Abstract An increasing number of studies have reported intimal atherosclerotic changes, or neoatherosclerosis in the late phase after bare metal stent implantation, however, only a few reports have showed the…
Abstract The advent of drug-eluting stents (DES) associated with improvements in interventional techniques, encouraged the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for unprotected left main (ULM) stenosis because of the…
We appreciate Dr. Y-Hassan’s comments with regard to our recently published manuscript and would like to take the opportunity to respond . Several coronary bifurcation classification systems have been proposed…
Abstract Background Anomalies of the origin and course of the circumflex artery are amongst the most common seen at coronary angiography. There is limited information regarding patient and procedural characteristics,…
I read with great interest the article written by Zlotnick et al. in the latest issue of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine . The article characterizes the interobserver variability of the Medina…
Abstract Background Treatment of in-stent restenosis of the femoropopliteal (FP) arteries is challenging with a high rate of restenosis. Excimer laser atherectomy (ELA) has a theoretical advantage of ablating restenotic…
Abstract Objectives This study aimed to determine whether the elective insertion of an intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation (IABP) device at the time of myocardial revascularization in patients presenting with an…
Abstract Background Everolimus-eluting stent (EES) implantation was superior to paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) implantation for treatment of de-novo coronary artery disease. We evaluated the outcome of EES compared with PES for…
Abstract Objective Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. Previous studies suggest that women undergoing coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery present with a higher severity of disease…
Abstract Background The aim of this MULTIBENE study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the silicon carbide coated cobalt chromium PRO-Kinetik coronary stent system in patients with single…
