Ahead of Print articles
Simplifying clinical risk prediction for percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions: the case for the ACEF (age, creatinine, ejection fraction) scoreBiondi-Zoccai G, Romagnoli E, Castagno D, Sheiban I, De Servi S, Tamburino C, Colombo A, Burzotta F, Presbitero P, Bolognese L, Paloscia L, Rubino P, Sardella G, Briguori C, Niccoli L, Franco G, Di Girolamo D, Piatti L, Greco C, Petronio A, Loi B, Benassi A, Patti A, Gaspardone A, Frati G, Sangiorgi G, for the Italian Multicentre Registry on Bifurcation Study (I-BIGIS) Group
Published ahead of print on May 15, 2012
A prospective, randomised trial of transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs. surgical aortic valve replacement in operable elderly patients with aortic stenosis: the STACCATO trialNielsen H, Klaaborg K, Nissen H, Terp K, Mortensen P, Kjeldsen B, Jakobsen C-J, Andersen H, Egeblad H, Krusell L, Thuesen L, Hjortdal V
Published ahead of print on May 15, 2012
Transradial versus transfemoral approach for primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysisJang J, Jin H, Seo J, Yang T, Kim D-K, Kim D-K, Kim D-I, Cho K-I, Kim B-H, Park Y, Je H-G, Kim D-S
Published ahead of print on May 15, 2012
Optical coherence tomography for guidance of distal cell recrossing in bifurcation stenting: choosing the right cell mattersAlegria-Barrero E, Foin N, Chan P, Syrseloudis D, Lindsay A, Dimopolous K, Alonso-Gonz R, Viceconte N, De Silva R, Di Mario C
Published ahead of print on May 15, 2012
Comparison of eligible non-enrolled patients and the randomised TWENTE trial population treated with Resolute and Xience V drug-eluting stentsSen H, Tandjung K, Basalus M, L M, Van Houwelingen G, Stoel M, Louwerenburg H, de Man F, Linssen G, Nijhuis R, Nienhuis M, Verhorst P, van der Palen J, von Birgelen C
Published ahead of print on May 15, 2012
Recanalisation of chronic total coronary occlusions: 2012 consensus document from the EuroCTO clubSianos G, Werner G, Galassi A, Papafaklis M, Escaned J, Hildick-Smith D, Christiansen E, Gershlick A, Carlino M, Karlas A, Konstantinidis N, Tomasello S, Di Mario C, Reifart N, for the EuroCTO Club
Published ahead of print on May 15, 2012
Longitudinal stent deformation: quantitative coronary angiographic analysis from the PERSEUS and PLATINUM randomised controlled clinical trialsKereiakes D, Popma J, Cannon L, Kandzar D, Kimmelstiel C, Meredith I, Teirstein P, Verheye S, Allocco D, Dawkins K, Stone G
Published ahead of print on March 25, 2012
The SURTAVI model: proposal for a pragmatic risk stratification for patients with severe aortic stenosisVan Mieghem N, Head S, van der Boon R, Piazza N, de Jaegere P, Carrel T, Kappetein AP, Lange R, Walther T, Windecker S, Van Es G-A, Serruys PW
Published ahead of print on March 20, 2012
Angiographic and histological results following implantation of a novel stent-on-a-wire in the animal modelDiletti R, García-García H, van Geuns R-J, Farooq V, Bailey L, Rousselle S, Kopia G, Easterbrook W, Pomeranz M, Serruys PW
Published ahead of print on March 5, 2012
Does the site of bleeding matter? A stratified analysis on location of TIMI-graded bleedings and their impact on 12-month outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionVranckx P, Campo G, Anselmi M, Bolognese L, Colangelo S, Biondi-Zoccai G, Moreno R, Piva T, Favero L, Prati F, Nazzaro M, Fern J, Ferrari R, Valgimigli M, for the Multicenter Evaluation of Single High-Dose Bolus Tirofiban vs. Abciximab with Sirolimus-Eluting Stent or Bare Metal Stent in Acute Myocardial Infarction Study (MULTISTRATEGY) Investigators
Published ahead of print on February 7, 2012
Comparison of biolimus eluted from an erodible stent coating with bare metal stents in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (COMFORTABLE AMI trial): rationale and designRäber L, Kelbaek H, Ostoijc M, Baumbach A, T D, von Birgelen C, Roffi M, Pedrazzini G, Kornowski R, Weber K, Heg D, Matter C, Lüscher T, Taniwaki M, Meier B, Jüni P, Windecker S
Published ahead of print on February 6, 2012
Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation with the Edwards SAPIEN in patients with bioprosthetic heart valve failure: the Milan experienceLatib A, Ielasi A, Montorfano M, Maisano F, Chieffo A, Cioni M, Mussardo M, Bertoldi L, Shannon J, Sacco F, Covello R, Figini F, Godino C, Antonio A, Pietro Spagnolo P, Alfieri O, Colombo A
