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Interventional therapies for chronic heart failure: An overview of recent developments

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1081-1094, April 2025.
Abstract Heart failure (HF), the final manifestation of most cardiovascular diseases, has become a major global health concern, affecting millions of individuals. Despite basic drug treatments, patients present with high morbidity and mortality rates. However, recent advancements in interventional therapy have shown promising results in improving the ...
Bingchen Guo, Si Shi, Yutong Guo, Jie Xiong, Bo Wang, Zengxiang Dong, Dianyu Gao, Yingfeng Tu   +7 more
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“Bendy” stents help negotiate hairpin intracardiac curves [PDF]

, 2015
Simple transposition of the great arteries (TGA) occurs in 0.2 per 1000 live births. The condition is surgically repaired in the neonatal period by the arterial switch procedure (ASO) sometimes preceded by an atrial septostomy.
Bugeja, Justine, DeGiovanni, Joseph V., Grech, Victor E.   +2 more
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High prevalence of severe coronary artery disease in elderly patients with non-operable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension referred for balloon pulmonary angioplasty [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction : Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a new emerging catheter-based alternative treatment option for patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Aim : To show that all elderly CTEPH patients referred
Olga Dzikowska-Diduch, Piotr Pruszczyk, Katarzyna Irzyk, Maciej Kostrubiec, Andrzej Łabyk, Anna Wyzgał, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Marek Roik, Dominik Wretowski, Krzysztof Jankowski   +9 more
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Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Multicentre National Study

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Summary of a multicentre TriNetX study evaluating outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with cirrhosis. Cirrhosis was associated with higher 1‐year gastrointestinal bleeding and mortality, especially with decompensated disease.
Dhir Gala, Sameer Rao, Manas Gunani, Kajol Shah, Anand V. Kulkarni, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Daniel Q. Huang, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Ahmed Al‐Khazraji, Kaveh Hajifathalian, Vivek Lingiah, Paul Gaglio, Nikki Duong, Christine Gerula   +13 more
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Balloon expandable stents for coarctation of the aorta : review of current status and technical considerations [PDF]

, 2003
Balloon expandable stents have been used to manage coarctation of the aorta in selected patients with very encouraging results. After the successful use of the Palmaz stents in these lesions newer stents as well as modifications of the Palmaz stents ...
Ebeid, Makram R.
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Utility of the SWAM (Separator With Aspirator for Mechanical Thrombectomy) Device in Managing Hemodialysis Access Thrombosis

Hemodialysis International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Hemodialysis access thrombosis is the primary cause of access failure. Thrombus removal is an effective strategy to restore access function. Although both open surgical and endovascular procedures enable thrombus clearance, endovascular thrombus reduction therapy is widely adopted in clinical practice for this condition due to its ...
Lin Li, Zhongwang Zhang, Hongjie Wang, Mingdi Zhu, Kun Wang, Zheng Liu   +5 more
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A 7‐mm Covered TIPS Reduces Hepatic Encephalopathy Without Increasing Rebleeding in Cirrhotic Patients With Small Liver: A Randomized Study

Liver International, Volume 46, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background/Aims International guidelines recommend initiating transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement with an 8‐mm stent. However, there is an evident lack of randomized controlled trials evaluating TIPS diameters < 8 mm in cirrhotic patients with a relatively small liver. The aim of this study was to determine whether 7 
Fuquan Liu, Kan Zhang, Yu Zhang, Quanwei He, Mingming Meng, Xuemei Ma, Bing Zhu, Yifan Wu, Linjing An, Yifan Lv, Fuhuang Lin, Ke Zhang, Bowen Liu, Xiujuan Chang, Huiguo Ding, Jiangtao Liu, Yan Chen, Yongping Yang   +17 more
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Stent insertion and balloon angioplasty for portal vein stenosis after liver transplantation: long-term follow-up results [PDF]

, 2019
PURPOSEIt is not easy to determine whether balloon angioplasty or stenting should be performed in patients with portal vein stenosis after liver transplantation.
Ji Soo Lee, Jong Man Kim, Jae-Won Cho, Gyu Sung Choi, Suk-Koo Lee, Kyeong Sik Kim   +5 more
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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty – efficient therapy of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in the patient with advanced sarcoidosis – a case report

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018
Background Approximately a quarter of patients with advanced sarcoidosis develop pulmonary hypertension (PH), which affects their prognosis. We report unusual case of confirmed chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in a patient with stage
Andrzej Labyk, Dominik Wretowski, Sabina Zybińska-Oksiutowicz, Aleksandra Furdyna, Katarzyna Ciesielska, Dorota Piotrowska-Kownacka, Olga Dzikowska –Diduch, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Andrzej Biederman, Piotr Pruszczyk, Marek Roik   +10 more
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Consecutive Emergency Carotid Artery Stenting and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With Cardiogenic Shock: A Case Report

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Volume 108, Issue 3, Page 1047-1051, September 1, 2026.
ABSTRACT Severe aortic stenosis (AS) carries a poor prognosis when symptomatic, particularly in cardiogenic shock (CS). Emergency transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is rarely performed but may represent a rescue therapy. Coexistent carotid artery stenosis (CAS) further increases procedural risk.
Max Groche, Claudio Silwanis, Clemens Steinwender, Thomas Lambert   +3 more
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