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PROMOTED
Author(s):
Nicolas M Van Mieghem
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Kendra J Grubb
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David Hildick-Smith
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et al
Start date:
Mar 26, 2024
Author(s):
Donald E Cutlip
Added:
3 years ago
Coronary artery disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with diabetes.1 The presence of diabetes is associated with at least a doubling of the risk for subsequent cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular death,2–4 and the diagnosis of coronary artery disease is more difficult in patients with diabetes owing to frequent atypical symptoms or silent ischaemia. Furthermore…
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Foreword
Author(s):
Simon Kennon
Added:
3 years ago
Article
Carotid Artery Stenting - Strategies to Improve Procedural Performance and Reduce the Learning Curve
Author(s):
Willem IM Willaert
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Isabelle Van Herzeele
Added:
3 years ago
Article
Author(s):
Heinz Joachim Büttner
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Masahisa Yamane
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Nicolaus Reifart
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et al
Added:
3 years ago
Introduction and Objectives
A symposium, chaired by Dr Heinz Joachim Büttner of Freiburg-Bad Krozingen (Germany) and Dr Masahisa Yamane of St Luke’s International Hospital (Tokyo, Japan) took place at EuroPCR, Paris on May 23rd, 2014. Its objectives were as follows: to learn how to improve the success of percutaneous intervention (PCI) in chronic total occlusion (CTO) by matching techniques to…
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Author(s):
Diarmaid Cadogan
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Marwa Daghem
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Mostafa Snosi
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et al
Added:
10 months ago
Author(s):
Matt Thompson
Added:
3 years ago
Since its inception in the early 1990s, endovascular repair (EVR) of aneurysms has been subjected to analysis in several randomised controlled trials. Now it is a mainstay of treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). As the technique has moved from conception through competitive analysis and finally into mainstream practice, several issues have remained controversial. These will be…
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Author(s):
Leif Thuesen
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Niels Ramsing Holm
Added:
3 years ago
Bifurcation lesions are frequent and account for about 15 % of all percutaneous coronary intervention cases.1 Bifurcations are a challenging lesion subset involving a main vessel (MV) and its side branch (SB). A bifurcation lesion may be looked upon as the proximal MV, the distal main vessel, the SB and the area of the bifurcation. Short- and long-term results depend on optimal handling of all…
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Author(s):
Ronan Ali
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Adam B Greenbaum
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Aaron D Kugelmass
Added:
3 years ago
Abstract
The basic equipment involved in percutaneous coronary interventions - guiding catheters, guide wires and dilation catheters (balloons) - have undergone significant evolution which has allowed for improvements in procedural success and safety. The coronary interventionalist should possess a thorough working knowledge of the available equipment and the ability to select specific equipment…
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Author(s):
Karel M Van Praet
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Markus Kofler
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Timo Z Nazari Shafti
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et al
Added:
2 years ago