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Interventional Cardiologists

Automatic measurement of the aortic annulus by TAC , more precisely to choose the correct valve size.

Original title: Automated 3-Dimensional Aortic Annular Assessment by Multidetector Computed Tomography in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Reference: Yusuke Watanabe et al. J...

Paclitaxel eluting balloon . More effective in restenosis of BMS than DES

Original title: A multicenter randomized comparison of paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter with conventional balloon angioplasty in patients with bare-metal...

Usefulness of FFR in coronary bypass intermediate lesions

Original title: Long-term clinical outcome after fractional flow reserve– versus angio-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with intermediate...

Everolimus Eluting Stent in multiple vessels with short SYNTAX score

Original title: A Clinical and Angiographic Study of the XIENCE V Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System in the Treatment...

Sub intimal recanalization of superficial femoral , femoropopliteal bypass similar results

Original title: Subintimal Recanalization Plus Stenting or Bypass for Management of Claudicants with Femoro-popliteal Occlusions. Reference: Boufi et al. Eur J...

Difference in mortality with surgery versus angioplasty in diabetic multivessel patients

Original title: Comparison of coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with diabetes: A meta-analysis...

Enoxaparin appears superior to unfractionated heparin in patients undergoing primary angioplasty

Original title: A direct comparison of intravenous enoxaparin with unfractionated heparin in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the...

Primary angioplasty , a race against time

Original title: Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI. Reference: Daniel S. Menees et al. N Engl J...