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How should I treat underexpanded coronary stents due to severe coronary calcification?

11 Feb 2021

An 81-year-old male underwent PCI of an extensively calcified LAD coronary artery. Lesion preparation was done using cutting and scoring balloons, followed by drug-eluting stent implantation. Despite serial dilations, including the use of a very High-Pressure NC balloon, stent expansion could not be achieved...

Povylas Budrys

Vilnius, Lithuania

Andrea Buono

Brescia, Italy

Beytullah Cakal

Istanbul, Türkiye

Rita Caldeira Da Rocha

Evora, Portugal

Performing elective cardiac invasive procedures during the COVID-19 outbreak: a position statement from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

26 Jan 2021

The objective of this position statement is to define algorithms for safe performance of elective cardiac procedures according to the local extent and phase of the pandemic and available resources to prioritise patient work-up and procedures.

Authors :

A. Chieffo, G. Tarantini, C. Kurt Naber, E. Barbato, M. Roffi, G. G. Stefanini, G. Louise Buchanan, P. Buszman, R. Moreno, B. Zawiślak, G. Cayla, H. Danenberg, J. Antonio Brum Da Silveira, H. Nef, S. K. James, J. Mauri Ferre, M. Voskuil, N. Witt, S. Windecker, A. Baumbach, D. Dudek

Gustavo Campos

Coimbra, Portugal

Alessandro Candreva

Zürich, Switzerland

Myriam Carpenito

Rome, Italy

Matteo Casenghi

Roma, Italy

Sanjeev Casinader

Gosford, Australia

Gianluca Castaldi

Leuven, Belgium

Pabla Cataldo

Providencia, Chile

Pedro Cepas-Guillén

Barcelona, Spain

Alberto Cereda

Ravenna, Italy

Kailash Chandra

Rajasthan, India

Praveen Chandra

Haryana, India

How should I treat aortic stenosis in a patient with low left main stem take-off?

17 Feb 2021

A 74-year-old female with a history of peripheral artery disease, atrial fibrillation and type 2 diabetes presented to our outpatient clinic with atypical angina and shortness of breath on exertion...

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Maarten Van Wiechen

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Joost Daemen

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Nicolas Van Mieghem

Nitin Chandra Mohan

Bristol, United Kingdom

Gaetan Charbonnier

Toulouse, France