Volume 8 Number 2

Editorial

Are they really wolves in sheeps’ clothing?

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A28

Coronary stent longitudinal deformation by compression: is this a new global stent failure, a specific failure of a particular stent design or simply an angiographic detection of an exceptional PCI complication?

Finet G, Rioufol G

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A29

EAPCI column

EuroPCR 2012, a step into the future

Fajadet J

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A30

The surgeon's corner

Percutaneous intervention for “ischaemic mitral regurgitation”

Sundt T, Agnihotri A

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A31

Clinical research

Longitudinal stent deformation: quantitative coronary angiographic analysis from the PERSEUS and PLATINUM randomised controlled clinical trials

Kereiakes D, Popma J, Cannon L, Kandzari D, Kimmelstiel C, Meredith I, Teirstein P, Verheye S, Allocco D, Dawkins K, Stone GW

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A32

Longitudinal stent deformation: insights on mechanisms, treatments and outcomes from the Food and Drug Administration Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database

Mamas M, Williams P

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A33

Optical coherence tomography for guidance of distal cell recrossing in bifurcation stenting: choosing the right cell matters

Alegria-Barrero E, Foin N, Chan P, Syrseloudis D, Lindsay A, Dimopolous K, Alonso-Gonz R, Viceconte N, De Silva R, Di Mario C

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A34

Angiographic maximal luminal diameter and appropriate deployment of the everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold as assessed by optical coherence tomography: an ABSORB cohort B trial sub-study

Gomez-Lara J, Diletti R, Brugaletta S, Onuma Y, Farooq V, Thuesen L, McClean D, Koolen J, Ormiston J, Windecker S, Whitbourn R, Dudek D, Dorange C, Veldhof S, Rapoza R, Regar E, Garcia-Garcia H, Serruys P

June 27, 2012

Serial greyscale and radiofrequency intravascular ultrasound assessment of plaque modification and vessel geometry at proximal and distal edges of bare metal and first-generation drug-eluting stents

Costa Jr J, Abizaid A, Sousa A, Siqueira D, Chamié D, Feres F, Costa R, Staico R, Maldonado G, Centemero M, Tanajura L, Viana R, Chaves Á, Abizaid An, Sousa J

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A36

The ability of high dose rosuvastatin to improve plaque composition in non-intervened coronary arteries: rationale and design of the Integrated Biomarker and Imaging Study-3 (IBIS-3)

Simsek C, Garcia-Garcia H, van Geuns R, Magro M, Girasis C, Van Mieghem N, Lenzen M, de Boer S, Regar E, van der Giessen WJ, Raichlen J, Duckers H, Zijlstra F, van der Steen A, Boersma E, Serruys P

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A37

Experimental research

Adjusting a polymer formulation for an optimal bioresorbable stent: a 6-month follow-up study

Durand E, Lemitre M, Couty L, Sharkawi T, Brasselet C, Vert M, Lafont A

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A38

Comparison of the SYNERGY with the PROMUS (XIENCE V) and bare metal and polymer-only Element control stents in porcine coronary arteries

Wilson G, Huibregtse B, Pennington D, Dawkins K

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A39

Expert review

The SURTAVI model: proposal for a pragmatic risk stratification for patients with severe aortic stenosis

Van Mieghem N, Head S, van der Boon R, Piazza N, de Jaegere P, Carrel T, Kappetein AP, Lange R, Walther T, Windecker S, Van Es G-A, Serruys P

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A40

Special report

Longitudinal stent deformation: a retrospective analysis of frequency and mechanisms

Williams P, Mamas M, Morgan K, El-Omar M, Clarke B, Bainbridge A, Fath-Ordoubadi F, Fraser D

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A41

Engineering assessment of the longitudinal compression behaviour of contemporary coronary stents

Prabhu S, Schikorr T, Mahmoud T, Jacobs J, Potgieter A, Simonton C

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A42

How should I Treat?

How should I treat an ostial thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary artery in the setting of an acute myocardial infarction?

Izgi C, Feray H, Erdem G, Bakal R

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A43

Image in cardiology

Stent longitudinal distortion: strut separation (pseudo-fracture) and strut compression (“concertina” effect)

Bartorelli A, Andreini D, Pontone G, Trabattoni D, Ferrari C, Mushtaq S, Ormiston J

June 27, 2012 | 10.4244/EIJV8I2A44

Volume 8 Number 2

Editorial

EAPCI column

The surgeon's corner

Clinical research

Experimental research

Expert review

Special report

How should I Treat?

Image in cardiology

Coronary

Valvular disease

Heart failure

Peripheral

Hypertension

Stroke