Abstract Background The Absorb™ BVS is a bioresorbable, everolimus-eluting scaffold approved and marketed for coronary use. Published data on long-term results after treatment are limited to a small number of…
Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of drug-eluting stents (DES) in small vessels in patients with non-insulin-dependent (NIDDM) and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Background…
Abstract Background/Purpose Patients with acute coronary syndrome due to left main and/or three-vessel disease (LM/3VD) are at the highest risk of short- and long-term adverse cardiovascular events. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)…
Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility, safety and short-term outcomes of transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TF-TAVI) in patients with small diseased peripheral vessels….
Drug matrix coatings play the critical role in determining the clinical efficacy of drug-eluting stent (DES) devices. In fact, although various surface modifications have been investigated as a means of…
An 82 year-old lady with severe calcified aortic stenosis was referred for transcatheter aortic valve implantation to our institution. From the right femoral artery, a 26 mm CoreValve (Medtronic Inc.,…
Abstract A 67-year-old man with a dilated cardiomyopathy and severe aortic regurgitation (AR) secondary to a traumatic cusp lesion was referred to our institution because of progressive worsening of dyspnea….
Abstract In a patient with a small-calibre radial artery and a 360° radio-ulnar loop, we combined the balloon-assisted tracking (BAT) technique (used to track a catheter trough the loop) with…
Recently, the MATRIX trial results were published. The authors randomized > 8000 patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) to either transfemoral or transradial approach. Although touted as an overwhelming…
Summary We present a review of microvascular dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and an interesting case of a symptomatic familial HCM patient with inducible ischemia by single photon emission computed…
