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View article: Innovations of Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
Innovations of Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease Open
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a significant health challenge, placing a heavy burden on people and healthcare systems worldwide. CAD is mainly caused by unstable plaque rupture, leading to acute coronary syndrome. Early detection h…
View article: Guide Extension-Facilitated Ostial Stenting (GEST) During Primary Coronary Angioplasty in a Patient With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
Guide Extension-Facilitated Ostial Stenting (GEST) During Primary Coronary Angioplasty in a Patient With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report Open
The guide extension-facilitated ostial stenting (GEST) technique uses a guide extension catheter (GEC) to improve stent delivery during primary coronary angioplasty (PCI). GECs are used for stent delivery into the coronary arteries of pati…
View article: Efficacy of renal denervation as an adjunct to pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Efficacy of renal denervation as an adjunct to pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Aims Catheter ablation, consisting of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), is the most effective treatment modality for the management of symptomatic patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Unfortunately, this procedure has a considerable relap…
View article: A systematic review and meta-analysis of transthoracic echocardiogram vs. cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of left ventricular thrombus
A systematic review and meta-analysis of transthoracic echocardiogram vs. cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of left ventricular thrombus Open
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the most commonly used imaging modality to diagnose left ventricular thrombus (LVT), however, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) remains the gold standard investigation. A comparison of the diagnostic …
View article: Defining Peri-Operative Myocardial Injury during Cardiac Surgery Using High-Sensitivity Troponin T
Defining Peri-Operative Myocardial Injury during Cardiac Surgery Using High-Sensitivity Troponin T Open
Objective: Cut-offs for high-sensitivity troponin (hs-Tn) elevations to define prognostically significant peri-operative myocardial injury (PMI) in cardiac surgery is not well-established. We evaluated the associations between peri-operati…
View article: Role of serial troponin measurements in risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism
Role of serial troponin measurements in risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism Open
Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Many parameters are used to help in risk stratification of pulmonary embolism. Troponin levels are one of them but currently are used as a dichotomous value ( positive or…
View article: COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenia With Venous and Arterial Thrombosis: A Case Report
COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenia With Venous and Arterial Thrombosis: A Case Report Open
Coronavirus disease 19 pandemic has put tremendous pressure on health systems and has caused significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Vaccination program against COVID-19 has been effective despite repeated outbreaks acros…
View article: Radiation-induced coronary artery disease: a difficult clinical conundrum
Radiation-induced coronary artery disease: a difficult clinical conundrum Open
View article: Outcomes following <scp>PCI</scp> in <scp>CABG</scp> candidates during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic: The prospective multicentre <scp>UK‐ReVasc</scp> registry
Outcomes following <span>PCI</span> in <span>CABG</span> candidates during the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic: The prospective multicentre <span>UK‐ReVasc</span> registry Open
Objectives To describe outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who would usually have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Background In the United Kingdom, cardiac surgery for coronary artery d…
View article: International Prospective Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients With COVID-19
International Prospective Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients With COVID-19 Open
View article: SARS-CoV-2 and Pre-existing Vascular Diseases: Guilt by Association?
SARS-CoV-2 and Pre-existing Vascular Diseases: Guilt by Association? Open
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus-2 has rapidly spread and emerged as a pandemic. Although evidence on its pathophysiology is growing, there are still issues that should be taken into consideration, including its effects on pre…
View article: Pulmonary thrombosis in Covid-19: before, during and after hospital admission
Pulmonary thrombosis in Covid-19: before, during and after hospital admission Open
View article: TCT CONNECT-226 In-Hospital Outcomes of CABG Candidates Undergoing PCI During the ICU Restricted COVID-19 Pandemic: The Multi-Center Prospective UK-REVASC Registry
TCT CONNECT-226 In-Hospital Outcomes of CABG Candidates Undergoing PCI During the ICU Restricted COVID-19 Pandemic: The Multi-Center Prospective UK-REVASC Registry Open
View article: COVID-19 pandemic and STEMI: pathway activation and outcomes from the pan-London heart attack group
COVID-19 pandemic and STEMI: pathway activation and outcomes from the pan-London heart attack group Open
Objectives To understand the impact of COVID-19 on delivery and outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Furthermore, to compare clinical presentation and outcomes of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infa…
View article: TCT CONNECT-215 Demographics and In-Hospital Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Undergoing an Invasive Strategy for Acute Coronary Syndrome: The Global Multi-Centre Prospective COVID-ACS Registry
TCT CONNECT-215 Demographics and In-Hospital Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Undergoing an Invasive Strategy for Acute Coronary Syndrome: The Global Multi-Centre Prospective COVID-ACS Registry Open
View article: TCT CONNECT-221 Primary PCI for STEMI During the COVID-19 Pandemic in London: A Systematic Analysis of Pathway Activation and Outcomes
TCT CONNECT-221 Primary PCI for STEMI During the COVID-19 Pandemic in London: A Systematic Analysis of Pathway Activation and Outcomes Open
View article: COVID-19 Infection and High Intracoronary Thrombus Burden
COVID-19 Infection and High Intracoronary Thrombus Burden Open
View article: 65 Nurse led radial access for coronary angiography
65 Nurse led radial access for coronary angiography Open
Introduction NHS England announced a new nurse angiographer role with the purpose of reducing hospital waiting lists for elective angiography. Methods Development of a standardised operating procedure for training in Radial Arterial Access…
View article: “Golden tube” with favorable vessel remodeling at four-year follow-up after bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation for moderate to severe calcified lesions: Insights from intravascular imaging
“Golden tube” with favorable vessel remodeling at four-year follow-up after bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation for moderate to severe calcified lesions: Insights from intravascular imaging Open
View article: Upper Limb Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report of an Increasingly Common Condition.
