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Changes in Index of Microcirculatory Resistance during PCI in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Relation to Total Length of Implanted Stents

Christina Ekenbäck,  Fadi Jokhaji,  Nikolaos Östlund-Papadogeorgos,  Habib Mir-Akbari,  Rikard Linder,  Nils Witt,  Mattias Törnerud,  Bassem Samad,  Jonas Persson, 
  • First Published: 01 December 2019
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Inflammation-Related MicroRNAs Are Associated with Plaque Stability Calculated by IVUS in Coronary Heart Disease Patients

Guo-fu Zhu,  Tianshu Chu,  Zhimin Ruan,  Mingguo Zhang,  Mingli Zhou,  Qian Zhang,  Ran Zhang,  Liyong Wu, 
  • First Published: 01 December 2019
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Having Coronary Cusp Fusion versus Mixed Cusp Fusion Nonraphe Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Wen-hua Lei,  Yan-biao Liao,  Zi-jie Wang,  Yuan-weixiang Ou,  Jiay-yu Tsauo,  Yi-jian Li,  Tian-yuan Xiong,  Zhen-gang Zhao,  Xin Wei,  Wei Meng,  Yuan Feng,  Mao Chen, 
  • First Published: 03 November 2019
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Outcomes of Emergency Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Hans Huang,  Christopher P. Kovach,  Sean Bell,  Mark Reisman,  Gabriel Aldea,  James M. McCabe,  Danny Dvir,  Creighton Don, 
  • First Published: 03 November 2019
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Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation in Japanese Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Five-Year Real-World Data from the Tokyo-MD PCI Study

Shunji Yoshikawa,  Takashi Ashikaga,  Toru Miyazaki,  Ken Kurihara,  Kenzo Hirao, 
  • First Published: 03 November 2019
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Enabling Automated Device Size Selection for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Patricio Astudillo,  Peter Mortier,  Johan Bosmans,  Ole De Backer,  Peter de Jaegere,  Matthieu De Beule,  Joni Dambre, 
  • First Published: 03 November 2019
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Multicenter Assessment of Radiation Exposure during Pediatric Cardiac Catheterizations Using a Novel Imaging System

Luke J. Lamers,  Brian H. Morray,  Alan Nugent,  Michael Speidel,  Petch Suntharos,  Lourdes Prieto, 
  • First Published: 31 October 2019
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Using the RISK-PCI Score in the Long-Term Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Mortality after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Lidija Savic,  Igor Mrdovic,  Milika Asanin,  Sanja Stankovic,  Gordana Krljanac,  Ratko Lasica, 
  • First Published: 24 October 2019
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Acute Angiographic and Intermediate-Term Clinical Results of Patients with Non-Left Main Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Treated with BVS by Jailed Semi-Inflated Balloon Technique and Provisional Side-Branch Stenting Strategy

Chieh-Shou Su,  Keng-Hao Chang,  Chih-Hung Lai,  Yu-Wei Chen,  Tzu-Hsiang Lin,  Hung-Chih Pan,  Tsun-Jui Liu,  Wen-Lieng Lee, 
  • First Published: 03 October 2019
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Strategies to Lower In-Hospital Mortality in STEMI Patients with Primary PCI: Analysing Two Years Data from a High-Volume Interventional Centre

Alexandru Burlacu,  Grigore Tinica,  Igor Nedelciuc,  Paul Simion,  Bogdan Artene,  Adrian Covic, 
  • First Published: 01 October 2019
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Life beyond 5 Years after TAVI: Patients’ Perceived Health Status and Long-Term Outcome after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Marie-Isabel K. Murray,  Eileen Hofmann,  Roberta De Rosa,  Silvia Mas-Peiro,  Philipp Seppelt,  Thomas Walther,  Andreas M. Zeiher,  Stephan Fichtlscherer,  Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera, 
  • First Published: 01 October 2019
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Early Real-World Experience with CoreValve Evolut PRO and R Systems for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Gaurav Rao,  Shikha Sheth,  Joseph Donnelly,  Andrew Scatola,  Umair Tariq,  Saaron Laighold,  Cindy Grines,  Bruce Rutkin, 
  • First Published: 01 October 2019
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Association between Public Reporting of Outcomes and the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock

