The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Delivery techniques and self imaging
Magnetically supported procedures and cardiac regeneration
EuroIntervention Supplements (2007) 2 (Supplement B) B42-B46.
Mark S. Patterson1,2*, MSc, MRCP; Eric Duckers1, MD, PhD; Steve Ramcharitar1, MRCP DPhil; Emmanuelle Meliga1, MD; Sander van Weenen1, BSc; Anne-Marie Maugenest1, RN; Emerson Perin3, MD, PhD; Patrick W. Serruys1, MD, PhD
1. Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2. Amsterdam Department of Interventional Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 3. Texas Heart Institute, St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
Cardiac failure secondary to ischaemic heart disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality1. Infarction leads to cell loss by oxidative stress and reperfusion injury. Chronic