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Stents, scaffolds and DCB

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Since 1986, when the first cardiovascular stent was implanted, the development of drug-eluting stents (DES) and the recent introduction of bioresorbable scaffolds have revolutionised interventional cardiology. Keep up-to-date with the latest research; evolving tools, devices and techniques; the role of adjunctive pharmacotherapy; advances in imaging techniques as well as the use of invasive imaging and functional assessment. Find out more…

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Stent disruption and knotted wire - how to resolve?

04 Apr 2019

Consult this case with complications of knotted wire and severely disrupted stent during LAD PCI on a 51-year-old male.

Dr Wishnu Aditya Widodo

Author

Wishnu Aditya Widodo
Stent disruption and knotted wire - how to resolve?

Unplanned sequelae of a kiss

03 Apr 2019

Discover this case with complications of a 38 year-old-male presenting with proximal LAD/D bifurcation lesion and treated with kissing balloon technique.

Author

Mohamed Abdelzaher
Unplanned sequelae of a kiss

Antithrombotic therapy after acute coronary syndrome or PCI in atrial fibrillation (the AUGUSTUS trial)

19 Mar 2019

Erik Walter Holy

Reviewer

Erik Walter Holy

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest without ST-Segment Elevation

ACC 2019 Day 2: primary results of the AUGUSTUS trial, Ticagrelor vs DAPT and more

19 Mar 2019

Francesco Costa reports live on late-breaking trials of interest for the interventional community presented at ACC 2019: AUGUSTUS, GLASSY, TICAGRELOR REVERSAL, DEFINE PCI and MRUSMI.

Francesco Costa

Author

Francesco Costa
ACC 2019 Day 2: primary results of the AUGUSTUS trial, Ticagrelor vs DAPT and more

PCR @ ACC 2019 Scientific Sessions

13 Mar 2019

Live updates on a selection of major Late Breaking Clinical Trials of interest in interventional cardiology presented at the American College of Cardiology 2019 Scientific Sessions #ACC19.

PCR @ ACC.19 Scientific Sessions

Case study: check it before you wreck it

07 Mar 2019

Consult this clinical case by G. Arutiunian of stent deformation, dislocation and migration after left main percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on a 52-year-old male presented with stable angina.

Goar Arutiunian

Author

Goar Arutiunian
Check it before you wreck it

Left internal mammary artery dissection during percutaneous coronary intervention and treatment

28 Feb 2019

Consult this Twitter Case concerning a 70-year-old man with previous CABG, unstable angina and Cardiac SPECT with anterior ischemia 

Cesar Villalobos

Author

Cesar Villalobos
Left internal mammary artery dissection during PCI and treatment

Crush technique

25 Feb 2019

What do you do when faced with a dislodged and unexpanded balloon? Is the crush technique a valid clinical response? Learn the pro’s and con’s of this technique here…

Crush technique

2-year outcome of the 3-arm BIO-RESORT randomised trial in all-comer patients treated with contemporary DES

25 Feb 2019

Modern biodegradable coating DES, such as the sirolimus-eluting Orsiro and everolimus-eluting Synergy stents, combine flexible thin-strut designs with thin bioresorbable drug-eluting coatings. The polymer coating of the Synergy stent is resorbed within 4 months, while the coating of the Orsiro stent degrades after >12 months, which...

Authors :

Marlies M. Kok, Paolo Zocca, Rosaly A. Buiten, Peter W. Dansen, Carl E. Schotborgh, Martijn Scholte, Marc Hartmann, Martin G. Stoel, K. Gert van Houwelingen, Gerard C.M. Linssen, Carine J. M. Doggen, Clemens von Birgelen
BIO-RESORT randomized trial

Permanent polymer zotarolimus vs. polymer-free amphilimus stent: ReCre8 Trial

25 Feb 2019

Consult this randomised trial which compares the clinical safety and efficacy of polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stents (PF-AES) with permanent-polymer zotarolimus-eluting stents (PP-ZES)

Permanent polymer zotarolimus vs. polymer-free amphilimus stent: ReCre8 Trial