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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Delivery for Promoting Collaterals in Patients with Coronary and Peripheral Artery Disease Jai Pal Singh For patients with severe ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral arterial disease…
Percutaneous Approaches to Valvular Disease Alec Vahanian Eric Brochet David Messika-Zeitoun Bernard Iung Until the early 1980s surgery was the only possible treatment for severe valvular lesions, then a new…
Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Ivan P. Casserly Murat E. Tuzcu Persistent patency of the foramen ovale has been implicated in an increasing number of pathologic states. Most…
