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Author(s):
Andrejs Erglis
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Sanda Jegere
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Inga Narbute
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3 years ago
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is the first catheter-based imaging modality that has been widely used in interventional cardiology.1 It creates cross-sectional images of the vessel lumen and the arterial wall and provides valuable diagnostic information to angiography regarding lumen and vessel measurements and plaque morphology. This information helps clinical decision-making in ambiguous…
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Author(s):
Daniel Tze Yee Ang
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Colin Berry
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Tom Ford
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Colin Berry
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3 years ago
Ischaemic heart disease persists as the leading global cause of death and lost life years in adults.1 Angina is a common clinical presentation of ischaemic heart disease related to a supply:demand mismatch of myocardial blood flow, typically provoked by exertion or stress. Invasive coronary angiography is the reference test for angina and identifies obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) as a…
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Author(s):
Tom Adriaenssens
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Giovanni J Ughi
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Jan Dhooge
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et al
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3 years ago
In the bare metal stent (BMS) era, several intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) studies have validated the strategy of reducing in-stent restenosis rates by a strict adherence to an optimal stent implantation technique, predominantly by avoiding stent underexpansion.1 In a first phase after the introduction of drug-eluting stents(2003), the spectacular reduction in restenosis rates, based on…
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Author(s):
Greg Murphy
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Ailish Naughton
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Rory Durand
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et al
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11 months ago
Clinical Impact of Stent Design
Author(s):
Rebecca L Noad
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Colm Hanratty
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Simon J Walsh
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3 years ago
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Author(s):
Patrick W Serruys
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Scot Garg
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3 years ago
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the predominant cause of heart disease and the leading cause of death worldwide. In recent decades revolutionary treatments have been developed and ushered in for its management. Following its introduction in 1968, coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery rapidly became established as the standard of care for treatment of CAD.1 In 1977, Andreas Gruntzig performed the…
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Author(s):
Roberto Scarsini
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Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios
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Giovanni Luigi De Maria
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et al
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3 years ago
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) encompass a wide spectrum of clinical presentations that range from ST-elevation MI (STEMI) to non-ST-elevation MI and unstable angina. These conditions are life threatening and remain a source of high morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, despite major accomplishments worldwide in timely reperfusion with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), an important…
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Author(s):
Nicolaus Reifart
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3 years ago
Definition and Prevalence
Nowadays it is widely accepted to define chronic total occlusions (CTOs) of the coronary artery as lesions with thrombolysis in myocardial infarction 0 flow for more than three months (either angiographically proven or with high clinical likelihood).1 Occlusions of less than four weeks following an acute infarction are defined as acute or subacute and occlusions of…
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‘Primary’ Microvascular Angina
Author(s):
Gaetano Antonio Lanza
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Juan Carlos Kaski
Added:
3 years ago
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