Coronary interventions

Posterior pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 25 randomised controlled trials

Abdelaziz A, Hafez AH, Elaraby A, Roshdy MR, Abdelaziz M, Eltobgy MA, Elsayed H, El-Samahy M, Elbehbeh NA, Philip KG, Abdelaty AM, Rizk MA, Al-Tawil M, AboElfarh HE, Ramadan A, Ghaith HS, Wahsh EA, Abdelazeem B, Fayed B

March 16, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00948

The POT-PUFF sign: an angiographic mark of stent malapposition during proximal optimisation

Aminfar F, Rubimbura V, Maillard L, Noble S, Rangé G, Belle L, Derimay F, Bellemain-Appaix A, Al Karaky A, Morelle JF, Sideris G, Muller O, Motreff P, Adjedj J

March 3, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00861

Predictors of target lesion revascularisation after drug-eluting stent implantation for calcified nodules: an optical coherence tomography study

Hamana T, Kawamori H, Toba T, Kakizaki S, Nakamura K, Fujimoto D, Sasaki S, Fujii H, Osumi Y, Fujioka T, Nishimori M, Kozuki A, Shite J, Iwasaki M, Takaya T, Hirata K, Otake H

March 2, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00836

Long-term clinical outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention for ostial left main coronary artery disease

Sui Y, Qian J, Guan C, Xu Y, Wu N, Yang W, Wu Y, Dou K, Yang Y, Qiao S, Xu B

February 16, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00909

Derivation and validation of the ISAR score to predict the risk of repeat percutaneous coronary intervention for recurrent drug-eluting stent restenosis

Coughlan J, Aytekin A, Lahu S, Scalamogna M, Wiebe J, Pinieck S, Kufner S, Xhepa E, Joner M, Kuna C, Voll F, Laugwitz K, Schunkert H, Kastrati A, Cassese S

February 8, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00860

Single antiplatelet therapy directly after percutaneous coronary intervention in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome patients: the OPTICA study

van der Sangen NM, Claessen BE, Küçük IT, den Hartog AW, Baan J, Beijk MA, Delewi R, van de Hoef TP, Knaapen P, Lemkes JS, Marques K, Nap A, Verouden NJ, Vis MM, de Winter RJ, Kikkert WJ, Appelman Y, Henriques JP

February 3, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00886

Changes in absolute flow, myocardial resistance and FFR after chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

Khan SA, Alsanjari O, Keulards DC, Vlaar P, Zhang J, Konstantinou K, Fawaz S, Simpson R, Clesham G, Kelly PA, Tang KH, Cook C, Cockburn J, Pijls NHJ, Hildick-Smith D, Teeuwen K, Keeble TR, Karamasis GV, Davies J

February 1, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00694

Occlusion patterns, strategies and procedural outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention for in-stent chronic total occlusion

Sekiguchi M, Muramatsu T, Kishi K, Sumitsuji S, Okada H, Oikawa Y, Yoshikawa R, Kawasaki T, Tanaka H, Tsuchikane E

October 1, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01151

Clinical outcomes of post-stent intravascular ultrasound examination for chronic total occlusion intervention with drug-eluting stents

Kwon O, Lee P, Lee S, Brilakis E, Lee J, Yoon Y, Lee K, Park H, Kang S, Kim Y, Lee C, Park S

October 1, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00941

Outcomes of retrograde approach for chronic total occlusions by guidewire location

Fan Y, Maehara A, Yamamoto M, Hakemi E, Fall K, Matsumura M, Ali Z, Kirtane A, Moses J, Huang H, Mintz G, Ochiai M, Karmpaliotis D

October 1, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01169

Clinical and angiographic outcomes of crossing techniques for coronary chronic total occlusions: the ISAR-CTO registry

Xhepa E, Cassese S, Ndrepepa G, Joner M, Kufner S, Aytekin A, Lahmann A, Voll F, Fusaro M, Pinieck S, Schunkert H, Kastrati A, Fusaro M

October 1, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01248

Plaque characteristics in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and early spontaneous reperfusion

Guo J, Chen J, Wang G, Liu Z, Niu D, Wu Y, Song J, Gao J, Fan Z, Zhang Y, Si J, Zuo X, Shi N, Miao Z, Bai Z, Zhang L, Liu B, Li J

October 1, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00812

Thermodilution-derived volumetric resting coronary blood flow measurement in humans

Gallinoro E, Candreva A, Colaiori I, Kodeboina M, Fournier S, Nelis O, Di Gioia G, Sonck J, van 't Veer M, Pijls NHJ, Collet C, De Bruyne B

October 1, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01092

Mortality after bleeding versus myocardial infarction in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Piccolo R, Oliva A, Avvedimento M, Franzone A, Windecker S, Valgimigli M, Esposito G, Jüni P

September 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01197

Coronary sinus narrowing for the treatment of refractory angina: a multicentre prospective open-label clinical study (the REDUCER-I study)

Verheye S, Agostoni P, Giannini F, Hill J, Jensen C, Lindsay S, Stella P, Redwood S, Banai S, Konigstein M

September 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00873

Prognostic impact and clinical outcomes of coronary flow reserve and hyperaemic microvascular resistance

Toya T, Corban M, Park J, Ahmad A, Ӧzcan I, Sebaali F, Sara J, Gulati R, Lerman L, Lerman A

September 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00853

One-step anatomic and function testing by cardiac CT versus second-line functional testing in symptomatic patients with coronary artery stenosis: head-to-head comparison of CT-derived fractional flow reserve and myocardial perfusion imaging

Westra J, Li Z, Rasmussen L, Winther S, Li G, Nissen L, Petersen S, Ejlersen J, Isaksen C, Gormsen L, Urbonaviciene G, Efterkhari A, Weng T, Qu X, Bøtker H, Christiansen E, Holm N, Bøttcher M, Tu S

September 20, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00905

A multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of cooling as an adjunctive therapy to percutaneous intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction: the COOL AMI EU Pivotal Trial

Noc M, Laanmets P, Neskovic A, Petrović M, Stanetic B, Aradi D, Kiss R, Ungi I, Merkely B, Hudec M, Blasko P, Horvath I, Davies J, Vukcevic V, Holzer M, Metzler B, Witkowski A, Erglis A, Fister M, Nagy G, Bulum J, Édes I, Peruga J, Średniawa B, Erlinge D, Keeble TR

August 27, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-21-00348

Dual antithrombotic therapy with dabigatran in patients with atrial fibrillation after percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a post hoc analysis of the randomised RE-DUAL PCI trial

Zeymer U, Leiva O, Hohnloser S, Steg PG, Oldgren J, Nickenig G, Gabor Kiss R, Ongen Z, Navarro Estrada J, Oude Ophuis T, Lip G, Nordaby M, Miede C, ten Berg J, Bhatt D, Cannon C

August 27, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00799

Super high-pressure balloon versus scoring balloon to prepare severely calcified coronary lesions: the ISAR-CALC randomised trial

Rheude T, Rai H, Richardt G, Allali A, Abdel-Wahab M, Sulimov D, Mashayekhi K, Ayoub M, Cuculi F, Bossard M, Kufner S, Xhepa E, Kastrati A, Fusaro M, Joner M, Byrne R, Cassese S

August 27, 2021 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01000