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Author(s): Abhishek Joshi , Andrew Wragg Added: 3 years ago
Simulator training provides the opportunity to acquire and practise technical skills in a safe, controlled and reproducible environment without the risk of harming patients. Although there is no evidence to prove that patient outcomes are worse if trainees undertake interventional procedures, there is an inevitable concern that procedures may not be as safe or successful if undertaken by doctors… View more

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Robot-assisted PCI
Author(s): Kalpa De Silva , Aung Myat , Julian Strange , et al Added: 3 years ago
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has evolved since its inception more than 40 years ago. There have been major advances in technology, with adaptations made across all facets of the procedure, from stent engineering to adjunctive physiology and intracoronary imaging. Despite this progress, the mainstay for all PCI procedures remains fluoroscopic X-ray imaging guidance, with manual… View more

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Bioprosthetic Valve Fracture During Valve-in-valve TAVR: Bench to Bedside
Author(s): John T Saxon , Keith B Allen , David J Cohen , et al Added: 3 years ago
Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has long been the standard of care for aortic valve replacement. More recently, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been established as a safe, effective and less invasive method of valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at intermediate or high risk for complications related to SAVR.1–4 For patients who present with… View more

Vascular Disease and Surgery

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Author(s): Willem IM Willaert , Isabelle Van Herzeele Added: 3 years ago
In the western world stroke is the third most common cause of death with a reported incidence of >200/100,000 persons annually.1 More than 10 % of these ischaemic strokes are attributable to atherosclerosis of the internal carotid artery.1 Large landmark trials have confirmed the effectiveness of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for reducing the stroke risk by r emoving the embolic atherosclerotic… View more

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