Volume 1 Number 1 May 2005

The history of EuroPCR... and why a new journal?

• Serruys PW,
• Marco J

EuroInterv.2005;1:4-5

Next generation of drug eluting stents 'Sirolimus-analogues'

• Buellesfeld L,
• Grube E

EuroInterv.2005;1:13-15

The future of cardiac surgery

• Trummer G,
• Beyersdorf F

EuroInterv.2005;1:17-19

Drug-eluting stents: the equalizers in treatment of bifurcational lesions

• Colombo A

EuroInterv.2005;1:21-23

Treatment of de novo bifurcation lesions: comparison of Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-eluting stents

• Hoye A,
• van Mieghem CAG,
• Ong ATL,
• Aoki J,
• Rodríguez-Granillo G,
• Valgimigli M,
• Tsuchida K,
• Sianos G,
• McFadden E,
• van der Giessen WJ

EuroInterv.2005;1:24-30

Influence of technical strategies on the outcome of coronary bifurcation stenting

• Lefèvre T,
• Morice M-C,
• Sengottuvel G,
• Kokis A,
• Dumas P,
• Garot P,
• Louvard Y

EuroInterv.2005;1:31-37

Relation between the A1166C angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction

• Filippi-Codaccioni E,
• Morello R,
• Fradin S,
• Grollier G,
• Hamon M

EuroInterv.2005;1:38-42

Primary transcatheter closure of postinfarction ventricular septal defects with the Amplatzer septal occluder - immediate results and up-to 5 years follow-up

• Demkow M,
• Ruzyllo W,
• Kepka C,
• Chmielak Z,
• Konka M,
• Dzielinska Z,
• Wilczynski J,
• Juraszynski Z

EuroInterv.2005;1:43-47

Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale: head-to-head comparison of two different devices

• Meier J-M,
• Berger A,
• Delabays A,
• Girod G,
• Graf D,
• Lyon X,
• Roguelov C,
• Vogt P,
• Stauffer J-C,
• Eeckhout E

EuroInterv.2005;1:48-52

Six-month results of a randomized study to evaluate safety and efficacy of a Biolimus A9™ eluting stent with a biodegradable polymer coating

• Grube E,
• Hauptmann K-E,
• Buellesfeld L,
• Lim V,
• Abizaid A

EuroInterv.2005;1:53-57

A randomized comparison of a durable polymer Everolimus-eluting stent with a bare metal coronary stent: The SPIRIT first trial

• Serruys PW,
• Ong ATL,
• Piek J,
• Neumann F-J,
• van der Giessen WJ,
• Wiemer M,
• Zeiher A,
• Grube E,
• Haase J,
• Thuesen L,
• Hamm C,
• Otto-Terlouw PC

EuroInterv.2005;1:58-65

In-laboratory femoral sheath removal after heparin reversal by protamine after percutaneous coronary intervention

• Thuesen L,
• Rud Andersen H,
• Bøtker H,
• Kristensen SD,
• Romer Krusell L,
• Flensted Lassen J

EuroInterv.2005;1:66-69

Safety and feasibility of Bivalirudin with either Cypher and Taxus drug-eluting stent during percutaneous coronary intervention

• Chieffo A,
• Melzi G,
• Rogacka R,
• Ferrari A,
• Airoldi F,
• Cosgrave J,
• Michev L,
• Montorfano M,
• Carlino M,
• Vitrella G,
• Biondi-Zoccai G,
• Colombo A

EuroInterv.2005;1:70-74

Critical limb ischemia: a global epidemic.
A critical analysis of current treatment unmasks the clinical and economic costs of CLI

• Allie D,
• Hebert CJ,
• Lirtzman M,
• Wyatt C,
• Keller V,
• Khan MH,
• Khan MA,
• Fail P,
• Vivekananthan K,
• Mitran E,
• Allie S

EuroInterv.2005;1:75-84

Usefulness and clinical impact of a fractional flow reserve-targeted strategy for coronary artery stenting: FROST III, a multicenter prospective registry

• Dupouy P,
• Gilard M,
• Morelle J-F,
• Furber A,
• Aptecar E,
• Cazaux P,
• Slama M,
• Feldman L-J,
• Wittenberg O,
• Pernès J-M,
• Huret B,
• Commeau P,
• Boschat J,
• Teiger E,
• Lafont A,
• Steg P-G,
• Dubois-Randé J-L

EuroInterv.2005;1:85-92

Microcoil embolization for ablation of septal hypertrophy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

• Iacob M,
• Pinte F,
• Tintoiu I,
• Cotuna L,
• Coroescu M,
• Filip S,
• Popa A,
• Cristian G,
• Goleanu V,
• Greere V,
• Moscaliuc I,
• Neagoe G,
• Crisan P,
• Garjeu A,
• Chiriac L,
• Bolohan R,
• Murgu V,
• Lobont B,
• Roates J,
• Hila G,
• Postolea E

EuroInterv.2005;1:93-97

Long-term clinical outcome after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with provisional stenting

• Papafaklis M,
• Naka K,
• Sioros L,
• Sclerou V,
• Katsouras C,
• Michalis L

EuroInterv.2005;1:98-104

Intracoronary thermography: heat generation, transfer and detection

• ten Have AG,
• Gijsen F,
• Wentzel J,
• Slager CJ,
• Serruys PW,
• van der Steen A

EuroInterv.2005;1:105-114

Initial clinical experience with an IVUS-guided transmembrane puncture device to facilitate recanalization of total femoral artery occlusions

• Scheinert D,
• Braunlich S,
• Scheinert S,
• Ulrich M,
• Biamino G,
• Schmidt A

EuroInterv.2005;1:115-119