Cardiology - Interventional News & Articles

1 Multidetector Computed Tomography for Coronary Stents Imaging: High-Voltage (140-kVp) Prospective ECG-Triggered Versus Standard-Voltage (120-kVp) Retrospective ECG-Gated Helical Scanning Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, May 20, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Evaluation of XIENCE V Everolimus-Eluting and Taxus Express2 Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stents in Patients With Jailed Side Branches From the SPIRIT IV Trial at 2 Years The American Journal of Cardiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes With Low-Dose Fibrinolytic Therapy Followed by Urgent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Alone for Treatment of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction The American Journal of Cardiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Predictive value of elevated cystatin C in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction Journal of Critical Care, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Frequency, Mechanisms, and Implications of Late Peri-Stent Contrast Staining: Analysis (from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial) The American Journal of Cardiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Relationship between aspirin/clopidogrel resistance and intra-stent thrombi assessed by follow-up optical coherence tomography after drug-eluting stent implantation European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

7 New Stent Retriever Devices Current Atherosclerosis Reports, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Impact of Smoking Status on Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Full Text Clinical Cardiology, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Newly available and recent advances in drug-eluting stents Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Effects of Open-Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter Design on Lesion Formation and Complications Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Percutaneous coronary intervention in diabetic patients: should choice of stents be influenced Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

12 Conversion to Sternotomy During Sternal-Sparing Coronary Artery Surgery Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Importance of linguistic details in alarm messages of ventricular assist devices The International Journal of Artificial Organs, May 10, 2013

14 Management of complications in long-term LVAD support The International Journal of Artificial Organs, May 10, 2013

15 Preoperative Evaluation and Perioperative Management of Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

16 The late-phase inflammatory response after drug-eluting stent implantation Heart and Vessels, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

17 The efficacy and safety of pharmacoinvasive therapy with prourokinase for acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with expected long percutaneous coronary intervention related delay Cardiovascular Therapeutics, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in the early phase after left ventricular assist device implant: Implications for surgery and follow-up The International Journal of Artificial Organs, May 7, 2013    Review Article

19 Effect of pre-procedural statin therapy on myocardial no-reflow following percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta analysis Full Text Chinese Medical Journal, May 6, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article    Clinical Article

20 Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006-2010 Full Text Journal of the American Heart Association, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Abciximab During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Intracoronary, Intravenous, or Not at All? JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 3, 2013

2 Long-term clinical follow-up of the multicenter, randomized study to test immunosuppressive therapy with oral prednisone for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: Cortisone plus BMS or DES veRsus BMS alone to EliminAte Restenosis (CEREA-DES) European Heart Journal, April 11, 2013

3 Comparison of Double Kissing Crush Versus Culotte Stenting for Unprotected Distal Left Main Bifurcation Lesions : Results From a Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective DKCRUSH-III Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2, 2013

4 Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor Loading Doses in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients RAPID (Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor Drugs) Primary PCI Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013

5 Saphenous Vein Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Pathophysiology, Management, and Future Directions Annals of Surgery, April 15, 2013

6 Effect of Platelet Inhibition with Cangrelor during PCI on Ischemic Events New England Journal of Medicine, April 8, 2013

7 The Final 5-Year Follow-Up From the ENDEAVOR IV Trial Comparing a Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent With a Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, April 17, 2013

8 Interventional Treatment of Hypertension: A New Paradigm Current Cardiology Reports, April 1, 2013    Review Article

9 Safety of Reloading Prasugrel in Addition to Clopidogrel Loading in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention The American Journal of Cardiology, March 5, 2013

10 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with three-vessel disease and left main coronary disease: 5-year follow-up of the randomised, clinical SYNTAX trial The Lancet, April 18, 2013

11 Use of clopidogrel with or without aspirin in patients taking oral anticoagulant therapy and undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: an open-label, randomised, controlled trial The Lancet, March 12, 2013

12 Long-term clinical follow-up of the multicenter, randomized study to test immunosuppressive therapy with oral prednisone for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: Cortisone plus BMS or DES veRsus BMS alone to EliminAte Restenosis (CEREA-DES) European Heart Journal, April 22, 2013

13 Radial versus femoral access, bleeding and ischemic events in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome managed with an invasive strategy American Heart Journal, April 1, 2013

14 Association of Body Mass Index With Major Cardiovascular Events and With Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, April 19, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

15 Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes and Preferences for Same-Day Discharge After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, April 5, 2013

16 Duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after implantation of the first-generation and second-generation drug-eluting stents Coronary Artery Disease, April 11, 2013

17 Long-Term Mortality of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Stenting With Drug-Eluting Stents Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 8, 2013

18 Comparison of Stent Length Reported by the Stents Manufacturer to That Determined by Quantitative Coronary Angiography at the Time of Implantation Versus That Determined by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography at a Later Time The American Journal of Cardiology, April 10, 2013

19 Predictors and clinical implications of stent thrombosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from the EXAMINATION trial International Journal of Cardiology, April 15, 2013

20 Effect of Morbid Obesity on In-Hospital Mortality and Coronary Revascularization Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States The American Journal of Cardiology, April 5, 2013