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Author(s):
Eberhard Grube
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3 years ago
The importance of embolisation in atherosclerotic vascular disease has recently undergone a major change in mindset. In the 1990s, it was considered a rare event confined to degenerated and aged saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). Lately, however, embolisation has become a major issue to contend with, not only in SVG but in all carotid artery stenting, in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and in…
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MGuard Embolic Protection Stent
Author(s):
Ricardo Costa
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Alexandre Abizaid
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Jean Fajadet
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et al
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3 years ago
Article
Author(s):
Fausto Castriota
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Armando Liso
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Giancarlo Biamino
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et al
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3 years ago
Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is becoming a frequent therapeutic strategy for approaching severe carotid obstructive disease and is now widely accepted as a less invasive technique that provides an attractive alternative for many patients, particularly those with significant co-morbidities.1–6 From a technical standpoint, the continuous evolution of carotid stent design increases the…
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Author(s):
Shao-Liang Chen
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Imad Sheiban
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3 years ago
Bifurcation lesions account for approximately 20–30% of all percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). Coronary bifurcation sites are prone to developing obstructive atherosclerotic disease due to turbulent blood flow and change of shear stress. With the complexity of bifurcation lesions, several classification systems have been advocated in order to extablish percutaneous strategies.1–3 In fact…
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Author(s):
Michael Tsang
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Sanjit Jolly
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3 years ago
Many advances have been made in the management of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) over the past three decades.1 This is owed to insight into role that thrombus has in the obstruction of the infarct-related artery (IRA) and the subsequent cascade of the myocardial ischaemia, cell oedema and myocardial necrosis. The institution of reperfusion therapy has revolutionised the care of…
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Author(s):
Krishnaraj S Rathod
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Stephen M Hamshere
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Tawfiq R Choudhury
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et al
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3 years ago
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is the optimal treatment strategy for restoring coronary blood flow in the infarct related artery (IRA) and salvaging myocardium in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).1,2 Despite this, PPCI fails to restore optimal myocardial perfusion in up to 40 % of patients despite restoring epicardial artery patency as evidenced by…
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Author(s):
Demosthenes G Katritsis
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Ioannis Pantos
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3 years ago
The functional severity of atherosclerotic coronary lesions is the single most important prognostic factor in patients with documented coronary artery disease (CAD). Assessment of the haemodynamic significance of coronary artery lesions by invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement now has an I-A indication by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) to identify haemodynamically relevant…
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Author(s):
Joelle Kefer
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3 years ago
Atrial septal abnormalities are common congenital lesions remaining asymptomatic until adulthood in a great number of patients. The most frequent atrial septal defects in adults are ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO), both approachable by transcatheter closure using device implantation. The first non-surgical ASD closure was performed in 1975 by Mills and…
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Author(s):
Fizzah A Choudry
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Roshan P Weerackody
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Daniel A Jones
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et al
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3 years ago
Over the last few decades, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has revolutionised the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with rapid recanalisation of the infarct-related epicardial vessel, resulting in smaller infarct size and a substantial reduction in adverse clinical endpoints.1,2 However, suboptimal myocardial reperfusion is documented to occur in a…
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Author(s):
Michael Teitelbaum
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Rafail Kotronias
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Luciano A Sposato
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et al
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3 years ago
Since its introduction in 2002, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has provided an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients considered inoperable or either at high or intermediate risk for SAVR.1 However, one of the most feared complications of TAVI are cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) including stroke or transient ischaemic attack. Further to this, TAVI…
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