Vikas Singh,  Rodrigo Mendirichaga,  Parth Bhatt,  Ghanshyambhai Savani,  Anil K. Jonnalagadda,  Igor Palacios,  Mauricio G. Cohen,  William W. O’Neill, 
  • First Published: 15 September 2019
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Gender Differences in Long-Term Outcomes of Medical Therapy and Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions

Lei Guo,  Haichen Lv,  Lei Zhong,  Jian Wu,  Huaiyu Ding,  Jiaying Xu,  Rongchong Huang, 
  • First Published: 10 September 2019
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Impact of Hydrostatic Pressure Variations Caused by Height Differences in Supine and Prone Positions on Fractional Flow Reserve Values in the Coronary Circulation

Yoshitaka Kawaguchi,  Kazuki Ito,  Humihiko Kin,  Yusuke Shirai,  Ayako Okazaki,  Keisuke Miyajima,  Tomoyuki Watanabe,  Mariko Tatsuguchi,  Yasushi Wakabayashi,  Yuichiro Maekawa, 
  • First Published: 02 September 2019
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In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Effective Transition from an ICU- to CCU-Led Resuscitation Team

Rajat Sharma,  Hilary Bews,  Hardeep Mahal,  Chantal Y. Asselin,  Megan O’Brien,  Lillian Koley,  Brett Hiebert,  John Ducas,  Davinder S. Jassal, 
  • First Published: 02 September 2019
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Prevalence and Predictors of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy (CIN) in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): A Meta-Analysis

Huan He,  Xiao-Rui Chen,  Yun-Qing Chen,  Tie-Sheng Niu,  Yi-Meng Liao, 
  • First Published: 25 August 2019
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Short- and Mid-Term Prognosis of Patients Undergoing Rotational Atherectomy in Aortoostial Coronary Lesions in Left Main or Right Coronary Arteries

Marine Quillot,  Didier Carrié,  Thibault Lhermusier,  Frédéric Bouisset,  Romain André,  Meyer Elbaz,  Jérôme Roncalli,  Francisco Campelo-Parada,  Nicolas Boudou, 
  • First Published: 21 August 2019
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Clinical and Technical Characteristics of Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Performed before and after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve

Alfredo Nunes Ferreira-Neto,  Rishi Puri,  Lluis Asmarats,  Victoria Vilalta,  Leonardo Guimaraes,  Robert Delarochellière,  Jean-Michel Paradis,  Siamak Mohammadi,  Eric Dumont,  Josep Rodés-Cabau, 
  • First Published: 08 August 2019
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Effect of Using a Cardiac Catheterization Table-Stabilizing Stick on the Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: A Simulation-Based Study

Tsuyoshi Yamada,  Morihiro Ito,  Hisako Urai,  Yumiko Ueda,  Hiroaki Maki,  Reizo Baba, 
  • First Published: 01 August 2019
Clinical Study
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Shock Index on Admission Is Associated with Coronary Slow/No Reflow in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Emergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Qingcheng Wang,  Huimin Shen,  Huijuan Mao,  Fenghua Yu,  Haiqing Wang,  Jianlei Zheng, 
  • First Published: 25 July 2019
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Hemodynamic and Lesion Characteristics Associated with Discordance between the Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio and Fractional Flow Reserve

Hiroyuki Arashi,  Natsuko Satomi,  Issei Ishida,  Kanintorn Soontorndhada,  Suguru Ebihara,  Kazuki Tanaka,  Hisao Otsuki,  Masashi Nakao,  Kentaro Jujo,  Junichi Yamaguchi,  Nobuhisa Hagiwara, 
  • First Published: 14 July 2019
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Gender-Related Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Premature Coronary Artery Disease: Insight from the FOCUS Registry

