Original Research | By Choi SY, Maehara A, Cristea E et al.
HORIZONS-AMI was a prospective dual-arm randomized trial of different antithrombotic regimens and stent types in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A formal intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) substudy enrolled 464 patients with baseline and 13-month follow-up at 36 centers. Of them, 318 patients with 355 lesions were evaluated for this study. Angiographic restenosis occurred in 45 of 355 lesions (12.7%). B...
Percutaneous Repair or Medical Treatment for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation
Original Research | By Obadia JF, Messika-Zeitoun D, MITRA-FR Investigators et al.
Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure
Clinical Trial | By Stone GW, Lindenfeld J, COAPT Investigators et al.
Original Research | By Murasato Y, Kinoshita Y, J-REVERSE investigators et al.
We investigated the effect of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) on the geometry of coronary bifurcationlesions. A total of 300 non-left main bifurcation lesions in 298 patients from J-REVERSE registry were classified according to statin treatment status at admission (NT, non-treated; ST, statin-treated) and were further subdivided based on LDL-...
Original Research | By Wang Y, Yang H, Marwick TH et al.
OBJECTIVES - This study sought to identify whether impaired global longitudinal strain (GLS), diastolic dysfunction (DD), or left atrial enlargement (LAE) should be added to stage B heart failure (SBHF) criteria in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. BACKGROUND - SBHF is a precursor to clinical heart failure (HF), and its recognition justifies initiation of cardioprotective therapy....
Stage B heart failure: management of asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Intracoronary stenting without anticoagulation accomplished with intravascular ultrasound guidance
Open sesame technique in percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Clinical Case Study | By Kimura T, Nishibori Y, Miki K et al.
In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), delays in reperfusion attenuate the benefit of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and associate with higher mortality rates. Although PCI operators are making their best effort in time saving for reperfusion, it is sometimes challenging and takes time to pass the guide wire across the target lesions. A totally occluded lesion in which a side branch w...
Open sesame technique in percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Clinical Case Study | By Kimura T, Nishibori Y, Miki K et al.
In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), delays in reperfusion attenuate the benefit of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and associate with higher mortality rates. Although PCI operators are making their best effort in time saving for reperfusion, it is sometimes challenging and takes time to pass the guide wire across the target lesions. A totally occluded lesion in which a side branch w...