Upper Limb Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report of an Increasingly Common Condition. Open
Upper limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a less common phenomenon than lower limb DVT. Repeated trauma secondary to sport- or job-related arm movements and positions has been recognized as the predisposing factor for upper limb DVT. We des…
View article: Subadventitial stenting around occluded stents: A bailout technique to recanalize in‐stent chronic total occlusions
Subadventitial stenting around occluded stents: A bailout technique to recanalize in‐stent chronic total occlusions Open
Objectives To evaluate the outcomes of subadventitial stenting (SS) around occluded stents for recanalizing in‐stent chronic total occlusions (IS‐CTOs). Background There is little evidence on the outcomes of SS for IS‐CTO. Methods We exami…
View article: Different behaviors of bioresorbable vascular scaffold in different types of calcified lesion: Insights from intravascular imaging
Different behaviors of bioresorbable vascular scaffold in different types of calcified lesion: Insights from intravascular imaging Open
View article: A Practical Approach to Assessing Stent Results with IVUS or OCT
A Practical Approach to Assessing Stent Results with IVUS or OCT Open
Coronary angiography is routinely used to assess the extent and severity of coronary artery disease and for decision-making during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). However, it is sometimes inadequate for deciding a strategy and d…
View article: Procedural and follow-up insights from optical coherence tomography-guided management of intracoronary stent loss and crushing
Procedural and follow-up insights from optical coherence tomography-guided management of intracoronary stent loss and crushing Open
View article: Different Behavior of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold and Metallic Stent With Positive Vessel Remodeling
Different Behavior of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold and Metallic Stent With Positive Vessel Remodeling Open
View article: Iatrogenic corticosteroids induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Iatrogenic corticosteroids induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Open
• A case of iatrogenic corticosteroids induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is proposed. • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is classically preceded by an emotional or physiological stressor. • No specific trigger can be identified in up to one-third o…
View article: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin prior to cardiac surgery predicts acute kidney injury and mortality
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin prior to cardiac surgery predicts acute kidney injury and mortality Open
Objective We aimed to investigate whether preoperative serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (sNGAL pre-op ) predicted postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) during hospitalisation and 1-year cardiovascular and all-cause mortal…
View article: 5903Fulminant Myocarditis treated with combined implantation of left and right percutaneous ventricular assist devices
5903Fulminant Myocarditis treated with combined implantation of left and right percutaneous ventricular assist devices Open
View article: Is there a role for ischaemic conditioning in cardiac surgery?
Is there a role for ischaemic conditioning in cardiac surgery? Open
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is the revascularisation strategy of choice in patients with diabetes mellitus and complex CAD. Owing to a num…
View article: Effect of Remote Ischaemic preconditioning on Clinical outcomes in patients undergoing Coronary Artery bypass graft surgery (ERICCA study): a multicentre double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial
Effect of Remote Ischaemic preconditioning on Clinical outcomes in patients undergoing Coronary Artery bypass graft surgery (ERICCA study): a multicentre double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial Open
Background Novel cardioprotective strategies are required to improve clinical outcomes in higher-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with or without valve surgery. Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) in which b…