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Striving to meet targets for ideal treatment of acute myocardial infarction in Brazil: Data from the Midwest region
ConclusionTreatment of STEMI through the public health system in a capital city in Midwestern Brazil falls short of the recommended guidelines due to failure in the initial links of the chain of care. This potentially reversible failure has an important impact on patient outcomes and on health care burden. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gustavo Carvalho, Salvador Rassi, Enio Gu érios, Fernando A. M. Curado, Ana Tereza Bastos Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research

Radial versus femoral approach for same ‐day inter‐facility transfer for percutaneous coronary intervention
ConclusionsTransradial access for inter‐facility transfer for PCI after diagnostic angiogram appears safe and feasible, without increasing the risk for ischemic hand complications. Transradial access was associated with fewer bleeding and vascular access‐site complications, and with a higher likelihood for a same‐day discharge home in outpatients. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zeev Israeli, Shahar Lavi, Olivier F. Bertand, Mamas A. Mamas, Rodrigo Bagur Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research

Long ‐term outcomes post chronic total occlusion intervention—implications of completeness of revascularization
ConclusionsSuccessful CTO PCI results in a better long term event free survival but the difference between the groups is more if analyzed with respect to completeness of revascularization rather than CTO success/failure alone. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pravin K. Goel, Roopali Khanna, CM Pandey, Fauzia Ashfaq Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research

Von Willebrand factor revisited
Degenerative aortic valve stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease seen in developed countries. Since the implementation of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, there has been a surge of efforts to improve procedural technique as well as reduce mortality. Until recently, the mainstay method of assessment of valve implantation as well as paravalvular regurgitation has relied heavily on imaging techniques including transesophageal echocardiography and aortic root angiography. There has been a lot of scientific inquiry to identify biomarkers in the management of patients with aortic stenosis. von Willebrand facto...
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Senan J. Yasar, Obai Abdullah, William Fay, Sudarshan Balla Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research

Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation in grown ‐up congenital heart disease patients: Insights from the Zurich experience
ConclusionsPPVI with Medtronic Melody or Edwards Sapien valve conduits is safe and provides effective relief from right ventricular outflow tract obstruction or pulmonary regurgitation. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Luca Oechslin, Roberto Corti, Matthias Greutmann, Oliver Kretschmar, Oliver Gaemperli Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research

Outcomes after drug ‐coated balloon treatment for patients with calcified coronary lesions
ConclusionCalcified coronary lesions might dilute the effect of DCB. However, clinical outcomes in the calcified group were similar to those in the non‐calcified group. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ryuta Ito, Katsumi Ueno, Tamami Yoshida, Hiroshi Takahashi, Tomohiko Tatsumi, Yasumasa Hashimoto, Yoshinobu Kojima, Tomoya Kitamura, Norihiko Morita Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research

Comparison of drug eluting balloon angioplasty to infrapopliteal artery critical lesions with or without additional pedal artery angioplasty in patients with diabetes mellitus and critical limb ischemia
ConclusionOur study shows that additional BTA angioplasty to BTK intervention may improve the primary patency rate and have higher event free rate, which slightly missed the margin of statistically significance. RBC decreased significantly more in BTA group compared to BTK group, which reflected that the outcome of intervention is better with additional BTA angioplasty. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Burak Teymen, S üleyman Aktürk Tags: RANDOMIZED TRIAL Source Type: research

Cholesterol embolization syndrome: An under ‐recognized entity in cardiovascular interventions
This report is a comprehensive review of the reported cases of CES found in our literature search. We discuss the risk factors, clinical manifestations, management, and prognosis of CES. The major predisposing factors for CES include older age, male sex, atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk factors, anticoagulation, and femoral access route. The composite incidence of atheroembolic renal disease was 92% and mortality 63%. Our review highlights the importance to recognize this disease entity for the cardiologist and nephrologist. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Akanksha Agrawal, Mary Rodriguez Ziccardi, Christian Witzke, Igor Palacios, Janani Rangaswami Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research

Effects of endovascular cooling on infarct size in ST ‐segment elevation myocardial infarction: A patient‐level pooled analysis from randomized trials
ConclusionsThe present study, drawn from a patient‐level pooled analysis of six randomized trials of endovascular cooling during primary PCI in STEMI, showed a significant reduction in infarct size in patients with anterior STEMI who were cooled to <35°C at the time of reperfusion. The results support the need for trials in patients with anterior STEMI using more powerful cooling devices to optimize the delivery of hypothermia prior to reperfusion. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael Dae, William O'Neill, Cindy Grines, Simon Dixon, David Erlinge, Marko Noc, Michael Holzer, Anne Dee Tags: RANDOMIZED TRIAL Source Type: research

Platelet function monitoring for stent thrombosis in critically III patients with an acute Coronary syndrome
ConclusionsPlatelet function testing in critically ill ACS patients identified patients at high risk for early ST and might be beneficial for risk stratification. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lisa Tilemann, Sarah K. Mohr, Michael Preusch, Emanuel Chorianopoulos, Evangelos Giannitsis, Hugo A. Katus, Oliver J. M üller Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research

9 ‐month results of polymer‐free sirolimus eluting stents in young patients compared to a septuagenarian and octogenarian all‐comer population
ConclusionsIn octogenarians treated with PF‐SES, the rates for MACE, overall mortality, and bleeding are higher as compared to the younger age groups. However, the rates for TLR and ST were not significantly different across the investigated age groups. PF‐SES are safe and effective in octogenarians. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Behrouz Kherad, Matthias Waliszewski, Matthias Leschke, Muhammad Ali Kader, Liew Houng Bang, Fernando Lozano Ruiz ‐Poveda, Burkert Pieske, Florian Krackhardt Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research

Editorial: Stop thinking and start acting: Early Impella placement associated with improved outcomes, again!
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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Perwaiz M. Meraj, Rajkumar Doshi Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research

Editorial: The “JET” technique for provisional side‐branch stenting back to the future, and in the right direction
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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tim A. Fischell Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

The novel echo ‐guided ProGlide technique during percutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Journal of Interventional Cardiology,Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 216-222, April 2018. (Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - November 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yohsuke HondaMD , Motoharu ArakiMD , Masahiro YamawakiMD , Takahiro TokudaMD , Masakazu TsutumiMD , Shinsuke MoriMD , Yasunari SakamotoMD , Norihiro KobayashiMD , Keisuke HiranoMD , Yoshiaki ItoMD Source Type: research