Volume 6 Number 3 August 2010

Key word: collaboration

• Serruys PW

EuroIntervention 2010;6:293

Virtual histology assessment of atheroma at coronary bifurcations: colours at the crossroads?

• Alfonso F,
• Hernando L,
• Dutary J

EuroIntervention 2010;6:295-301

CTO PCI at the crossroads

• Sianos G

EuroIntervention 2010;6:303-307

Hand and brain coordination: new challenges for interventional cardiology and echocardiography

• Di Mario C,
• Zamorano J

EuroIntervention 2010;6:309-312

Tissue characterisation of atherosclerotic plaque in coronary artery bifurcations: an intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis in humans

• Han S,
• Puma J,
• García-García HM,
• Nasu K,
• Margolis P,
• Leon M,
• Lerman A

EuroIntervention 2010;6:313-320

A quantitative coronary angiography-matched comparison between a prospective randomised multicentre cutting balloon angioplasty and bare metal stent trial (REDUCE III) and the Rapamycin-Eluting Stent Evaluation At Rotterdam Cardiology Hospital (RESEARCH) study

• Ozaki Y,
• Lemos P,
• Yamaguchi T,
• Suzuki T,
• Nakamura M,
• Ismail T,
• Kitayama M,
• Nishikawa H,
• Kato O,
• Serruys PW

EuroIntervention 2010;6:400-406

Evaluation of plaque composition by intravascular ultrasound “virtual histology”: the impact of dense calcium on the measurement of necrotic tissue

• Sales F,
• Falcão B,
• Falcão J,
• Ribeiro E,
• Perin M,
• Horta P,
• Spadaro A,
• Ambrose J,
• Martinez E,
• Furuie S,
• Lemos P

EuroIntervention 2010;6:394-399 - DOI10.4244/EIJV6I3A65

Subtle myocardial damage associated with diagnostic coronary angiography alone

• Umeda H,
• Ota T,
• Iwase M,
• Izawa H,
• Miyata S,
• Sugino S,
• Hayashi K,
• Misumida N,
• Takeichi Y,
• Ishiki R,
• Inagaki H,
• Murohara T

EuroIntervention 2010;6:388-393

Intravascular ultrasound, angioscopic and histopathological characterisation of heterogeneous patterns of restenosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: insights into potential “thromborestenosis” phenomenon

• Oikawa Y,
• Yajima J,
• Costa M,
• Matsuno S,
• Akabane M,
• Funada R,
• Inaba T,
• Nakagawa Y,
• Nakamura M,
• Nagashima K,
• Kirigaya H,
• Ogasawara K,
• Sawada H,
• Aizawa T

EuroIntervention 2010;6:380-387

Reproducibility of coronary Fourier domain optical coherence tomography: quantitative analysis of in vivo stented coronary arteries using three different software packages

• Okamura T,
• Gonzalo N,
• Gutiérrez-Chico J-L,
• Serruys PW,
• Bruining N,
• de Winter S,
• Dijkstra J,
• Commossaris K,
• van Geuns R-J,
• van Soest G,
• Ligthart J,
• Regar E

EuroIntervention 2010;6:371-379

Occlusion of PFO with a dedicated adjustable device: influence on one year outcome

• Kleber F-X,
• Winkelmann A,
• Stretz A,
• Sonntag S-M,
• Bruch L,
• Rademacher G,
• Sparenberg P,
• Schmehl I

EuroIntervention 2010;6:367-370

Contemporary success and complication rates of percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total coronary occlusions: results from the ALKK quality control registry of 2006

• Werner G,
• Hochadel M,
• Zeymer U,
• Kerber S,
• Schumacher B,
• Grube E,
• Hauptmann K-E,
• Brueck M,
• Zahn R,
• Senges J

EuroIntervention 2010;6:361-366 - DOI10.4244/EIJV6I3A60

Short and long term comparison (24 months) of an alternative sirolimus-coated stent with bioabsorbable polymer and a bare metal stent of similar design in chronic coronary occlusions: the CORACTO trial

• Reifart N,
• Hauptmann K-E,
• Rabe A,
• Enayat D,
• Giokoglu K

EuroIntervention 2010;6:356-360

Favourable effect of statin therapy on early survival benefit at the time of percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction and shock

• Garot P,
• Bendaoud N,
• Lefèvre T,
• Morice M-C

EuroIntervention 2010;6:350-355

Direct transfer of ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients for primary percutaneous coronary intervention from short and long transfer distances decreases temporal delays and improves short-term prognosis: the PROGALIAM Registry

• Estévez-Loureiro R,
• Calviño-Santos R,
• Vázquez-Rodríguez J-M,
• Marzoa-Rivas R,
• Barge-Caballero E,
• Salgado-Fernández J,
• Aldama-Lopez G,
• Barreiro-Díaz M,
• Varela-Portas J,
• Freire-Tellado M,
• Vázquez-González N,
• Castro-Beiras A

EuroIntervention 2010;6:343-349 - DOI10.4244/EIJV6I3A57

Pre-hospital administration of tirofiban in diabetic patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty: a sub-analysis of the On-Time 2 trial

• Timmer J,
• ten Berg JM,
• Heestermans A,
• Dill T,
• van Werkum J,
• Dambrink J,
• Suryapranata H,
• Ottervanger J,
• Hamm C,
• van’t Hof A

EuroIntervention 2010;6:336-342 - DOI10.4244/EIJV6I3A56

Clinical outcome after endovascular, surgical or hybrid revascularisation in patients with combined carotid and coronary artery disease: the Finalised Research In ENDovascular Strategies Study Group (FRIENDS)

• Ribichini F,
• Tomai F,
• Reimers B,
• Russo P,
• Borioni R,
• Spartà D,
• Pacchioni A,
• Pesarini G,
• Spagnolo B,
• De Persio G,
• Cremonesi A,
• Castriota F

EuroIntervention 2010;6:328-335

A comparison of the distribution of necrotic core in bifurcation and non-bifurcation coronary lesions: an in vivo assessment using intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis

• García-García HM,
• Gomez-Lara J,
• Gonzalo N,
• Garg S,
• Shin E,
• Goedhart D,
• Serruys PW

EuroIntervention 2010;6:321-327

Intravenous enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin in unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: the Zurich enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin in PCI study (ZEUS)

• Bertel O,
• Ramsay D,
• Wettstein T,
• Kurz D,
• Stettler I,
• Straumann E,
• Frielingsdorf J,
• Maurer D,
• Naegeli B

EuroIntervention 2010;6:407-412

The coronary Stent-On-A-Wire (SOAW)

• Sarno G,
• Okamura T,
• Gomez-Lara J,
• Garg S,
• Girasis C,
• Kopia G,
• Pomeranz M,
• Easterbrook W,
• van Geuns R-J,
• van der Giessen WJ,
• Serruys PW

EuroIntervention 2010;6:413-417

How should I treat a staggering TAVI procedure?

• Van Mieghem N,
• Tzikas A,
• Nuis R-J,
• Schultz C,
• de Jaegere P,
• Serruys PW

EuroIntervention 2010;6:418-423

Tools & Techniques: angiographic views

• Naber C,
• Schmitz T,
• Meuter K,
• Sabin G

EuroIntervention 2010;6:424-425

Severe aortic regurgitation after the closure of a ruptured congenital aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva with an Amplatzer device

• Dobarro D,
• Recalde Á,
• Reyes R

EuroIntervention 2010;6:426-427