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    Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions: Volume 90, Issue 7

    i-vii, 1059-1231
    December 1, 2017
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  • First Published: 11 December 2017

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  • Pages: v-vii
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Coronary Artery Disease

Editor's Choice

Ischemic postconditioning during primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Amgad Mentias MD,  Ahmed N. Mahmoud MD,  Islam Y. Elgendy MD,  Akram Y. Elgendy MD,  Amr F. Barakat MD,  A. Sami Abuzaid MD,  Marwan Saad MD PhD,  Samir R. Kapadia MD, 
  • Pages: 1059-1067
  • First Published: 15 March 2017

Editorial Comment

Ischemia-reperfusion injury and ischemic post-conditioning in acute myocardial infarction: Lost in translation

Gennaro Giustino MD,  George D. Dangas MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1068-1069
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Original Studies

Diagnostic accuracy of a hybrid approach of instantaneous wave-free ratio and fractional flow reserve using high-dose intracoronary adenosine to characterize intermediate coronary lesions: Results of the PALS (Practical Assessment of Lesion Severity) prospective study

Fernando Rivero MD,  Javier Cuesta MD,  Teresa Bastante MD,  Amparo Benedicto MD,  Marcos García-Guimaraes MD,  Manuel Fuentes-Ferrer MD,  Teresa Alvarado MD,  Fernando Alfonso MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1070-1076
  • First Published: 22 May 2017

Factors associated with deferred lesion failure following fractional flow reserve assessment in patients with diabetes mellitus

Mark W. Kennedy MB, BCH, BAO,  Enrico Fabris MD,  Renicus S. Hermanides MD, PhD,  Emel Kaplan MD, PhD,  Nanette Borren MD,  Balazs Berta MD, PhD,  Petra C. Koopmans PhD,  Jan Paul Ottervanger MD, PhD,  Harry Suryapranata MD, PhD,  Elvin Kedhi MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1077-1083
  • First Published: 17 March 2017

Editorial Comment

Deferred lesion failure in diabetes: A truly bad actor

Arnold H. Seto MD, MPA, FSCAI, FACC,  Morton J. Kern MD MSCAI, FACC, FAHA, 
  • Pages: 1084-1085
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Original Studies

Unrecognized coronary vasospasm in patients referred for percutaneous coronary intervention: Intracoronary nitroglycerin, the forgotten stepchild of cardiovascular guidelines

Alec Vishnevsky MD,  Howard M. Julien MD, MPH,  David L. Fischman MD,  Paul Walinsky MD,  J. David Ogilby MD,  Nicholas J. Ruggiero II MD,  Babu Jasti MD,  Michael P. Savage MD, 
  • Pages: 1086-1090
  • First Published: 20 March 2017

Editorial Comment

Nitroglycerin and the enduring principles of coronary procedures

On Topaz MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 1091-1092
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Original Studies

Influence of radial versus femoral access site on coronary angiography and intervention outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Michael I. Brener MD,  Aaron Bush MD,  Julie M. Miller MD,  Rani K. Hasan MD, MHS, 
  • Pages: 1093-1104
  • First Published: 25 May 2017

Editorial Comment

Sirens song or a bugle call to charge

Ian C. Gilchrist MD, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 1105-1106
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Original Studies

Tissue characterization and phenotype classification in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction: Insights from the iWonder study

Cristiano F. Souza MD,  Akiko Maehara MD,  Gary S. Mintz MD,  Mitsuaki Matsumura BS,  Claudia M.R. Alves MD, PhD,  Antonio Carlos Carvalho MD, PhD,  Adriano Caixeta MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1107-1114
  • First Published: 13 February 2017

Editorial Comment

Vulnerable plaques, more than meets the i

Emile Mehanna MD,  J. Dawn Abbott MD, 
  • Pages: 1115-1116
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Bio-Vascular Biology

Case Report

A case of bronchopericardial fistula with tension pneumopericardium closed successfully by transpericardial intervention: A novel procedure

Abhijeet B. Shelke MD, DNB,  Ramesh Kawade MBBS, PGDCC,  Sourabh Gandhi MD, 
  • Pages: 1117-1120
  • First Published: 25 October 2017

Coronary Artery Disease

Case Report

Interosseous artery as an access artery in case of late radial artery occlusion

Avtandil M. Babunashvili MD, PhD,  Samir B. Pancholy MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1121-1125
  • First Published: 04 May 2017

Core Curriculum

Transulnar cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention: techniques, transradial comparisons, anatomical considerations, and comprehensive literature review

Subrata Kar DO, 
  • Pages: 1126-1134
  • First Published: 02 August 2017

Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Original Studies

Outcome after transcatheter occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus in infants less than 6 kg: A national study from United Kingdom and Ireland

