The Chronic Total Occlusion
The Chronic Total Occlusion Anthony Fung Jaap N. Hamburger Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has established itself as an important alternative to coronary artery bypass surgery in the treatment of…
In-Stent Restenosis
In-Stent Restenosis Wells J. Askew John P. Sweeney The advent of coronary stents over a decade ago transformed the practice of interventional cardiology by increasing procedural success (1), decreasing procedural…
The Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction
The Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction Felix Zijlstra The timely restoration of antegrade coronary blood flow in the infarct-related artery of a patient with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) results in…
The Patient with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
The Patient with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Gary E. Lane The majority of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are performed on patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The syndrome includes…
The Ostial Lesion
The Ostial Lesion Naeem K. Tahirkheli The coronary ostial lesions share the unique paradox of increased rigidity and elastic recoil (1,2). This has resulted in increased complexity of and suboptimal…
The Thrombus-Containing Lesion
The Thrombus-Containing Lesion Emmanouil S. Brilakis Charanjit S. Rihal Thrombus-containing lesions are frequently encountered during coronary angiography, especially in patients with acute coronary syndromes; these lesions are associated with an…
Bifurcation Lesions—The Role of Stents
Bifurcation Lesions—The Role of Stents Antonio Colombo Goran Stankovic Bernhard Reimers The introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) is changing the way we treat bifurcation lesions. A few initial considerations are…
Bifurcation Lesion—The Role of Debulking
Bifurcation Lesion—The Role of Debulking Jassim Al Suwaidi David R. Holmes Jr. Coronary artery bifurcation lesions are difficult to treat using conventional balloon angioplasty (BA) and are associated with both…
The Long Lesion
The Long Lesion Xiaoshun Liu Ivan De Scheerder Since the early days of percutaneous intervention, indications for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) continue to extend. Whereas complex, long, and diffuse lesions…
Long and Calcified Lesions
Long and Calcified Lesions David R. Holmes Jr. Long and calcified coronary arterial lesions represent difficult problems for interventional cardiology and result in more difficult procedures with higher complication rates…
