June 2014

Volume 10 Number 2

Editorial

PCR Innovation Day: connecting the innovation dots

Serruys P

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A28

Rewriting the history of vascular closure devices

Dauerman H

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A29

Renal denervation revisited: comparative appraisal of safety and efficacy

Sakakura K, Joner M

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A30

EAPCI community news

EAPCI Focus on the Working Group of Haemodynamic and Interventional Cardiology (Hellenic Cardiological Society)

June 20, 2014

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, Flensted 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, Flensted 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 P, 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

Technical report

The parallel sheath technique in severe iliac tortuosity: a simple and novel technique to improve catheter manoeuvrability

Reifart N, Sotoudeh N

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A37

Special report

Direct TAVI using a balloon-expandable system: a novel technique to eliminate pre-deployment balloon aortic valvuloplasty

Davies W, Bapat V, Hancock J, Young C, Redwood S, Thomas M

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A40

Image in cardiology

Transfemoral valve-in-ring implantation for a failing mitral homograft in the tricuspid position

Fassa A-A, Himbert D, Brochet E, Labbe J-P, Vahanian A

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A43

Two cases of thrombotic stenosis in SAPIEN XT valves after transapical implantation

Leetmaa T, Poulsen S, Nørgaard BL, Klaaborg K, Terp K, Hoyer S, Christiansen E, Andersen H

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A44

Experimental research

Evaluation of lesion and thermodynamic characteristics of Symplicity and EnligHTN renal denervation systems in a phantom renal artery model

Al Raisi S, Pouliopoulos J, Barry M, Swinnen J, Thiagalingam A, Thomas S, Sivagangabalan G, Chow C, Chong J, Kizana E, Kovoor P

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A46

Tools & techniques

Tools & Techniques - Statistics: Dealing with time-varying covariates in survival analysis – joint models versus Cox models

Rizopoulos D, Takkenberg J

June 20, 2014 | 10.4244/EIJV10I2A47

How should i treat?

How should I treat an adult with unoperated complex cyanotic heart disease with severe pulmonary stenosis?

Volume 10 Number 2

Editorial

EAPCI community news

Clinical research

Technical report

Special report

Image in cardiology

Experimental research

Tools & techniques

How should i treat?

Coronary

Valvular disease

Heart failure

Peripheral

Hypertension

Stroke