Ya’nan Qu,  Ji’e Yang,  Feng Zhang,  Chenguang Li,  Yuxiang Dai,  Hongbo Yang,  Yang Gao,  Yueyi Pan,  Kang Yao,  Dong Huang,  Hao Lu,  Jianying Ma,  Juying Qian,  Junbo Ge, 
  • First Published: 11 July 2019
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Impact of Late Ventricular Arrhythmias on Cardiac Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Takuma Takada,  Koki Shishido,  Takahiro Hayashi,  Shohei Yokota,  Hirokazu Miyashita,  Hiroaki Yokoyama,  Takashi Nishimoto,  Tomoki Ochiai,  Noriaki Moriyama,  Kazuki Tobita,  Shingo Mizuno,  Futoshi Yamanaka,  Masato Murakami,  Yutaka Tanaka,  Saeko Takahashi,  Shigeru Saito, 
  • First Published: 08 July 2019
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The Predictors of Target Lesion Revascularization and Rate of In-Stent Restenosis in the Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent Era

Chengbin Zheng,  Jeehoon Kang,  Kyung Woo Park,  Jung-Kyu Han,  Han-Mo Yang,  Hyun-Jae Kang,  Bon-Kwon Koo,  Hyo-Soo Kim, 
  • First Published: 01 July 2019
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Left Atrial Appendage Management with the Watchman Device during Hybrid Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Mindy Vroomen,  Bart Maesen,  Justin G. Luermans,  Harry J. Crijns,  Jos G. Maessen,  Mark La Meir,  Laurent Pison, 
  • First Published: 26 June 2019
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Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary and Carotid Artery Disease Revascularization in the FRIENDS Study

Fabrizio Tomai,  Anna Piccoli,  Fausto Castriota,  Luca Weltert,  Bernhard Reimers,  Gabriele Pesarini,  Raoul Borioni,  Giovanni De Persio,  Roberto Nerla,  Andrea Pacchioni,  Alberto Cremonesi,  Flavio Ribichini, 
  • First Published: 20 June 2019
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Delayed PCI 12 Hours after the Onset of Symptoms Is Associated with Improved Outcomes for Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Real-World Study

Wen-Juan Xiu,  Hai-Tao Yang,  Ying-Ying Zheng,  Yi-Tong Ma,  Xiang Xie, 
  • First Published: 18 June 2019
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Nonemergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on an Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Supported with Impella® Heart Pump in Patients Ineligible for Surgical Revascularization

Perwaiz M. Meraj,  Simon Dixon,  Jeffery Moses,  Karim Ibrahim,  Andreas Schäfer,  Ibrahim Akin,  Jonathan Hill,  Theodore Schreiber,  William W. O’Neill, 
  • First Published: 04 June 2019
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A Novel Rotablator Technique (Low-Speed following High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy) Can Achieve Larger Lumen Gain: Evaluation Using Optimal Frequency Domain Imaging

Takanobu Yamamoto,  Sawako Yada,  Yuji Matsuda,  Hirofumi Otani,  Shunji Yoshikawa,  Taro Sasaoka,  Yu Hatano,  Tomoyuki Umemoto,  Daisuke Ueshima,  Yasuhiro Maejima,  Kenzo Hirao,  Takashi Ashikaga, 
  • First Published: 20 May 2019
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Association of Baseline Smoking Status with Long-Term Prognosis in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Large Single-Center Data

Ru Liu,  Zhan Gao,  Huanhuan Wang,  Xiaofang Tang,  Lijian Gao,  Ying Song,  Jingjing Xu,  Jue Chen,  Shubin Qiao,  Yuejin Yang,  Runlin Gao,  Bo Xu,  Jinqing Yuan, 
  • First Published: 05 May 2019
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Meta-Analysis Comparing Renal Outcomes after Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

