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

August 2016

Volume 12 Number 6

CORONARY INTERVENTIONS

CLINICAL RESEARCH
Novel monorail infusion catheter for volumetric coronary blood flow measurement in humans: in vitro validation
van’t Veer M, Adjedj J, Wijnbergen I, Toth G, Rutten M, Barbato E, Van Nunen L, Pijls N, De Bruyne B
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A114
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The Multi-center Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Contrast MEdium INduced Pd/Pa RaTiO in Predicting FFR (MEMENTO-FFR) Study
Leone A, Martin-Reyes R, Baptista S, Amabile N, Raposo L, Pelaez J, Trani C, Cialdella P, Basile E, Zimbardo G, Burzotta F, Porto I, Aurigemma C, Rebuzzi A, Faustino M, Niccoli G, Abreu P, Slama M, Spagnoli V, Arrieta M, Santos I, de la Torre Hernandez J, Palop R, Crea F
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A115
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Culprit plaque morphology in STEMI – an optical coherence tomography study: insights from the TOTAL-OCT substudy
Kajander O, Pinilla-Echeverri N, Jolly S, Bhindi R, Huhtala H, Niemela K, Fung A, Vijayaraghavan R, Alexopoulos D, Sheth T
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A116
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Implantation of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds following acute coronary syndrome is associated with reduced early neointimal growth and strut coverage
Giblett J, Brown A, Keevil H, Jaworski C, Hoole S, West N
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A117
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Integrated Biomarker and Imaging Study 3 (IBIS-3) to assess the ability of rosuvastatin to decrease necrotic core in coronary arteries
Oemrawsingh R, Garcia-Garcia H, van Geuns R, Lenzen M, Simsek C, de Boer S, Van Mieghem N, Regar E, de Jaegere P, Akkerhuis K, Ligthart J, Zijlstra F, Serruys P, Boersma E
August 20, 2016
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
In vivo delivery and long-term tissue retention of nano-encapsulated sirolimus using a novel porous balloon angioplasty system
Granada J, Tellez A, Baumbach W, Bingham B, Keng Y-F, Wessler J, Conditt G, McGregor J, Stone G, Kaluza G, Leon M
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M10_01
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Cryotherapy increases features of plaque stability in atherosclerotic rabbits
Verheye S, Roth L, De Meyer I, Van Hove C, Nahon D, Santoianni D, Yianni J, Martinet W, Buchbinder M, De Meyer G
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJY15M10_02
IMAGE IN CARDIOLOGY
Optical coherence tomography visualisation of burst balloon catheter trapped by coronary stent
Shimura T, Takano M, Imaizumi T, Tabata A, Seino Y, Shimizu W
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A121
IMAGE IN CARDIOLOGY
Acute coronary and cerebrovascular syndrome
Binder R, Straub A, Lüscher T, Husmann M
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A122
IMAGE IN CARDIOLOGY
Left main stem angioplasty without metal: a new paradigm in interventional cardiology?
Cortese B, Piraino D, Galfrascoli E, Orrego P
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A123

INTERVENTIONS FOR VALVULAR DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE

CLINICAL RESEARCH
Transfemoral aortic valve implantation with the repositionable Lotus valve for treatment of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis: results from a single-centre experience
Wöhrle J, Gonska B, Rodewald C, Seeger J, Scharnbeck D, Rottbauer W
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A124
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Multicentre clinical study evaluating a novel resheathable annular functioning self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve system: safety and performance results at 30 days with the Portico system
Manoharan G, Linke A, Möllmann H, Redwood S, Frerker C, Kovac J, Walther T
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A125
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Five-year haemodynamic outcomes of the first-generation SAPIEN balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve
Sawaya F, Kappetein AP, Wisser W, Nataf P, Thomas M, Schächinger V, De Bruyne B, Eltchaninoff H, Thielmann M, Himbert D, Romano M, Wimmer-Greinecker G, Serruys P, Lefèvre T
August 20, 2016
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Aortic atheroma burden predicts acute cerebrovascular events after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: insights from volumetric multislice computed tomography analysis
Kataoka Y, Puri R, Pisaniello A, Hammadah M, Qintar M, Uno K, Montarello J, Nicholls S, Worthley S
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A127

FOCUS ARTICLE - WILL THIS TRIAL CHANGE MY PRACTICE?

Will LEADERS-FREE change my practice? A randomised double-blind comparison of the BioFreedom™ drug-coated stent vs. the Gazelle™ bare metal stent in patients at high bleeding risk using a short (1 month) course of dual antiplatelet therapy
Stefanini G, Behan M, Valgimigli M, Oldroyd K, Leon M
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A129
Will ABSORB III change my practice? Everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds for coronary artery disease
Cook S, Nef H, Capodanno D, Tamburino C, Baumbach A
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A130
Will PARTNER change my practice? Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) 2 Cohort A trial – transcatheter or surgical aortic-valve replacement in intermediate-risk patients
Natarajan D, Makkar R, MacCarthy P, Eltchaninoff H, Søndergaard L, Prendergast B
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A131
Will SPRINT change my practice? SPRINT: a randomised trial of intensive versus standard blood-pressure control
Ewen S, Lobo M, Pathak A, Schmieder R, Tsioufis C, Wijns W, Mahfoud F
August 20, 2016 | 10.4244/EIJV12I6A132
Coronary
Valvular disease
Heart failure
Peripheral
Hypertension
Stroke