February 2016

Volume 11 Number 10

Editorial

Calling a “cat a cat”: has the time come to return to “valvular disease” from “structural heart”?

Serruys P

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV11I10A219

Accurate procedural assessment of AR – critical for successful TAVI

Kapadia S, Tuzcu ME

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV11I10A220

Mitral valve-in-ring: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Bapat V

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV11I10A221

Percutaneous paravalvular leak closure? Perhaps a glimmer of hope after a long course of marginal success

Hagler D

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV11I10A222

EAPCI community news

EAPCI Focus on the Nurses and Allied Professionals (NAPs) Committee

February 19, 2016

Coronary interventions

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter compared with drug-eluting stent for drug-eluting stent restenosis in routine clinical practice

Habara S, Kadota K, Kanazawa T, Ichinohe T, Kubo S, Hyodo Y, Otsuru S, Hasegawa D, Tada T, Tanaka H, Fuku Y, Goto T, Mitsudo K

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M02_09

SHORT REPORT

Real-world experience with a novel biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent: twelve-month results of the BIOFLOW-III registry

Waltenberger J, Brachmann J, Van der Heyden J, Richardt G, Fröbert O, Seige M, Erglis A, Dewilde W, Winkens M, Hegeler-Molkewehrum C, Klein N, Hoffmann S

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M03_08

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Coronary microvascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Leung M, Leung D

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M03_09

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Outcome with invasive versus medical treatment of stable coronary artery disease: influence of perfusion defect size, ischaemia, and ejection fraction

Simonsen J, Johansen A, Gerke O, Mickley H, Thomassen A, Hess S, Rask C, Tamadoni M, Okkels Jensen L, Hallas J, Vach W, Hoilund-Carlsen P

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV11I10A226

IMAGE IN CARDIOLOGY

Acute LAD occlusion by calcified plaque embolisation from the ascending aorta after contralateral LCA angiography

Amano M, Tamura T, Hayama Y, Onishi N, Tamaki Y, Enomoto S, Miyake M, Kondo H, Kaitani K, Izumi C, Nakagawa Y

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV11I10A227

Interventions for valvular disease and heart failure

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Percutaneous transfemoral-transseptal implantation of a second-generation CardiAQ™ mitral valve bioprosthesis: first procedure description and 30-day follow-up

Ussia G, Quadri A, Cammalleri V, De Vico P, Muscoli S, Marchei M, Ruvolo G, Søndergaard L, Romeo F

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M09_01

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Feasibility and safety of balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation with moderate or without predilatation

Abramowitz Y, Jilaihawi H, Chakravarty T, Kashif M, Matar G, Hariri B, Patel J, Sharma R, Cheng W, Makkar R

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV11I10A229

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Balloon post-dilation and valve-in-valve implantation for the reduction of paravalvular leakage with use of the self-expanding CoreValve prosthesis

Stundl A, Rademacher M-C, Descoups C, Weber M, Sedaghat A, Grube M, Hammerstingl C, Mellert F, Vasa-Nicotera M, Welz A, Grube E, Werner N, Nickenig G, Sinning J

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M11_04

CLINICAL RESEARCH

First-in-man transcatheter mitral valve-in-ring implantation with a repositionable and retrievable aortic valve prosthesis

Latib A, Ruparelia N, Bijuklic K, De Marco F, Gatto F, Hansen L, Ozbek C, Greilach P, Bruschi G, Rieß F-C, Alfieri O, Colombo A, Schofer J

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M11_02

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Optimal septum alignment of the Figulla® Flex occluder to the atrial septum in patients with secundum atrial septal defects

Haas N, Happel C, Soetemann D, Hanslik A, Moysich A, Kececioglu D, Laser K

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY14M12_09

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Impact of left ventricular function and transaortic gradient on outcomes from transcatheter aortic valve implantation: data from the UK TAVI Registry

Malkin C, Long W, Baxter P, Gale C, Wendler O, Monaghan M, Thomas M, Ludman P, De Belder M, Cunningham A, Moat N, Blackman D

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY14M12_12

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: multicentre experience with the AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug

Tzikas A, Shakir S, Gafoor S, Omran H, Berti S, Santoro G, Kefer J, Landmesser U, Nielsen-Kudsk J, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Sievert H, Tichelbacker T, Kanagaratnam P, Nietlispach F, Aminian A, Kasch F, Freixa X, Danna P, Rezzaghi M, Vermeersch P, Stock F, Stolcova M, Costa M, Ibrahim R, Schillinger W, Meier B, Park J

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M01_06

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Incidence and clinical impact of infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Martínez-Sellés M, Bouza E, Díez-Villanueva P, Valerio M, Fariñas M, Muñoz-García A, Ruiz-Morales J, Gálvez-Acebal J, Antorrena I, de la Hera Galarza J, Navas E, Muñoz P

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M02_05

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: implantation and up to four years follow-up of the AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug

Santoro G, Meucci F, Stolcova M, Rezzaghi M, Mori F, Palmieri C, Paradossi U, Pastormerlo L, Rosso G, Berti S

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY14M10_13

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Early experience of percutaneous paravalvular leak closure using a novel Occlutech occluder

Göktekin Ö, Vatankulu M, Ozhan H, Ay Y, Ergelen M, Tasal A, Aydin C, İsmail Z, Ates I, Hijazi Z

February 19, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV11I10A237

How should i treat?

How should I treat refractory cardiogenic shock in a patient with chronic biventricular heart failure and mitral regurgitation with difficult valve characteristics?

Volume 11 Number 10

Editorial

EAPCI community news

Coronary interventions

Interventions for valvular disease and heart failure

How should i treat?

Coronary

Valvular disease

Heart failure

Peripheral

Hypertension

Stroke