Kuldeep Shah,  Zakeih Chaker,  Tatiana Busu,  Rishita Shah,  Mohammed Osman,  Fahad Alqahtani,  Mohamad Alkhouli, 
  • First Published: 24 April 2019
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Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency: Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

Michael Catalano,  Dishen Lin,  Hugh Cassiere,  Nina Kohn,  Bruce Rutkin,  Greg Maurer,  Jacinda A. Berg,  Jaclyn Jahn,  Rick Esposito,  Alan Hartman,  Pey-Jen Yu, 
  • First Published: 23 April 2019
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Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair versus Optimal Medical Therapy in Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Muhammad Uzair Lodhi,  Muhammad Shariq Usman,  Tariq Jamal Siddiqi,  Muhammad Shahzeb Khan,  Muhammad Arbaz Arshad Khan,  Safi U. Khan,  Intekhab Askari Syed,  Mustafa Rahim,  Srihari S. Naidu,  Rami Doukky,  Mohamad Alkhouli, 
  • First Published: 21 April 2019
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Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis by Excimer Laser Coronary Atherectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon: Serial Assessment with Optical Coherence Tomography

Toru Miyazaki,  Takashi Ashikaga,  Taku Fukushima,  Yu Hatano,  Taro Sasaoka,  Ken Kurihara,  Yuichi Ono,  Shigeo Shimizu,  Kenichiro Otomo,  Kenzo Hirao, 
  • First Published: 18 April 2019
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Systematic Review and Proportional Meta-Analysis of Endarterectomy and Endovascular Therapy with Routine or Selective Stenting for Common Femoral Artery Atherosclerotic Disease

Khalid Hamid Changal,  Mubbasher Ameer Syed,  Tawseef Dar,  Muhammad Asif Mangi,  Mujeeb Abdul Sheikh, 
  • First Published: 14 April 2019
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The Effective and Safe Way to Use Crusade Microcatheter-Facilitated Reverse Wire Technique to Solve Bifurcated Lesions with Markedly Angulated Target Vessel

Jingang Cui,  Xiaowei Jiang,  Shubin Qiao,  Lijian Gao,  Jiansong Yuan,  Fenghuan Hu,  Weixian Yang,  Runlin Gao, 
  • First Published: 11 April 2019
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Long-Term Outcomes of Extent of Revascularization in Complex High Risk and Indicated Patients Undergoing Impella-Protected Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Report from the Roma-Verona Registry

Francesco Burzotta,  Giulio Russo,  Flavio Ribichini,  Anna Piccoli,  Domenico D’Amario,  Lazzaro Paraggio,  Leonardo Previ,  Gabriele Pesarini,  Italo Porto,  Antonio Maria Leone,  Giampaolo Niccoli,  Cristina Aurigemma,  Diana Verdirosi,  Filippo Crea,  Carlo Trani, 
  • First Published: 09 April 2019
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Transcatheter Atrial Septal Defect Closure in Children with and without Fluoroscopy: A Comparison

S. Ackermann,  D. Quandt,  N. Hagenbuch,  O. Niesse,  M. Christmann,  W. Knirsch,  O. Kretschmar, 
  • First Published: 07 April 2019
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Impact of the Balloon Inflation Time and Pattern on the Coronary Stent Expansion

Jarosław Skowroński,  Rafał Wolny,  Jan Jastrzębski,  Paweł Tyczyński,  Karol Szlazak,  Jerzy Pręgowski,  Gary S. Mintz,  Karolina Liżewska,  Wojciech Świeszkowski,  Zbigniew Chmielak,  Adam Witkowski, 
  • First Published: 21 March 2019
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New Predictors of Early and Late Outcomes after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Culprit Lesion

Cãlin Homorodean,  Adrian Corneliu Iancu,  Daniel Leucuţa,  Şerban Bãlãnescu,  Ioana Mihaela Dregoesc,  Mihai Spînu,  Mihai Ober,  Dan Tãtaru,  Maria Olinic,  Dan Bindea,  Dan Olinic, 
  • First Published: 18 March 2019
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Safety and Long-Term Efficacy of Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty following Rotational Atherectomy for Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions Compared with New Generation Drug-Eluting Stents

