Abstract Aim The purpose of this study is to determine whether ad hoc (same session) percutaneous coronary intervention, and staged (multiple session) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have different renal outcomes….
Abstract Background Coronary endarterectomy albeit infrequently utilized remains a pivotal treatment modality for advanced atherosclerotic heart disease. Benefits of coronary endarterectomy are explored in terms of better mid-term survival, freedom…
Abstract Background Drug-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer might be particularly useful in diabetic patients who are at increased risk for target lesion/target vessel revascularization. We therefore aimed at assessing the…
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the success rates and outcome of the hybrid algorithm for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by a single operator in two different clinical…
Abstract Background The assessment of patients presenting with angina using invasive angiography alone is imperfect. By contrast, fractional flow reserve (FFR) allows for assessment of lesion-specific ischemia, which is predictive…
Abstract Background Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) may be defined as Acute Renal Failure (ARF) that occurs within 24–72 h of exposure to intra-venous or intra-arterial iodinated contrast media that cannot…
… you’d think that by now I’d know ‘Cause here we go go go go again Cardiac catheterization associated contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is an enigma that has troubled interventional cardiologists,…
Abstract Infusion catheters, when used with balloons, are susceptible to compression of the catheter lumen. A consequence is that shear stress is increased in the fluid that passes through the…
Abstract Objective Transcatether aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as an acceptable alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with high-risk surgical profile. In this analysis, we compare…
Abstract Case report of the male with an anterior STEMI to whom a primary PCI is performed. The angiogram shows a fluctuating close of the LAD and Cx than when…
