Volume 1 Number 4 February 2006

Introduction and thoughts on the fourth issue of EuroIntervention

• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2006;1:369

Intracardiac echocardiography during interventional procedures

• Bartel T

EuroInterv.2006;1:371-373

Percutaneous coronary interventions in Europe 1992-2003

• Cook S,
• Togni M,
• Walpoth N,
• Maier W,
• Muehlberger V,
• Legrand V,
• Milicic D,
• Zambartas C,
• Zelízko M,
• Madsen J-K,
• van Buuren F,
• López-Palop R,
• Peeba M,
• Koskenkorva J,
• Vanhanen H,
• Lablanche J,
• Lazaris I,
• Géza F,
• Eyjolfsson K,
• Kearney P,
• Piscione F,
• Erglis A,
• Navickas R,
• Beissel J,
• Channam R,
• Koch K,
• Deleanu D,
• Melberg T,
• Witkowski A,
• Pereira H,
• Reho I,
• Fridrich V,
• Zorman D,
• Nilsson T,
• Oezmen F,
• Ludman P,
• Meier B

EuroInterv.2006;1:374-379

The first stent in man?

• Puel J

EuroInterv.2006;1:380-381

Arterial scaffolding: from concept to standard of care

• Sigwart U

EuroInterv.2006;1:382-384

Prospective non-randomized multi-center evaluation of the non-polymer based ACHIEVE™ Paclitaxel Eluting Coronary Stent System in treatment of lesions with high risk of revascularization due to restenosis: the DELIVER II study

• Grube E,
• Gershlick A,
• Bartorelli A,
• Buellesfeld L,
• Blanchard D,
• Macaya C,
• Büttner H,
• Lim V,
• Boone E,
• Dorange C,
• Marco J

EuroInterv.2006;1:385-390

Impact of drug eluting stents on target vessel revascularization. A report from the Western Denmark heart registry from 2000 to 2004.

• Okkels Jensen L,
• Maeng M,
• Thayssen P,
• Flensted Lassen J,
• Bøtker H,
• Rasmussen K,
• Thuesen L

EuroInterv.2006;1:391-395

Clinical and angiographic outcome of paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation for unprotected left main coronary artery bifurcation narrowing

• Carrié D,
• Lhermusier T,
• Hmem M,
• Maupas E,
• Elbaz M,
• Puel J

EuroInterv.2006;1:396-402

Outcome of unprotected left main percutaneous coronary intervention in surgical low-risk, surgical high-risk, and acute myocardial infarction patients

• Christiansen EH,
• Flensted Lassen J,
• Andersen H,
• Romer Krusell L,
• Dalby Kristensen S,
• Bøtker H,
• Thuesen L

EuroInterv.2006;1:403-408

Percutaneous treatment of bifurcated lesions: a simple approach with a single bare metal R stent provides favourable long term clinical results

• Beijk M,
• Rittersma S,
• Koch K,
• Henriques J,
• Baan Jr. J,
• van der Schaaf R,
• van Duinen M,
• Tijssen J,
• Piek J,
• de Winter R

EuroInterv.2006;1:409-416

Myocardial repair by percutaneous cell transplantation of autologous skeletal myoblast as a stand alone procedure in post myocardial infarction chronic heart failure patients

• Smits P,
• Nienaber C,
• Colombo A,
• Ince H,
• Carlino M,
• Theuns D,
• Biagini E,
• Valgimigli M,
• Onderwater E,
• Steendijk P,
• Peters N,
• Goedhart D,
• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2006;1:417-424

Concurrent G-CSF and GM-CSF administration for the induction of bone marrow-derived cell mobilization in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a pilot study evaluating feasibility, safety and efficacy

• Marra S,
• Scacciatella P,
• Usmiani T,
• D’Amico M,
• Giorgi M,
• Andriani M,
• Baccega M,
• Boccadoro M,
• Omedè P,
• Sanavio F,
• Tarella C

EuroInterv.2006;1:425-431

The value of intravascular ultrasound imaging in diagnosis of aortic penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer

• Wei H,
• Schiele F,
• Meneveau N,
• Seronde M-F,
• Legalery P,
• Caulfield F,
• Bonneville J-F,
• Chocron S,
• Bassand J-P

EuroInterv.2006;1:432-437

Five month study of percutaneous heart valves in the systemic circulation of sheep using a novel model of aortic insufficiency

• Eltchaninoff H,
• Nusimovici-Avadis D,
• Babaliaros V,
• Spenser B,
• Felsen B,
• Cribier A

EuroInterv.2006;1:438-444

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the interventionist

• Bellenger N,
• Peebles C,
• Curzen N

EuroInterv.2006;1:445-453

Intracardiac echocardiography during interventional procedures

• Vaina S,
• Ligthart J,
• Vijayakumar M,
• ten Cate F,
• Witsenburg M,
• Jordaens L,
• Sianos G,
• Thornton A,
• Scholten M,
• de Jaegere P,
• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2006;1:454-464

HELEX Septal Occluder for transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale: Multicentre experience

• Billinger K,
• Ostermayer S,
• Carminati M,
• de Giovanni J,
• Ewert P,
• Hess J,
• Maymone-Martins F,
• Qureshi S,
• Salmon A,
• Schneider M,
• Wilson N,
• Sievert H

EuroInterv.2006;1:465-471

Percutaneous implantation of the corevalve aortic valve prosthesis for patients presenting high risk for surgical valve replacement

• Laborde J-C,
• Borenstein N,
• Behr L,
• Farah B,
• Fajadet J

EuroInterv.2006;1:472-474

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement in a patient who could not undergo surgical treatment.

• de Jaegere P,
• Kappetein AP,
• Knook M,
• Ilmer B,
• van der Woerd D,
• Deryck Y,
• de Ronde M,
• Boks R,
• Sianos G,
• Ligthart J,
• Laborde J-C,
• Bogers A,
• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2006;1:475-479

SR200 MyoCath™ percutaneous microimplant delivery system

• Leonhardt H,
• Spencer R

EuroInterv.2006;1:480-481

Reliable angiographic evaluation by 64-slice computed tomography after trifurcation stenting of the left main coronary artery

• van Mieghem CAG,
• Sianos G,
• Meijboom B,
• Vourvouri E,
• Serruys PW,
• de Feyter P

EuroInterv.2006;1:482-483

Paclitaxel-eluting stent restenosis shows three-layer appearance by optical coherence tomography

• Tanimoto S,
• Aoki J,
• Serruys PW,
• Regar E

EuroInterv.2006;1:484