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ABSTRACT Background Treating ostial left circumflex artery (LCx) lesions in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for left main disease (LMD) remains a challenge. Despite recent recommendations for the use of drug‐coated balloon (DCB) in this lesion, there are concerns about crossover‐stenting from the left main trunk (LMT) to the left anterior ...
Takayuki Warisawa+10 more
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Fractional flow reserve–guided coronary artery bypass grafting: Can intraoperative physiologic imaging guide decision making? [PDF]
ObjectivesFractional flow reserve–guided coronary artery bypass grafting is emerging in cardiac surgery, in which the nature (anatomic and functional characteristics) of the target vessel epicardial coronary artery stenosis is important in graft site ...
Babb, Joseph D.+5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Plug‐based vascular closure devices (Pb‐VCD) and suture‐based vascular closure devices (Sb‐VCD) are used for percutaneous vascular access site closure during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Until now, no clear superiority of either device was shown in studies comparing 18 F VCDs solely.
Tobias Lerchner+6 more
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Anomalous right coronary artery managed with bypass and proximal ligation
Background An anomalous origin and inter-arterial course of the right coronary artery is a rare anomaly that can lead to sudden ischemic cardiac death if left untreated.
Harry Ramcharran, Ahmad Nazem
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Adenosine Thallium-201 Tomography in Evaluation of Graft Patency Late After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery [PDF]
Objectives. We sought to ascertain the utility of adenosine thallium-201 tomography for assessing graft stenoses late after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.Background.
Khoury, Alex F+3 more
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Coronary Artery Vasculopathy in a Cohort of Heart Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
ABSTRACT Background Coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a significant cause of late mortality in heart transplant recipients. This study assesses the development of CAV, associated rejection rates, and the potential impact of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on survival in a cohort of heart transplant patients.
Hussein Krayem+4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is an innovative treatment for coronary artery calcification (CAC). Aims This study aimed to compare procedural and clinical outcomes of intracoronary imaging (ICI)‐guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus angiography‐guided PCI with IVL in patients with CAC.
Akshay A. S. Phagu+14 more
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Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading complication after both liver and kidney transplantation. Factors associated with and rates of cardiovascular events (CVEs) after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant (SLKT) are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study of adult SLKT recipients between 2002 and 2017 at six centers in six United Network ...
Jennifer Jo+19 more
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Neurologic lesions are unusual complications after coronary artery bypass surgery. Among them, paraplegia is one of the rarest, with only a few cases reported in the literature.
Aurélien Vallée, MD+3 more
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Carotid artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine frequency of carotid artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using Doppler sonography.STUDY DESIGN: Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Radiology Department, The Aga Khan
Ahmad, Nadeem+4 more
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