Volume 3 Number 1 May 2007

A space for dialogue and innovation, for protocols and practicalities

• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2007;3:15

TVS meets EuroPCR

• Ruiz C,
• Bonhoeffer P

EuroInterv.2007;3:17-19

Bioresorbable stents: the next horizon after drug eluting stents?

• Lafont A

EuroInterv.2007;3:21-23

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a surgeon's perspective

• Stewart A,
• Smith C

EuroInterv.2007;3:25-27

EAPCI, EuroIntervention and EuroPCR... together

• Wijns W

EuroInterv.2007;3:29

European perspective in the recanalisation of Chronic Total Occlusions (CTO): consensus document from the EuroCTO Club

• Di Mario C,
• Werner G,
• Sianos G,
• Galassi A,
• Büttner J,
• Dudek D,
• Chevalier B,
• Lefèvre T,
• Schofer J,
• Koolen J,
• Sievert H,
• Reimers B,
• Fajadet J,
• Colombo A,
• Gershlick A,
• Serruys PW,
• Reifart N

EuroInterv.2007;3:30-43

Percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions: state-of-the-art. Insights from the second meeting of the European Bifurcation Club

• Legrand V,
• Thomas M,
• Zelízko M,
• de Bruyne B,
• Reifart N,
• Steigen T,
• Hildick-Smith D,
• Albiero R,
• Darremont O,
• Stankovic G,
• Pan M,
• Lassen J,
• Louvard Y,
• Lefèvre T

EuroInterv.2007;3:44-49

The next-generation Endeavor™ Resolute™ stent: 4-month clinical and angiographic results from the Endeavor™ Resolute™ first-in-man trial

• Meredith I,
• Worthley S,
• Whitbourn R,
• Walters D,
• Popma J,
• Cutlip D,
• Fitzgerald P

EuroInterv.2007;3:50-53

Tryton I, First-In-Man (FIM) Study: acute and 30 day outcome. A preliminary report.

• Kaplan A,
• Ramcharitar S,
• Louvard Y,
• Müller R,
• Davis H,
• Morice M-C,
• Serruys PW,
• Grube E

EuroInterv.2007;3:54-59

Risk factors for major complications due to delay in surgery in staged carotid stenting and coronary bypass graft surgery

• Kassaian S,
• Alidoosti M,
• Saleh D,
• Zeinali A,
• Salarifar M,
• Sahraian A,
• Shirani S,
• Kazazi E,
• Darvish S,
• Marzban M,
• Abbasi S,
• Massumi A

EuroInterv.2007;3:60-66

Circulating endothelial progenitor cells predict angiographic and intravascular ultrasound outcome following percutaneous coronary interventions in the HEALING-II trial: evaluation of an endothelial progenitor cell capturing stent

• Duckers H,
• Silber S,
• de Winter R,
• den Heijer P,
• Rensing B,
• Rau M,
• Mudra H,
• Benit E,
• Verheye S,
• Wijns W,
• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2007;3:67-75

Safety of direct stenting with the Endeavor stent: results of the Endeavor II continued access registry

• Schultheiss H-P,
• Grube E,
• Kuck K-H,
• Suttorp M,
• Heuer H,
• Bonnier H,
• Popma J,
• Kuntz R,
• Fajadet J,
• Wijns W

EuroInterv.2007;3:76-81

The European cobalt STent with Antiproliferative for Restenosis trial (EuroSTAR): 12 month results

• Dawkins K,
• Verheye S,
• Schuhlen H,
• Dens J,
• Mudra H,
• Rutsch W,
• Stella P,
• Di Mario C,
• Thomas M,
• Serruys PW,
• Colombo A

EuroInterv.2007;3:82-88

The RESTART project: high-dose atorvastatin helps control RESTenosis AfteR sTenting procedures at high risk for restenosis. Results from a prospective study and a matched control group comparison

• Prati F,
• Imola F,
• Corvo P,
• Cernigliaro C,
• Fouadi T,
• Ramazzotti V,
• Manzoli A,
• Pappalardo A,
• Cera M

EuroInterv.2007;3:89-94

Bifurcation lesions in the coronary arteries: early experience with a novel 3-dimensional imaging and quantitative analysis before and after stenting

• Dvir D,
• Marom H,
• Assali A,
• Kornowski R

EuroInterv.2007;3:95-99

In vivo validation of a novel three-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography system (CardiOp-B™): comparison with a conventional two-dimensional system (CAAS II™) and with special reference to optical coherence tomography

• Tsuchida K,
• van der Giessen WJ,
• Patterson M,
• Tanimoto S,
• García-García HM,
• Regar E,
• Ligthart J,
• Maugenest A-M,
• Maatrijk G,
• Wentzel J,
• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2007;3:100-108

Two-year clinical results of a polymer-free, paclitaxel-eluting stent: the ELUTES trial

• Swanson N,
• de Scheerder I,
• Chevalier B,
• Camenzind E,
• Carver A,
• Gershlick A

EuroInterv.2007;3:109-112

Automated coronary plaque characterisation with intravascular ultrasound backscatter: ex vivo validation

• Nair A,
• Margolis M,
• Kuban B,
• Vince D

EuroInterv.2007;3:113-120

A review of the early experience with Targeted Renal Therapy™ for renal function preservation during endovascular and surgical treatments for cardiovascular disease

• Allie D,
• Hebert CJ,
• Patlola R,
• Lirtzman M,
• Wyatt C,
• Keller V,
• Mitran E,
• Veerina K,
• Walker C

EuroInterv.2007;3:121-127

Intravascular optical coherence tomography: optimisation of image acquisition and quantitative assessment of stent strut apposition

• Tanigawa J,
• Barlis P,
• Di Mario C

EuroInterv.2007;3:128-136

The next generation Endeavor Resolute Stent: role of the BioLinx™ Polymer System

• Udipi K,
• Melder R,
• Chen M,
• Cheng P,
• Hezi-Yamit A,
• Sullivan C,
• Wong J,
• Wilcox J

EuroInterv.2007;3:137-139

Bioprosthetic failure: the next step in endovascular valve implantation?

• Zegdi R,
• Lafont A,
• Blanchard D,
• Fabiani J-N

EuroInterv.2007;3:140-141

First experience with remote left ventricular mapping and transendocardial cell injection with a novel integrated magnetic navigation-guided electromechanical mapping system

• Perin E,
• Silva G,
• Fernandes M,
• Munger T,
• Pandey A,
• Sehra R,
• Talcott M,
• Bichard C,
• Creed J,
• Wong J,
• Oliveira E,
• Zheng Y,
• Canales J,
• Cardoso C,
• Patterson M,
• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2007;3:142-148

MAHOROBA™: Tacrolimus eluting coronary stent

• Tanimoto S,
• van der Giessen WJ,
• van Beusekom H,
• Sorop O,
• Kukreja N,
• Fukaya K,
• Nishide T,
• Nakano R,
• Maeda H,
• Serruys PW

EuroInterv.2007;3:149-153

The CardioMind coronary stent delivery system: stent delivery on a .014" guidewire platform

• Abizaid A,
• Whitbourn R,
• Chang J

EuroInterv.2007;3:154-157

XTENT® Custom NX™ drug eluting stent systems

• Evans L,
• Doran P,
• Marco P

EuroInterv.2007;3:158-161

Stentys coronary bifurcation stent

• Laborde J-C,
• Borenstein N,
• Behr L,
• Ramcharitar S

EuroInterv.2007;3:162-165

Complete removal of extensive right coronary artery thrombus by the use of an aspiration catheter to facilitate primary angioplasty

• Jain A,
• Archbold R

EuroInterv.2007;3:166