February 2011

Volume 6 Number 7

Editorial

Author Patrick Serruys

In the shortest month

February 21, 2011

Author Timothy D Henry

Skeletal myoblasts for myocardial regeneration in patients with congestive heart failure: where have all the answers gone?

Henry TD, Taylor D

February 21, 2011

Author Emanuele Barbato

Autologous cell therapy for enhanced endovascular repair after coronary stent implantation

Barbato E, Wijns W

February 21, 2011

EAPCI column

Author Carlo Di Mario

Interventional cardiology: an imaging subspecialty

February 21, 2011

The surgeon's corner

Author Jean Bachet

TEVAR: a bridge too far?

February 21, 2011

Clinical research

Author Henricus Eric Duckers

Final results of a phase IIa, randomised, open-label trial to evaluate the percutaneous intramyocardial transplantation of autologous skeletal myoblasts in congestive heart failure patients: the SEISMIC trial

Duckers H, Houtgraaf J, Hehrlein C, Schofer J, Waltenberger J, Gershlick A, Bartunek J, Nienaber C, Naber C, Macaya C, Peters N, Smits P, Siminiak T, van Mieghem W, Legrand V, Serruys P

February 21, 2011

Author Jens Kastrup

A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study of the safety and efficacy of BIOBYPASS (AdGVVEGF121.10NH) gene therapy in patients with refractory advanced coronary artery disease: the NOVA trial

Kastrup J, Jørgensen E, Fuchs S, Nikol S, Bøtker H, Gyöngyösi M, Glogar D, Kornowski R

February 21, 2011

Author Sigmund Silber

Clinical results after coronary stenting with the GenousTM Bio-engineered R stentTM: 12-month outcomes of the e-HEALING (Healthy Endothelial Accelerated Lining Inhibits Neointimal Growth) worldwide registry

Silber S, Damman P, Klomp M, Beijk M, Grisold M, Ribeiro E, Suryapranata H, Wójcik J, Sim K, Thijssen J, de Winter R

February 21, 2011

Author Paolo Scacciatella

Percutaneous coronary interventions with an endothelial progenitor cell capture stent (EPC) for high risk patients with no option for drug eluting stents: long term clinical outcomes of a single centre registry

Scacciatella P, Meliga E, D’Amico M, Amato G, Pennone M, Conrotto F, Marra S

February 21, 2011

Author Victoria Martin-Yuste

Endothelial progenitor cell capturing stent and short dual antiplatelet therapy in patients on chronic anti-vitamin k regimen undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: long-term outcomes of a single centre registry

Martin-Yuste V, Brugaletta S, Ferreira-González I, Cola C, Alvarez-Contreras L, de Antonio M, Martí V, García-Picart J, Sabaté M

February 21, 2011

Author Victor Legrand

Influence of age on the clinical outcomes of coronary revascularisation for the treatment of patients with multivessel de novo coronary artery lesions: sirolimus-eluting stent vs. coronary artery bypass surgery and bare metal stent, insight from the multicentre randomised Arterial Revascularisation Therapy Study Part I (ARTS-I) and Part II (ARTS-II)

Legrand V, Garg S, Serruys P, Virtanen K, Szurawitzki G, Voudris V, Fontanelli A, Endersen K, Kranjec I, Rademaker T, Stefanadis C, Wittebols K

February 21, 2011

Author Paul D. Williams

Double stenting: a method for treating acute stent recoil and luminal filling defects

Williams P, Appleby C, Chowdhary S, Fraser D

February 21, 2011

Author Ralf Birkemeyer

Abortion of myocardial infarction by primary angioplasty mainly depends on preprocedural TIMI flow

Birkemeyer R, Rillig A, Treusch F, Koch A, Miljak T, Meyerfeldt U, Kunze M, Jung W, Höher M

February 21, 2011

Author Annemarie Engstrom

Long-term safety and sustained left ventricular recovery: long-term results of percutaneous left ventricular support with Impella LP2.5 in ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Engstrom A, Sjauw K, Baan Jr J, Remmelink M, Claessen B, Kikkert W, Hoebers L, Vis M, Koch K, Meuwissen M, Thijssen J, de Winter R, Piek J, Henriques J

February 21, 2011

Focus article

Author Patricia Best

SCAI consensus document on occupational radiation exposure to the pregnant cardiologist and technical personnel

Best P, Skelding K, Mehran R, Chieffo A, Kunadian V, Madan M, Mikhail G, Mauri F, Takahashi S, Honye J, Hernández-Antolín R, Weiner B

February 21, 2011

Experimental research

Author Satoko Tahara

In vitro validation of new Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography

Tahara S, Bezerra H, Baibars M, Kyono H, Wang W, Pokras S, Mehanna E, Petersen C, Costa M

February 21, 2011

Expert review

Author Cihan Simsek

Percutaneous coronary interventions for acute myocardial infarction

Simsek C, Boersma E

February 21, 2011

Special report

Author George Latsios

Substitution of ethanol with specially designed microspheres in a TASH procedure

Latsios G, Gerckens U, Mueller R, Grube E

February 21, 2011

Technical report

Author Holger Eggebrecht

Usefulness of a novel balloon-expandable vascular sheath for facilitated large-bore arterial access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Eggebrecht H, Kahlert P, Thielmann M, Plicht B, Erbel R

February 21, 2011

How should I treat?

Author Scott W. Murray

How should I treat a spontaneously reperfused acute STEMI that involves the left main stem and proximal LAD?

Murray S, Velavan P, Ramsdale D

February 21, 2011

EuroIntervention Tools & Techniques

Author Dariusz Dudek

Tools & Techniques: PCI for acute MI tips and tricks

Dudek D, Dziewierz A, Mielecki W

February 21, 2011

Image in cardiology

Author Jan-Malte Sinning

Huge saphenous vein graft aneurysm after coronary artery bypass grafting

Sinning J-M, Lasek G, Nickenig G, Werner N

February 21, 2011

Letter to the Editor

Author Iñigo Lozano

Left main stenting: don't forget the angiographic follow-up!

Lozano I, Rondán J, Avanzas P

February 21, 2011

Coronary

Valvular disease

Heart failure

Peripheral

Hypertension

Stroke