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Author(s): Colm Hanratty , Simon J Walsh Added: 3 years ago
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) are a common finding at angiography in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD); they are present in ~20% of cases at angiography (excluding those with acute MI or prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).1 Data from the same Canadian registry showed that only 10% of CTO patients had had a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) attempted to treat CTO, with… View more
Author(s): Dagmar M Ouweneel , Bimmer E Claessen , Krischan D Sjauw , et al Added: 3 years ago
The main goal of mechanical cardiac assistance is to provide haemodynamic support in case of an endangered coronary or systemic circulation by increasing or maintaining coronary and systemic blood flow. In addition to haemodynamic support, mechanical cardiac assistance may also provide myocardial protection by unloading the ventricle. The experience with percutaneous mechanical support devices is… View more
Author(s): Bahaeddin Shabaneh , Neil Strickman , Zvonimir Krajcer Added: 3 years ago
Carotid stenting has been introduced for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis as a potentially less invasive therapy than carotid endarterectomy, because carotid stenting does not require general anaesthesia and does not lead to local surgical complications. Despite major technical progress in decreasing the risk of embolisation, this risk continues to be a hurdle in the acceptance of carotid… View more
Author(s): Nilesh Pareek , Peter Kordis , Ian Webb , et al Added: 3 years ago
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is defined as the sudden absence of cardiac mechanical contractility with loss of signs of circulation that occurs within a community setting.1 OHCA affects more than half a million patients globally per year and is one the leading causes of death in developing countries.2 In the US, OHCA affects 350,000 patients per year and is the third leading cause of… View more
Author(s): Mohammed Imran Ghare , Alexandra Lansky Added: 3 years ago
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an innovative treatment modality for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS). After gaining initial market approval in Europe in 2007 and 4 years later in the US, TAVR continues to make large strides. An estimated 340,000 TAVR procedures have been completed in Europe in the immediate 5 years after approval and a further 10,000… View more