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Jul 19, 2019

Volume 15 Number 4

This issue looks at the randomised MITRA-HR study on use of the MitraClip in patients with severe primary mitral regurgitation; a head-to head comparison of 3 different types of nitinol occluder devices for transcatheter closure of secundum ASD; the implications for DAPT using the COBRA-PzF stent (C-PzF) vs conventional DES; the retrograde approach in CTO recanalisation; and a serial wall shear stress analysis of early strut protrusion and late neointima thickness using BRS.

Editorial

Modern death: blurred lines

Byrne RA

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Drug-free stents with Polyzene-F nanocoating: a promising compromise for those at high bleeding risk?

Koppara T, Joner M

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Atrial septal defect and ASO device: an unusual story

Aubry P, Juliard J, Brochet E

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The retrograde approach for recanalisation of chronic total occlusions – the impact on interventional success

Werner G

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MITRA-HR: the French correction vs the MitraClip. The race has started

D’Ancona G, Ince H

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Perspectives

Paclitaxel-coated balloons and stents for the treatment of peripheral artery disease: proceedings from the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2019 Town Hall

Dan K, Garcia-Garcia H, Hideo-Kajita A, Zhang C, Wermers J, Kolm P, Torguson R, Waksman R

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Interventions for valvular disease and heart failure

Prospective concurrent head-to head comparison of three different types of nitinol occluder device for transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects

Bhattacharjya S, Pillai L, Doraiswamy V, Satyanarayana R, Chandrasekaran R, Pavithran S, Sivakumar K

10.4244/EIJ-D-18-01016

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The MITRA-HR study: design and rationale of a randomised study of MitraClip transcatheter mitral valve repair in patients with severe primary mitral regurgitation eligible for high-risk surgery

Piriou N, Al Habash O, Donal E, Senage T, Le Tourneau T, Pattier S, Guyomarch B, Roussel J, Trochu J, Vahanian A, Obadia J, Iung B, Guérin P

10.4244/EIJ-D-18-01086

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Active tracked intramyocardial catheter injections for regenerative therapy with real-time MR guidance: feasibility in the porcine heart

Tseng C, Wenker S, Bakker M, Kraaijeveld A, Dankers P, Seevinck P, Smink J, Kimmel S, van Slochteren F, Chamuleau S

10.4244/EIJ-D-17-01081

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Simple “flip-n-flex” technique facilitates coaxial SAPIEN 3 valve alignment in right transaxillary transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Zhan Y, Kawabori M, Lofftus S, Weintraub A

10.4244/EIJ-D-18-01018

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Coronary interventions

Thromboresistance and functional healing in the COBRA PzF stent versus competitor DES: implications for dual antiplatelet therapy

Jinnouchi H, Mori H, Cheng Q, Kutyna M, Torii S, Sakamoto A, Guo L, Acampado E, Gupta A, Kolodgie F, Virmani R, Finn AV

10.4244/EIJ-D-18-00740

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Retrograde approach for the percutaneous recanalisation of coronary chronic total occlusions: contribution to clinical practice and long-term outcomes

Kwon O, Lee P, Lee S, Lee J, Kang D, Ahn J, Park D, Kang S, Kim Y, Lee C, Park S, Park S

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A prospective multicentre randomised all-comers trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of the thin-strut sirolimus-eluting coronary stent SUPRAFLEX: rationale and design of the Thin Strut Sirolimus-eluting Stent in All Comers Population vs Everolimus-eluting Stent (TALENT) trial

Modolo R, Chichareon P, Kogame N, Asano T, Chang C, de Winter R, Kaul U, Zaman A, Spitzer E, Takahashi K, Katagiri Y, Soliman O, Van Es G-A, Morel M, Onuma Y, Serruys PW

10.4244/EIJ-D-18-00499

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Early strut protrusion and late neointima thickness in the Absorb bioresorbable scaffold: a serial wall shear stress analysis up to five years

Tenekecioglu E, Torii R, Katagiri Y, Asano T, Modolo R, Miyazaki Y, Chichareon P, Poon E, Gijsen F, Thondapu V, van Klaveren D, Jonker H, Ooi A, Barlis P, Collet C, Onuma Y, Bourantas C, Serruys PW

10.4244/EIJ-D-18-00381

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“Bumpy” neointima: the fingerprint of bioabsorbable magnesium scaffold resorption

Alfonso F, Cuesta J, García-Guimaraes M, Rivero F

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Coronary artery treatment with a urea-based paclitaxel-coated balloon: the European-wide FALCON all-comers DCB Registry (FALCON Registry)

Widder J, Cortese B, Levesque S, Berliner D, Eccleshall S, Graf K, Doutrelant L, Ahmed J, Bressollette E, Zavalloni D, Piraino D, Roguin A, Scheller B, Stella P, Bauersachs J

10.4244/EIJ-D-18-00261

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