Volume 7 Number 12

Editorial

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A214

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) evaluation after coronary stenting: the “black hole” and other low OCT signal-intensity areas

Landmesser U

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A215

EAPCI column

The new European Society of Cardiology eLearning Platform

Fajadet J

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A216

Clinical research

Everolimus-eluting stents and paclitaxel-eluting stents in patients presenting with myocardial infarction: insights from the two-year results of the COMPARE prospective randomised controlled trial

Kedhi E, Gomes M, Joesoef K, Wassing J, Goedhart D, McFadden E, Smits P, investigators t

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A217

Systemic endothelin receptor blockade in ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome protects the microvasculature: a randomised pilot study

Adlbrecht C, Andreas M, Redwan B, Distelmaier K, Mascherbauer J, Kaider A, Wolzt M, Tilea I-A, Neunteufl T, Delle-Karth G, Maurer G, Lang I

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A218

Pre-infarction angina predicts thrombus burden in patients admitted for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Ahmed T, Sorgdrager B, Cannegieter S, van der Laarse A, Schalij M, Jukema J

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A219

A new electrocardiographic marker of myocardial reperfusion in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous intervention: the value of QRS duration

Ilkay E, Kacmaz F, Maden O, Aksu T, Selcuk M-T, Erbay A-R, Demir A-D

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A220

Dual antiplatelet therapy after myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention: analysis of patient adherence using a French health insurance reimbursement database

Latry P, Martin-Latry K, PharmD P, Lafitte M, Peter C, Couffinhal T

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A221

Long-term outcome after statin treatment in routine clinical practice: results from a prospective PCI cohort study

Eindhoven J, Onuma Y, Oemrawsingh R, Daemen J, van Nierop J, de Jaegere P, Boersma E, Serruys P, van Domburg R

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A222

Midterm results of percutaneous closure of very large atrial septal defects in children: role of multislice computed tomography

Marini D, Ou P, Boudjemline Y, Kenny D, Bonnet D, Agnoletti G

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A223

Comparison of biolimus eluted from an erodible stent coating with bare metal stents in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (COMFORTABLE AMI trial): rationale and design

Räber L, Kelbæk H, Ostojic M, Baumbach A, Tüller D, von Birgelen C, Roffi M, Pedrazzini G, Kornowski R, Weber K, Heg D, Matter C, Lüscher T, Taniwaki M, Meier B, Jüni P, Windecker S

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A224

Experimental research

Characterisation of a novel porcine coronary artery CTO model

Fefer P, Robert N, Qiang B, Liu G, Munce N, Anderson K, Osherov A, Ladouceur-Wodzak M, Qi X, Dick A, Weisbrod M, Samuel M, Butany J, Wright G, Strauss B

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A225

Expert review

Use of the Impella 2.5 system alone, after and in combination with an intra-aortic balloon pump in patients with cardiogenic shock: case description and review of the literature

Cubeddu R, Lago R, Horvath S, Vignola P, O’ Neill W, Palacios I

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A226

Technical report

In vivo visualisation by three-dimensional optical coherence tomography of stress crazing of a bioresorbable vascular scaffold implanted for treatment of human coronary stenosis

Radu M, Onuma Y, Rapoza R, Diletti R, Serruys P

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A227

The 3mensio Valves™ multimodality workstation

de Vaan J, Verstraeten L, de Jaegere P, Schultz C

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A228

How should I treat?

How should I treat a “swinging” left main thrombosis complicating coronary angioplasty in an obese, diabetic, elderly woman treated with fondaparinux?

Brunetti N, Centola A, Campanale E, Cuculo A, Ruggiero A, Ziccardi L, De Gennaro L, Di Biase M

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A229

Tools & Techniques

Tools and Techniques: Edge-to-edge percutaneous MitraClip® implantation

Alegria-Barrero E, Chan P, Di Mario C, Franzen O

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A230

Image in cardiology

Atypical “black hole” phenomenon after treatment of sirolimus stent restenosis with a paclitaxel-coated balloon

Vicente J, Lukic A, Gonzalo N, Arroyo J

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A231

Serial optical coherence tomography imaging of the “black-hole” phenomenon by intravascular ultrasound following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

Kurita T, Terashima M, Suzuki T

April 20, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV7I12A232