Complete versus Incomplete Revascularization

Sep 23, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Complete versus Incomplete Revascularization

Complete versus Incomplete Revascularization Jeffrey C. Trost Daniel L. Dries Bernard J. Gersh Patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) have several therapeutic options to ameliorate the signs and symptoms…

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Saphenous Vein Graft Disease

Sep 23, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Saphenous Vein Graft Disease

Saphenous Vein Graft Disease John S. Douglas Jr. Michael P. Savage The successful application of surgical coronary revascularization in approximately .5 million patients annually for over three decades has resulted…

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The Chronic Total Occlusion

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The Chronic Total Occlusion Anthony Fung Jaap N. Hamburger Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has established itself as an important alternative to coronary artery bypass surgery in the treatment of…

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In-Stent Restenosis

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In-Stent Restenosis Wells J. Askew John P. Sweeney The advent of coronary stents over a decade ago transformed the practice of interventional cardiology by increasing procedural success (1), decreasing procedural…

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The Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction

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The Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction Felix Zijlstra The timely restoration of antegrade coronary blood flow in the infarct-related artery of a patient with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) results in…

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The Ostial Lesion

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The Ostial Lesion Naeem K. Tahirkheli The coronary ostial lesions share the unique paradox of increased rigidity and elastic recoil (1,2). This has resulted in increased complexity of and suboptimal…

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