Background The Endeavor (Medtronic) zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES) has shown favorable results in reducing target lesion revascularization (TLR) and vessel failure (TVF) in several registries and randomized trials. We report our…
Objective The goal of this study was to examine the hospital outcomes of high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performed with hemodynamic support by intraaortic balloon pump (IABP), Tandem Heart (TH)…
Background Recent studies demonstrated the ineffectiveness of kissing balloon inflation (KBI) in one-stent strategy for the coronary bifurcation lesion (COBIS and Nordic-Baltic III). However, there has not yet been standardization…
Background Precise stent positioning at ostial and bifurcated coronary stenosis is difficult due to vessel overlap and/or foreshortening. The Szabo technique (SzT) is a simple way to deal with these…
Background Previous demographic studies have revealed different CAD patterns among different population groups, with a more extensive and diffuse disease pattern among Egyptian/Arab patients particularly in a young age. These…
Background Patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are at risk for hemodynamic compromise. In addition to an intraaortic balloon pump, TandemHeart and the Impella device may also be used…
Background The aims of our study were to evaluate the complications and long-term outcomes of PCI with implantations of long biolimus A9-eluting stents in proximal anterior descending artery (LAD). Methods…
Background A lot of drug-eluting stents (DESs) are implanted every year around the world, but the problem of in-stent restenosis remains in interventional cardiology. Nowadays, the optimal approach to paclitaxel-eluting…
Background Current practice guidelines still recommend coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) as the standard treatment in patients with left main coronary disease (LMCD). The purpose of our study is to…
Background The percutaneous treatment of aorto-ostial stenoses is challenging. There is a paucity of data regarding the success of accurately positioning stents in the aorto-ostial location. Methods We retrospectively reviewed…
