Abstract Arterial thrombosis and especially coronary thrombosis are known complications of cocaine abuse. We report three cases of severe life-threatening coronary arterial thrombosis manifesting as acute coronary syndromes. Thrombosis occurred…
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Abstract A pseudoaneurysm with compression of the left main coronary artery causing significant ischaemia was successfully treated with a covered stent. We report this rare complication of cardiac surgery for…
Abstract Historically, multiple arterial access sites have been used for cerebral, peripheral or coronary angiography prior to the widespread utilization of the safer transbrachial and, more recently, transfemoral or transradial…
Abstract Reliance on angiographic detection of peripheral embolic events during endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease not only underestimates its true incidence but is the leading cause for underdeveloped embolic…
Abstract The Amplatzer septal occluder device is used with high success and low-complication rate. Device embolization occurs in around 0.3–0.55% of cases. We report the case of a 44-year-old man…
A 68-year-old lady with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction was referred to our center 3 h from symptom onset for emergent coronarography and percutaneous coronary intervention. Administration of abciximab was started…
Abstract Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing PCI are at very high risk from the development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). Development of CIN in patients with CKD is an…
Abstract Background In an open-chest model of acute infarct, epicardial delivery of hepatocyte growth factor (pCK-HGF-X7) gene improved left ventricle (LV) function. This study was designed to test (a) the…
Abstract Purpose We compared the efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DESs) versus bare-metal stents (BMSs) in de novo and native aorto-ostial lesions (AOLs) guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Method Thirty-eight patients…
