The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)

June 2014

Volume 10 Number 2

Clinical research

Randomised comparison of manual compression and FemoSeal™ vascular closure device for closure after femoral artery access coronary angiography: the CLOSure dEvices Used in everyday Practice (CLOSE-UP) study
Holm N.R., Sindberg B, Schou M, Maeng M, Kaltoft A, Bottcher M, Krusell L, Hjort J, Thuesen L, Terkelsen C, Christiansen E, Bøtker H, Kristensen SD, Lassen J
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A31
Cost-effectiveness of contemporary vascular closure devices for the prevention of vascular complications after percutaneous coronary interventions in an all-comers PCI population
Kerré S, Kustermans L, Vandendriessche T, Bosmans J, Haine S, Miljoen H, Vrints C, Beutels P, Wouters K, Claeys M
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A32
Rationale and design of a randomised clinical trial comparing vascular closure device and manual compression to achieve haemostasis after diagnostic coronary angiography: the Instrumental Sealing of ARterial puncture site – CLOSURE device versus manual compression (ISAR-CLOSURE) trial
Xhepa E, Byrne R, Schulz S, Helde S, Gewalt S, Cassese S, Linhardt M, Ibrahim T, Mehilli J, Hoppe K, Grupp K, Kufner S, Bottiger C, Hoppmann P, Burgdorf C, Fusaro M, Ott I, Schneider S, Hengstenberg C, Schunkert H, Laugwitz K, Kastrati A
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A33
Platelet reactivity and cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable coronary artery disease: the Stent Thrombosis In Belgium (STIB) trial
Legrand V, Cuisset T, Chenu P, Vrolix M, Martinez C, Dens J, Gach O, Boland J, Claeys M, Magne J, Barbato E, Wijns W
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A34
Outcomes after revascularisation with everolimus- and sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with acute coronary syndromes and stable angina pectoris: a substudy of the SORT OUT IV trial
Antonsen L, Thayssen P, Hansen H, Maeng M, Tilsted H, Bøtker H, Ravkilde J, Madsen M, Sørensen H, Thuesen L, Lassen J, Okkels Jensen L
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A35
An increase of VEGF plasma levels is associated with restenosis of drug-eluting stents
Katsaros K, Kastl S, Krychtiuk K, Hutter R, Zorn G, Maurer G, Huber K, Wojta J, Christ G, Speidl W
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A36
Procedural and clinical outcomes of the Absorb everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold: one-month results of the Bioresorbable vascular Scaffold Evaluated At Rotterdam Cardiology Hospitals (B-SEARCH)
Simsek C, Magro M, Onuma Y, Boersma E, Smits P, Dorange C, Veldhof S, Regar E, Serruys PW, van Geuns R
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A38
Usefulness of contrast injection during balloon aortic valvuloplasty before transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a pilot study
Barbanti M, Sgroi C, Imme S, Aruta P, Deste W, Gulino S, Cannata S, Giarratana A, Bottari V, Giannazzo D, Garretto V, Patane M, Benvenuto E, Capodanno D, Tamburino C
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A39
Dangerous liaison: successful percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in patients with end-stage systolic heart failure can cause left ventricular thrombus formation
Orban M, Braun D, Sonne C, Orban M, Thaler R, Grebmer C, Lesevic H, Schömig A, Mehilli J, Massberg S, Hausleiter J
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A41
Balloon-expandable valves for degenerated mitral xenografts or failing surgical rings
Schäfer U, Bader R, Frerker C, Schewel D, Thielsen T, Schmoeckel M, Kreidel F, Kuck K
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A42
Proximal protection with the Gore PAES can reduce DWI lesion size in high-grade stenosis during carotid stenting
Grunwald I, Reith W, K A, Balami J, Karp K, Fassbender K, Walter S, Papanagiotou P, Krick C
June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A45
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Valvular disease
Heart failure
Peripheral
Hypertension
Stroke