Volume 4 Number 5

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• Bilateral alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: the hypertrophied septum caught in crossfire!
Parakh N, Ramakrishnan S, Seth S, Bhargava B
Editorial
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A rich and varied offering
Serruys PW
EuroInterv.2009;4:549
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The CTTO registry: is the CT really necessary?
Di Mario C, Kukreja N
EuroInterv.2009;4:551-553
EAPCI column
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“Stent 4 Life” Targeting PCI at all who will benefit the most A joint project between EAPCI, Euro-PCR, EUCOMED and the ESC Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care
Widimsky P, Fajadet J, Danchin N, Wijns W
EuroInterv.2009;4:555-557
Clinical research
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Keynote Address – EuroPCR 2008, Barcelona, May 14th, 2008 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: state of the art
Serruys PW
EuroInterv.2009;4 558-565
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First-in-man (FIM) study of the Stentys™ bifurcation stent – 30 days results
Verheye S, Grube E, Ramcharitar S, Schofer J, Witzenbichler B, Kovac J, Hauptmann K, Agostoni P, Wiemer M, Lefèvre T, Serruys PW, Geuns R
EuroInterv.2009;4:566-571
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TAXUS VI final 5-year results: a multicentre, randomised trial comparing polymer-based moderate-release paclitaxel-eluting stent with a bare metal stent for treatment of long, complex coronary artery lesions
Grube E, Dawkins K, Guagliumi G, Banning A, Zmudka K, Colombo A, Thuesen L, Hauptman K, Marco J, Wijns W, Joshi A, Mascioli S
EuroInterv.2009;4 572-577
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Interventional treatment in diabetics in the era of drug-eluting stents and compliance to the ESC guidelines: lessons learned from the Euro Heart Survey Programme
Onuma Y, Kukreja N, Ramcharitar S, Hochadel M, Gitt A, Serruys PW
EuroInterv.2009;4 578-587
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Impact of atherosclerotic disease progression on mid-term clinical outcome in diabetic patients in the drug-eluting stent era
Tousek P, Pavei A, Oreglia J, Martin G, Sharif F, Fajadet J, Farah B
EuroInterv.2009;4 588-592
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Incidence of stent thrombosis in patients with drug eluting stents and short-term dual antiplatelet therapy
Steinwender C, Hartenthaler B, Lambert T, Kypta A, Kammler J, Hönig S, Hofmann R, Kerschner K, Leisch F
EuroInterv.2009;4 593-599
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Percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusions: the role of side-branch obstruction
Paizis I, Manginas A, Voudris V, Pavlides G, Spargias K, Cokkinos D
EuroInterv.2009;4 600-606
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Computed Tomography in Total coronary Occlusions (CTTO Registry): radiation exposure and predictors of successful percutaneous intervention
García-García H, Van Mieghem H, Gonzalo N, Meijboom W, Weustink A, Onuma Y, Mollet N, Schultz J, Meliga E, van der Ent M, Sianos G, Goedhart D, den Boer A, de Feyter P, Serruys PW
EuroInterv.2009;4 607-616
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Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction secondary to acute left main coronary occlusion in an institution without on-site cardiothoracic surgical support
Li Chia P, Khoo B, Ng C, Lim J
EuroInterv.2009;4 617-619
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Cheatham Platinum (CP) and Palmaz stents for cardiac and vascular lesions treatment in patients with congenital heart disease
Agnoletti G, Marini D, Ou P, Vandrell M-C, Boudjemline Y, Bonnet D
EuroInterv.2009;4:620-625
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In vivo characterisation of coronary plaques with conventional grey-scale intravascular ultrasound: correlation with optical coherence tomography
Low A, Kawase Y, Chan Y, Tearney G, Bouma B, Jang I
EuroInterv.2009;4:626-632
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Re-examining minimal luminal diameter relocation and quantitative coronary angiography – intravascular ultrasound correlations in stented saphenous vein grafts: methodological insights from the randomised RRISC trial
Semeraro O, Agostoni P, Verheye S, van Langenhove G, Van den Heuvel P, Convens C, van den Branden F, Bruining N, Vermeersch P
EuroInterv.2009;4 633-640
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Prevalence and characteristics of major and minor coronary artery anomalies in an adult population assessed by computed tomography coronary angiography
Rodríguez-Granillo G, Rosales M, Pugliese F, Fernandez-Pereira C, Rodríguez A
EuroInterv.2009;4 641-647
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Novel method for real-time hybrid cardiac CT and coronary angiography image registration: visualising beyond luminology, proof-of-concept
Roguin A, Abadi S, Engel A, Beyar R
EuroInterv.2009;4 648-653
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Plaque and shear stress distribution in human coronary bifurcations: a multislice computed tomography study
van der Giessen A, Wentzel J, Meijboom W, Mollet N, van der Steen A, van de Vosse F, de Feyter P, Gijsen F
EuroInterv.2009;4 654-661
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Incidence, patient characteristics and predictors of aborted myocardial infarction in patients undergoing primary PCI: prospective study comparing pre- and in-hospital abciximab pretreatment
Hassan A, Jukema W, van der Laarse A, Hasan-Ali H, Wolterbeek R, van der Kley F, Spano F, Atsma D, Schalijv M
EuroInterv.2009;4:662-668
Expert review
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The use of self-expanding stents in coronary bifurcations and beyond: a paradigm revisited
Jilaihawi H, Farah B, Laborde J-C
EuroInterv.2009;4:669-675
Special feature
112
Innovations in Cardiovascular Interventions 2008 – Technology Parade
Beyar R, Lotan C
EuroInterv.2009;4:676-684
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