Abstract Background Concern exists relating to potential attenuated efficacy of limus-eluting stents in patients with diabetes mellitus. In this respect diabetic patients with sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) failure requiring reintervention may…
Abstract Objectives Restenosis after drug eluting stent (DES) implantation in the distal/bifurcation left main (DBLM) remains challenging to manage. The aim of this study was to assess the in-stent restenosis…
Abstract Background Live case demonstration as an educational tool is widely used to rapidly and effectively disseminate information on surgical and interventional techniques. The risks and benefits of live case…
“Perfect Storm”: A critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors. Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2014. Hypertension (HTN) is a global public health concern affecting 20–30% of the world’s…
Abstract Renal artery stenosis is a common finding among patients with atherosclerotic disease and its percutaneous treatment with stent implantation is frequently performed by interventional cardiologists and vascular radiologists. However,…
Abstract In contemporary practice, entrapped devices are rarely encountered during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) but can be associated with serious morbidity and mortality. We present a case of a 62…
Abstract A 90-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. He had a history of post-infarction angina pectoris 79 months ago and had a bare-metal…
Abstract The best treatment strategy for below the knee bifurcation disease is not known. We present first two cases with successful implantation of dedicated coronary bifurcation sirolimus eluting stent BiOSS…
Abstract We report a case of a Perforated Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm (PSOV) closure using an Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect occluder (mVSD) device and describe a novel and potentially…
Abstract Aortic valve annular complex was rediscovered after the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement; and imaging has been crucial in determining the annular geometry. Although the procedure has evolved,…