Published ahead of print on January 25, 2012
Clinical performance of a drug-eluting stent with a biodegradable polymer in an unselected patient population: the NOBORI 2 studyDanzi G, Chevalier B, Urban P, Fath-Ordoubadi F, Carrié D, Wiemer M, Serra A, Wijns W, Kala P, Stabile A, Ruigomez J, Sagic D, Laanmets P, Strupp G, West N, Paunovic D, on behalf of NOBORI Investigators
Published ahead of print on January 25, 2012
Head to head comparison of optical coherence tomography, intravascular ultrasound echogenicity and virtual histology for the detection of changes in polymeric struts over time: insights from the ABSORB trialBrugaletta S, Gomez-Lara J, Bruining N, Radu M, van Geuns R-J, Thuesen L, McClean D, Koolen J, Windecker S, Whitbourn R, Oberhausern J, Rapoza R, Ormiston J, García-García H, Serruys PW
Published ahead of print on December 1, 2011
Angiographic maximal luminal diameter and appropriate deployment of the everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold as assessed by optical coherence tomography: an ABSORB cohort B trial sub-studyGomez-Lara J, Diletti R, Brugaletta S, Onuma Y, Farooq V, Thuesen L, McClean D, Koolen J, Ormiston J, Windecker S, Whitbourn R, Dudek D, Dorange C, Veldhof S, Rapoza R, Regar E, García-García H, Serruys PW
Published ahead of print on October 28, 2011
Transfemoral implantation of an Edwards SAPIEN valve in a tricuspid bioprosthesis without fluoroscopic landmarks 
Calvert P, Himbert D, Brochet E, Radu C, Iung B, Hvass U, Darondel J-M, Depoix J-P, Nataf P, Vahanian A
Published ahead of print on October 3, 2011
Percutaneous coronary intervention versus bypass surgery for left main coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomised trialsFerrante G, Presbitero P, Valgimigli M, Morice M-C, Pagnotta P, Belli G, Corrada E, Onuma Y, Barlis P, Locca D, Eeckhout E, Di Mario C, Serruys PW
Published ahead of print on September 1, 2011
The Valentines Trial: results of the first one week worldwide multicentre enrolment trial, evaluating the real world usage of the second generation DIOR paclitaxel drug-eluting balloon for in-stent restenosis treatmentStella P, Belkacemi A, Waksman R, Stahnke S, Torguson R, Von Strandmann R, Agostoni P, Sangiorgi G, Silber S, for the Valentine Investigators
Published ahead of print on September 1, 2011
Complications of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: avoidance and managementHildick-Smith D, Redwood S, Mullen M, Thomas M, Kovac J, Brecker S, Trivedi U, Young C, Hutchinson N, Maccarthy P, Prendergast B, De Belder M, Monaghan M, Blackman D, Baumbach A, Manoharan G, Moat N, on behalf of the UK TAVI collaborative
Published ahead of print on July 29, 2011
Angiographic outcomes following stenting or coronary artery bypass surgery of the left main coronary artery: fifteen-month outcomes from the synergy between PCI with TAXUS express and cardiac surgery left main angiographic substudy (SYNTAX-LE MANS)Morice M-C, Feldman T, Mack M, Stahle E, Holmes D, Colombo A, Morel M-A, van den Brand M, Serruys PW, Mohr F, Carrié D, Fournial G, James S, Leadley K, Dawkins K, Kappetein AP
Published ahead of print on July 29, 2011
Implantation of the biodegradable polymer biolimus eluting stent in patients with high SYNTAX score is associated with decreased cardiac mortality compared to a permanent polymer sirolimus eluting stent: two year follow-up results from the "all-comers" LEADERS trialWykrzykowska J, Garg S, Onuma Y, de Vries T, Morel M-A, Van Es G-A, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Corti R, Eberli F, Wijns W, Morice M-C, Di Mario C, van Geuns R-J, Jüni P, Windecker S, Serruys PW
Published ahead of print on June 30, 2011
Aortic annulus dimensions and leaflet calcification from contrast MSCT predict the need for balloon post-dilatation after TAVI with the Medtronic CoreValve prosthesisSchultz C, Rossi A, Van Mieghem N, Van Der Boon R, Papadopoulou S-L, van Domburg R, Moelker A, Mollet N, Krestin G, van Geuns R-J, Nieman K, de Feyter P, Serruys PW, de Jaegere P
Published ahead of print on June 30, 2011
