hospital is reported and the long-term prognosis of patients with SCAD is considered favorable.