Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) improves diagnostic certainty in the assessment of patients with stable chest pain, its effect on 5-year clinical outcomes is unknown.
Adamson, Philip D.+37 more
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CardioPulse ArticlesLeaders in cardiovascular medicineSalim Yusuf MD: the physician who wants to improve the world's cardiovascular healthSpreading the success of cardiovascular medicine worldwideWomen in Cardiology: Elyse Foster MDCentre of excellenceCardiocentro Ticino in Lugano, Switzerland [PDF]
Salim Yusuf
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ABSTRACT Background Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, but its influence on plaque characteristics at optical coherence tomography (OCT) evaluation is not fully understood. Aims This study seeks to explore the impact of Lp(a) levels on plaque morphology as assessed by OCT in a very high‐risk subset of patients ...
Francesca Maria Di Muro+13 more
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CardioPulse ArticlesThe 2015European Heart Journalyear in cardiology seriesLeaders in cardiovascular medicine todayIn our series profiling the world's leading and most influential cardiologists,European Heart JournalCardioPulse meets professor John DeanfieldCardiac arrest news from European Society of Cardiology Congress 2015Faces in the crowd at European Society of Cardiology Congress 2015 [PDF]
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ABSTRACT We report the case of a 3‐year‐old asymptomatic girl (12 kg, 96 cm) who was diagnosed with a large iatrogenic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVP) on follow‐up ultrasound, 14 months after apical muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure with a 10 mm Amplatzer Muscular VSD occluder (Abbott, USA) due to device erosion.
Raymond N. Haddad+3 more
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Steerable Delivery Sheath for Optimized LAA Closure: First Experience and Procedural Outcomes
ABSTRACT Background The new Amplatzer Steerable Delivery Sheath is a delivery system designed to improve ease‐of‐use and procedural results of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). We aimed to compare procedural results after switching our LAAC program at a tertiary care center with the Amulet device to the Steerable Delivery Sheath, with a control ...
Matthias Mezger+4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) has emerged as a valuable treatment for severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR). The Salus valve (Balance Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China) represents a novel self‐expanding valve stent designed for deployment through a transthoracic approach with a small subxiphoid incision ...
Ziqin Zhou+6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well‐known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery diseases (CAD). Complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) such as PCI for bifurcation lesions often yields poor outcomes, especially in DM patients.
Subin Lim+31 more
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ABSTRACT Background Third‐generation resorbable magnesium scaffold (RMS) was developed with stronger mechanical properties and thinner struts compared to its predecessor. This study aimed to assess the influence of the OCT‐derived underlying plaque characteristics on in‐scaffold late lumen loss (LLL) in patients treated with RMS up to 12‐months ...
Alp Aytekin+9 more
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ABSTRACT Background Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are associated with an increased cardiovascular risk including acute coronary syndrome. However, there is a lack of comprehensive data regarding the rate of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as well as the in‐hospital characteristics and outcomes for MPN patients.
Song Peng Ang+8 more
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