A Clinical Endpoint Committee (CEC) is a panel of unbiased, third-party experts charged with centrally reviewing and classifying suspected endpoints, ascertaining whether they meet protocol definitions and providing standardized endpoint…
Introduction Dobutamine stress echocardiography is a valuable diagnostic imaging for differentiation between true and low flow–low gradient and pseudosevere aortic stenosis. Stroke volume, peak pressure gradient (PG) and mean pressure…
Introduction The Framingham Heart Study showed that patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) were 1.4–1.6 times more likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AF) and were at a twofold risk of having…
Background Vascular access site complications can follow diagnostic coronary and peripheral angiography and can be associated with significant morbidity. Vascular closure devices improve hemostasis at the access site and potentially…
Background Albeit several studies examined the association between cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart failure (HF), results are still unclear and quite conflicting. Objective The objective…
Background Symptomatic recurrent mitral valve stenosis developed in 4% to 39% of patients after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV). It is not known if these patients may benefit from repeat PMV….
Background Clinical decision making in patients with intermediate coronary stenosis is still debated. Deferring intervention based on intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance of minimal luminal cross-sectional area (MLA) ≥4 mm 2…
Background Treatment of bifurcation lesions is still a challenge. Different techniques have been published on how to approach bifurcations. Appropriate stent positioning just at the side branch ostium is difficult…
Background The Impella 2.5 is a percutaneously inserted ventricular assist device used during high-risk angioplasty and in cardiogenic shock. It is relatively contraindicated in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD)…
Background Robotic PCI has a potential to decrease radiation exposure and contrast fluid usage and increase technical precision. The CorPath 200 System (Corindus, Natick, MA, USA) is a vascular robotic…
