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Stenting of the unprotected left main coronary artery in patients with severe aortic stenosis prior to percutaneous valve interventions
01 February 2012
Ronen Jaffe, Ariel Finkelstein, Basil S. Lewis, Victor Guetta, Nader Khader, Ronen Rubinshtein, David A. Halon, Amit Segev
Abstract: Aims: High-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) who are candidates for transcatheter valve implantation (TAVI) or balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) may additionally require revasc...
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Randomized trial of insulin versus usual care in reducing restenosis after coronary intervention in patients with diabetes. the STent Restenosis And Metabolism (STREAM) study
01 February 2012
Madhu K. Natarajan, Bradley H. Strauss, Michael Rokoss, Christopher E. Buller, G.B. John Mancini, Changchun Xie, Tej N. Sheth, David Goodhart, Eric A. Cohen, Peter Seidelin, William Harper, Hertzel C. Gerstein
Abstract: Background: Diabetes status is an independent marker of restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Previous studies suggest that metabolic abnormalities associated with diabe...
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Delivery catheter cone separation and embolization after Corevalve dislocation by subclavian approach
19 January 2012
Cédric Delhaye, Arnaud Sudre, Gilles Lemesle, Mohamad Koussa, Thomas Modine
Abstract: Corevalve dislocation has been reported to significantly increase the perioperative risk for severe complications and poor outcomes. We describe the case of an 87-year-old man who was referr...
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Excessive axial plaque redistribution during coronary stent implantation confirmed by intravascular ultrasound
09 January 2012
Shinichi Furuichi, Tetsuya Tobaru, Mitsuhiko Ohta, Ryuta Asano, Tetsuya Sumiyoshi, Hitonobu Tomoike
Abstract: We report a case of excessive axial plaque redistribution leading to luminal narrowing at the reference segment confirmed by serial intravascular ultrasound during coronary stent implantatio...
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Radial artery spasm during transradial cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention: incidence, predisposing factors, prevention, and management
09 January 2012
Hee Hwa Ho, Fahim Haider Jafary, Paul Jau Ong
Abstract: Transradial cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention are increasingly being performed worldwide in elective and emergency procedures, with many centers adopting the tra...
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