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

January 2021

Volume 16 Number 13

Highlights from this issue

ILUMIEN IV: OCT versus angiography
ILUMIEN IV: OCT versus angiography
Ali Z, Landmesser U, Karimi Galougahi K, Maehara A, Matsumura M, Shlofmitz R, Guagliumi G, Price M, Hill J, Akasaka T, Prati F, Bezerra H, Wijns W, Mintz G, Ben-Yehuda O, McGreevy R, Zhang Z, Rapoza R, West N, Stone G
January 20, 2021
DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00501
(Pre)thrombotic formations and stroke after TAVI
(Pre)thrombotic formations and stroke after TAVI
Linder M, Voigtländer L, Schneeberger Y, Bhadra O, Grundmann D, Demal T, Goßling A, Ludwig S, Schaefer A, Waldschmidt L, Schirmer J, Reichenspurner H, Blankenberg S, Schäfer U, Westermann D, Schofer N, Conradi L, Seiffert M
January 20, 2021
DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00743

Coronary interventions - Mini focus on ischaemia with non-obstructed coronary arteries

Expert review
An EAPCI Expert Consensus Document on Ischaemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries in Collaboration with European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation Endorsed by Coronary Vasomotor Disorders International Study Group
Kunadian V, Chieffo A, Camici P, Berry C, Escaned J, Maas A, Prescott E, Karam N, Appelman Y, Fraccaro C, Buchanan G, Manzo-Silberman S, Al-Lamee R, Regar E, Lansky A, Abbott J, Badimon L, Duncker D, Mehran R, Capodanno D, Baumbach A
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJY20M07_01
Clinical research
Invasive assessment of myocardial bridging in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease
Pargaonkar V, Kimura T, Kameda R, Tanaka S, Yamada R, Schwartz J, Perl L, Rogers I, Honda Y, Fitzgerald P, Schnittger I, Tremmel J
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00779
Clinical research
Sex-specific differences in coronary blood flow and flow velocity reserve in symptomatic patients with non-obstructive disease
Corban M, Prasad A, Gulati R, Lerman L, Lerman A
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-00520

Coronary interventions

Clinical research
Outcomes of optical coherence tomography compared with intravascular ultrasound and with angiography to guide coronary stent implantation: one-year results from the ILUMIEN III: OPTIMIZE PCI trial
Ali Z, Karimi Galougahi K, Maehara A, Shlofmitz R, Fabbiocchi F, Guagliumi G, Alfonso F, Akasaka T, Matsumura M, Mintz G, Ben-Yehuda O, Zhang Z, Rapoza R, West N, Stone G
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00498
Editorial comment
Use of intravascular optical coherence tomography or intravascular ultrasound to guide stent implantation. The choice is yours!
Regar E
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJV16I13A189
Trial protocol
Optical coherence tomography-guided coronary stent implantation compared to angiography: a multicentre randomised trial in PCI – design and rationale of ILUMIEN IV: OPTIMAL PCI
Ali Z, Landmesser U, Karimi Galougahi K, Maehara A, Matsumura M, Shlofmitz R, Guagliumi G, Price M, Hill J, Akasaka T, Prati F, Bezerra H, Wijns W, Mintz G, Ben-Yehuda O, McGreevy R, Zhang Z, Rapoza R, West N, Stone G
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00501
Editorial comment
Use of intravascular optical coherence tomography or intravascular ultrasound to guide stent implantation. The choice is yours!
Regar E
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJV16I13A189
Short report
Target lesion revascularisation of bioresorbable metal scaffolds: a case series study and literature review
Ortega-Paz L, Brugaletta S, Gomez-Lara J, Sanchis J, Fernández-Díaz J, Artaiz-Urdaci M, Alfonso F, Garcia-Garcia H, Sabaté M
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-00421
Image – Interventional flashlight
Late structural discontinuity after bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation in patients with in-stent restenosis
Cuesta J, Antuña P, Bastante T, Alfonso F
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-00063

Interventions for valvular disease and heart failure

Clinical research
Transcatheter reshaping of the mitral annulus in patients with functional mitral regurgitation: one-year outcomes of the MAVERIC trial
Worthley S, Redwood S, Hildick-Smith D, Rafter T, Whelan A, De Marco F, Horrigan M, Delacroix S, Gregson J, Erglis A
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00484
Editorial comment
Moving (re-shaping) the mitral annulus
Nickenig G, Becher M
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJV16I13A190
Clinical research
Spontaneous echo contrast, left atrial appendage thrombus and stroke in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Linder M, Voigtländer L, Schneeberger Y, Bhadra O, Grundmann D, Demal T, Goßling A, Ludwig S, Schaefer A, Waldschmidt L, Schirmer J, Reichenspurner H, Blankenberg S, Schäfer U, Westermann D, Schofer N, Conradi L, Seiffert M
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00743
Editorial comment
Smoke signals – do they help to predict TAVI-associated stroke risk?
Kharbanda R, Newton J
January 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJV16I13A191
Coronary
Valvular disease
Heart failure
Peripheral
Hypertension
Stroke