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Review: Stent Fracture in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era
Stent fracture has been recognized as one cause of stent failure and has been associated with in-stent restenosis and stent thrombosis, even in 2nd-generation drug-eluting stents. Given the wide use of drug-eluting stents and paucity of contemporary data available concerning stent fracture, we reviewed clinical studies and the Food and Drug Administration's Manufacturer and User Device Experience (MAUDE) database to analyze the current trends, mechanisms, predictors, outcomes and treatment for stent fracture. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alfazir Omar, Lakshmana K. Pendyala, John A. Ormiston, Ron Waksman Source Type: research

Successful Deployment of Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Stent to Seal Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft Perforation Due to Guide Catheter Extension System
We report the successful deployment of a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stent to seal the LIMA graft perforation due to the guide catheter extension system. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed for a culprit lesion of the distal left circumflex via the LIMA graft. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eiji Ichimoto, Joseph De Gregorio Source Type: research

“Subintimal External Crush” Technique for a “Balloon Uncrossable” Chronic Total Occlusion
We describe a case of a “balloon uncrossable” CTO in which balloon crossing was achieved after subintimal dilation and “external crushing” of the CTO lesion resulting in significant modification of the CTO atheromatous plaque. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Georgios Christopoulos, Anna P. Kotsia, Bavana V. Rangan, Minh Vo, Khaldoon Alaswad, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, Subhash Banerjee, Emmanouil S. Brilakis Source Type: research

Radial artery perforation treated with balloon tracking and guide catheter tamponade – a case series
We describe a series of 7 cases where this technique was used to both treat radial artery perforation and to complete the angioplasty via the radial approach. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sudhakar George, Mamas Mamas, James Nolan, Karim Ratib Source Type: research

Combined use of export catheter and penumbra vacuum thromboaspiration in a challenging case of acute common carotid artery occlusion
A 76-year-old hypertensive man with previous bilateral iliac stenting was admitted in our center for acute stroke with an NIH score of 20 at 6 h from symptoms onset. The common carotid occlusion with a huge thrombus and a very calcified plaque has been successfully recanalyzed with a combination of coronary total occlusion technique, filter-aided coronary manual thrombectomy and Penumbra vacuum thrombectomy systems. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gianluca Rigatelli, Giuseppe Martire, Mauro Gentile, Flavio Michielan, Pietro Amist à Source Type: research

Association of elevated triglycerides and acute myocardial infarction in young Hispanics
Previous studies have demonstrated that acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients (age < 45years) is associated with a high prevalence of smoking, obesity, hyperlipidemia and single vessel coronary artery disease (CAD). Hispanics represent the largest growing ethnic minority in the United States, yet features of AMI in young Hispanics have not been described. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gilbert Essilfie, David M. Shavelle, Han Tun, Kevin Platt, Ryan Kobayashi, Anilkumar Mehra, Ray V. Matthews, Leonardo Clavijo, Michael A. Gaglia Source Type: research

Association of Elevated Triglycerides and Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Hispanics
Previous studies have demonstrated that acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients (age (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gilbert Essilfie, David M. Shavelle, Han Tun, Kevin Platt, Ryan Kobayashi, Anilkumar Mehra, Ray V. Matthews, Leonardo Clavijo, Michael A. Gaglia Source Type: research

Combined Use of Export Catheter and Penumbra Vacuum Thromboaspiration in a Challenging Case of Acute Common Carotid Artery Occlusion
A 76-year-old hypertensive man with previous bilateral iliac stenting was admitted in our center for acute stroke with an NIH score of 20 at 6h from symptoms onset. A Doppler ultrasonography scan revealed a thrombotic occlusion the right common carotid artery: plaque appearance was hypercalficic with a huge thrombus burden. A diffusion cerebral magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a two focal hyperacute ischemic lesions in the right semioval region (Fig. 1, panel A, red stars). A Neuron Max 6F (Penumbra Inc., Alameda, CA, USA) long sheath was advanced through the femoral artery approach over a .035″ Supracor guide wir...
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gianluca Rigatelli, Giuseppe Martire, Mauro Gentile, Flavio Michielan, Pietro Amistà Source Type: research

Incidence, feasibility and outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with a self-expanding prosthesis. Results from a single center experience
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) can become technically challenging after implantation of the self-expanding Medtronic CoreValve (MCV) device, which completely covers the aortic root. The aim of this study was to report on the incidence, feasibility and outcome of PCI after TAVI with the MCV device. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Abdelhakim Allali, Mohamed El-Mawardy, Bettina Schwarz, Takao Sato, Volker Geist, Ralph Toelg, Gert Richardt, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab Source Type: research

Comparison of fractional flow reserve measurements using intracoronary adenosine versus intracoronary sodium nitroprusside infusions in moderately stenotic coronary artery lesions
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of intracoronary (IC) sodium nitroprusside infusion in comparison to IC adenosine for fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement in moderately diseased coronary artery lesions for functional assessment. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Morteza Safi, Mohammad Hasan Namazi, Esfandiar Fooladi, Hossein Vakili, Saeed Alipour Parsa, Isa Khaheshi, Mohammad Amin Abbasi, Mohammad Reza Movahed Source Type: research

Unfavorable bioresorbable vascular scaffold resorption, a cause of restenosis?
We report a case of bioresorbable vascular scaffold restenosis which could be caused by abnormal resorption 17months after implantation. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kohki Ishida, Giuseppe Giacchi, Salvatore Brugaletta, Ana Garc ía-Álvarez, Manel Sabaté Source Type: research

Distal coronary perforation in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery: The importance of early treatment
We present two cases of distal coronary perforation in prior CABG patients undergoing chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aris Karatasakis, Yasir N. Akhtar, Emmanouil S. Brilakis Source Type: research

Importance of IVUS in the treatment with retrograde approach of a long in-stent chronic total occlusion of ostial right coronary artery: A case report
A 43year-old male, with a long history of coronary artery disease, was electively admitted to our institution because of dyspnea for moderate physical efforts (NYHA 2) related to an in-stent chronic total occlusion of ostial RCA and with demonstration of a significant area of inducible myocardial ischemia at stress echocardiography. After a gentle attempt of antegrade approach, the in-stent CTO of ostial RCA was successfully reopened with a retrograde approach using a knuckle technique. After IVUS evaluation which showed that the course of the retrograde guidewire was mostly within the stent strut circumference with the ex...
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Giuseppe Talanas, Roberto Garbo Source Type: research

Comparison of fractional flow reserve measurements using intracoronary adenosine versus intracoronary sodium nitroprusside infusions in moderately stenotic coronary artery lesions
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of intracoronary (IC) sodium nitroprusside infusion in comparison with IC adenosine for fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement in moderately diseased coronary artery lesions for functional assessment. (Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine)
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Morteza Safi, Mohammad Hasan Namazi, Esfandiar Fooladi, Hossein Vakili, Saeed Alipour Parsa, Isa Khaheshi, Mohammad Amin Abbasi, Mohammad Reza Movahed Source Type: research