Katsumi Ueno,  Norihiko Morita,  Yoshinobu Kojima,  Hiroshi Takahashi,  Masanori Kawasaki,  Ryuta Ito,  Hiroki Kondo,  Shingo Minatoguchi,  Tamami Yoshida,  Yasumasa Hashimoto,  Tomohiko Tatsumi,  Tomoya Kitamura, 
  • First Published: 13 March 2019
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Prevalence of Coronary Endothelial and Microvascular Dysfunction in Women with Symptoms of Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Is Confirmed by a New Cohort: The NHLBI-Sponsored Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation–Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD)

R. David Anderson,  John W. Petersen,  Puja K. Mehta,  Janet Wei,  B. Delia Johnson,  Eileen M. Handberg,  Saibal Kar,  Bruce Samuels,  Babak Azarbal,  Kamlesh Kothawade,  Sheryl F. Kelsey,  Barry Sharaf,  Leslee J. Shaw,  George Sopko,  C. Noel Bairey Merz,  Carl J. Pepine, 
  • First Published: 11 March 2019
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Randomized Comparison of Terumo® Coated Slender™ versus Terumo® Noncoated Traditional Sheath during Radial Angiography or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Birthe Sindberg,  Christel Gry Aagren Nielsen,  Marianne Hestbjerg Poulsen,  Martin Bøhme Rasmussen,  Steen Carstensen,  Troels Thim,  Lars Jakobsen,  Jacob Thorsted Sørensen,  Benedicte Haastrup,  Hanne Maare Søndergaard,  Michael Mæng,  Christian Juhl Terkelsen, 
  • First Published: 04 March 2019
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Survey of Anticoagulation Practices with the Impella Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device at High-Volume Centers

Brent N. Reed,  Robert J. DiDomenico,  J. Erin Allender,  James C. Coons,  Jenna F. Cox,  Daniel Johnson,  Carrie S. Oliphant,  Douglas L. Jennings, 
  • First Published: 04 March 2019
Review Article
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Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Nonagenarians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yan Liu,  Yu Du,  Mingjie Fu,  Yue Ma,  Deguang Wang,  Jinglin Zhang,  Wei Liu,  Yingxin Zhao,  Yujie Zhou, 
  • First Published: 24 February 2019
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Potential Factors Affected Safety and Efficacy of Transcatheter Plug Closure for Pediatric Hemoptysis with Anomalous Bronchial Arteries

Hong-Yu Kuang,  Qiang Li,  Ping Xiang,  Chuan Feng,  Qi-Jian Yi,  Tie-Wei Lu, 
  • First Published: 19 February 2019
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in High Bleeding Risk Patients

Pierluigi Merella,  Giovanni Lorenzoni,  Alessandro P. Delitala,  Filomena Sechi,  Federica Decandia,  Graziana Viola,  Paola Berne,  Gianluca Deiana,  Patrizio Mazzone,  Gavino Casu, 
  • First Published: 18 February 2019
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Drug Coated Balloon-Only Strategy in De Novo Lesions of Large Coronary Vessels

Mark Rosenberg,  Matthias Waliszewski,  Florian Krackhardt,  Kenneth Chin,  Wan Azman Wan Ahmad,  Giuseppe Caramanno,  Diego Milazzo,  Amin Ariff Nuruddin,  Houng Bang Liew,  Oteh Maskon,  Angela Bento,  Jean-Christophe Macia,  Norbert Frey, 
  • First Published: 03 February 2019
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One-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Stenotic Bicuspid versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression

Raymundo A. Quintana,  Dominique J. Monlezun,  Adrian DaSilva-DeAbreu,  Uday G. Sandhu,  Derick Okwan-Duodu,  Jonanlis Ramírez,  Ali E. Denktas,  Hani Jneid,  David Paniagua, 
  • First Published: 02 January 2019