November 2006

Volume 2 Number 3

Editorial

November 20, 2006

Everolimus eluting stents: beyond targeting restenosis!

Finn AV, Nakazawa G, Joner M, Virmani R

November 20, 2006

What is the outcome of mother and child after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty performed during pregnancy?

Roos-Hesslink J

November 20, 2006

You ain't seen nothing yet...

November 20, 2006

EAPCI column

European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

November 20, 2006

Clinical research

A randomised comparison of an everolimus-eluting coronary stent with a paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent:

Serruys P, Ruygrok P, Neuzner J, Piek J, Seth A, Schofer J, Richardt G, Wiemer M, Carrié D, Thuesen L, Boone E, Miquel-Herbert K, Daemen J

November 20, 2006

The randomised study of the double dose versus single dose sirolimus-eluting stent for the treatment of diabetic patients with de novo coronary lesions

Costa R, Eduardo Sousa J, Abizaid A, Chaves A, Feres F, Sousa A, Musumeci G, Mehran R, Fitzgerald P, Lansky A, Leon M, Shiran A, Halon D, Lewis B, Guagliumi G

November 20, 2006

Long term outcome of balloon mitral commissurotomy during pregnancy: a prospective physical and mental evaluation of babies

Gamra H, Ben-Farhat M, Betbout F, Addad F, Ben-Rejeb R, Dridi Z, Khedher S, Ben-Hamda K, Maatouk F, Maaoui S

November 20, 2006

Biodegradable-polymer-based, paclitaxel-eluting Infinnium™ stent: 9-Month clinical and angiographic follow-up results from the SIMPLE II prospective multi-centre registry study

Vranckx P, Serruys P, Gambhir S, Eduardo Sousa J, Abizaid A, Lemos P, Ribeiro E, Dani S, Dalal JJ, Mehan V, Dhar A, Dutta AL, Reddy KN, Chand R, Ray A, Symons J

November 20, 2006

Catheter closure of paravalvular leak

Hein R, Wunderlich N, Robertson G, Wilson N, Sievert H

November 20, 2006

Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure in young patients with both cryptogenic brain infarction and PFO associated with Atrial Septal Aneurysm (ASA)

Juliard J-M, Abboud H, Aubry P, Brochet E, Sauguet A, Depoix J-P, Philip Y, Messika-Zeitoun D, Lung B, Vahanian A, Amarenco P

November 20, 2006

Two-year clinical follow-up of the unrestricted use of the paclitaxel-eluting stent compared to the sirolimus-eluting stent as part of the Taxus-Stent Evaluated at Rotterdam Cardiology Hospital (T-SEARCH) registry

Daemen J, Tsuchida K, Stefanini G, Vaina S, Kukreja N, de Jaegere P, Ong ATL, van Domburg R, Serruys P

November 20, 2006

Virtual histology and remodelling index allow in vivo identification of allegedly high-risk coronary plaques in patients with acute coronary syndromes: a three vessel intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis

Garcia-Garcia H, Goedhart D, Schuurbiers JCH, Kukreja N, Tanimoto S, Daemen J, Morel M, Bressers M, Van Es G-A, Wentzel J, Gijsen F, van der Steen A, Serruys P

November 20, 2006

Human myocardium preconditioning during successive balloon inflations: irrelevant influence of both collateral recruitment and clinical pre-intervention interference

Pimentel WA, Ambrose J, Mathias W, Arruda A, Horta P, Ribeiro E, Esteves-Filho A, Lemos P, Ramires J

November 20, 2006

Incidence of procedural related myocardial infarction following percutaneous coronary intervention.

Wiseth R, Hegbom K, Slette M, Asberg A, Vik-Mo H

November 20, 2006

Sirolimus-Eluting Stents vs Bare Metal Stents for the treatment of unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis

Sheiban I, Meliga E, Moretti C, Fumagalli A, Omedè P, Sciuto F, Grossomarra W, Trevi GP

November 20, 2006

Expert review

Coronary perforations

Nair P, Roguin A

November 20, 2006

What is the role for revascularisation in patients being considered for ICD therapy?

Paisey JR, Morgan JM, Curzen N

November 20, 2006

How and why

The how and why of... Chronic Total Occlusions

November 20, 2006

The how and why of... Chronic Total Occlusions - Part Two: Why we treat CTOs the way we do

November 20, 2006

New device

Contrast enhancement of coronary arteries in cardiac surgery: a new multispectral stereoscopic camera technique

Wieringa FP, Mastik F, Duncker D, Bogers A, van der Steen A

November 20, 2006

Technical report

The Bedside Celution™ system for isolation of adipose derived regenerative cells

Duckers H, Pinkernell K, Milstein AM, Hedrick MH

November 20, 2006

20 years of stenting: a patient's perspective

20 years of stenting: a patient's perspective

Daemen J, Van Mieghem C

November 20, 2006

Image in cardiology

Biodegradable drug eluting stents: invasive and non-invasive imaging

Kukreja N, Otsuka M, Van Mieghem C, Ligthart J, Sianos G, Serruys P

November 20, 2006

Coronary

Valvular disease

Heart failure

Peripheral

Hypertension

Stroke