Sok-Leng Kang MBBS, MRCPCH,  Salim Jivanji MB, ChB, MRCPH,  Chetan Mehta MBBS, MRCPCH, MD,  Andrew J. Tometzki MBChB, MRCPCH, FRCP,  Graham Derrick MBBS, FRCPCH, MRCP,  Robert Yates MBBS, FRCP,  Sachin Khambadkone MBBS, MRCP, MD,  Joseph de Giovanni MD,  Oliver Stumper MD, PhD,  Rami Dhillon FRCP, FRCPCH,  Vinay Bhole MRCPCH, MD,  Zdenek Slavik FRCPCH, MD,  Michael Rigby FRCP, FRCPCH, MD,  Patrick Noonan MBBS, MRCPCH,  Ben Smith MBBS, DCH, FRCP,  Brodie Knight MBBS, FRACP, FRACPCH,  Trevor Richens MBBS, FRCP,  Neil Wilson MD,  Kevin Walsh MD,  Adam James MB, MRCPI,  John Thomson FRCP, MD,  Jamie Bentham MBCHB, BA, DPhil,  Nicholas Hayes MB ChB, MRCPCH,  Sajid Nazir MBBS, MRCPCH,  Satish Adwani MBBS, MRCP, MD,  Arjamand Shauq MBBS, MRCPCH,  Ram Ramaraj MBBS, MRCPCH,  Christopher Duke MA ChB, FRCP,  Demetris Taliotis MBBS, MRCPCH,  Vikram Kudumula MBBS, MRCPCH,  San-Fui Yong MBChB, MRCPCH,  Gareth Morgan MRCPCH, MPhil,  Eric Rosenthal FRCP, MD,  Thomas Krasemann FRCP, MD,  Shakeel Qureshi MBBS, FRCP,  David Crossland MB ChB, MRCPCH,  Tony Hermuzi MBBS, MRCPCH,  Robin P. Martin MBChB, FRCP, FRCPCH, 
  • Pages: 1135-1144
  • First Published: 11 August 2017

Atrial septostomy with a predefined diameter using a novel occlutech atrial flow regulator improves symptoms and cardiac index in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

Ramasamy Rajeshkumar MD FNB,  Sreeja Pavithran MD, FNB,  Kothandam Sivakumar MD DM,  Joseph J. Vettukattil MD DNB MRCPCH, 
  • Pages: 1145-1153
  • First Published: 01 September 2017

Case Reports

Transcatheter closure of unroofed coronary sinus using covered stents in an adult with drainage of the coronary sinus to the right ventricle after supra-annular tricuspid valve replacement

Bassel Mohammad Nijres MD,  Damien Kenny MD,  Suhaib Kazmouz MD,  Ziyad M. Hijazi MD, 
  • Pages: 1154-1157
  • First Published: 15 March 2017

Descending aorta to right atrial fistula

Andrew B. Ho MA, MSc, MBBChir, MRCPCH,  Alan G. Magee MBBCh, MD, FRCP,  Nicholas Hayes BSc, MBChB, MRCPCH, 
  • Pages: 1158-1160
  • First Published: 30 May 2017

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Original Studies

A novel lesion crossing technique: Balloon deployment using FORcible Manner (BADFORM) technique

Keisuke Nakabayashi MD,  Hiroshi Ando MD, PhD,  Nobuhito Kaneko MD,  Manabu Shiozaki MD,  Daisuke Sunaga MD, PhD,  Akihiro Matsui MD, PhD,  Kazuhiko Tanaka MD, PhD,  Minoru Shimizu MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1161-1165
  • First Published: 04 May 2017

Editorial Comment

Ready, set, pull, ow!

Samuel M. Butman MD, FSCAI, 
  • Page: 1166
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Valvular and Structural Heart Diseases

Original Studies

Direct percutaneous transaxillary implantation of a novel self-expandable transcatheter heart valve for aortic stenosis

Florian Deuschl MD,  Niklas Schofer MD,  Moritz Seiffert MD,  Samer Hakmi MD,  Isamu Mizote MD,  Andreas Schaefer MD,  Johannes Schirmer MD,  Hermann Reichenspurner MD, PhD,  Stefan Blankenberg MD,  Lenard Conradi MD,  Ulrich Schäfer MD, 
  • Pages: 1167-1174
  • First Published: 15 March 2017

Prognostic significance of aortic valve gradient in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Guy Witberg MD,  Arik Finkelstein MD,  Issi Barbash MD,  Abid Assali MD,  Yaron Shapira MD,  Amit Segev MD,  Amir Halkin MD,  Paul Fefer MD,  Jeremy Ben-Shoshan MD,  Maayan Konigstein MD,  Alexander Sagie MD,  Victor Guetta MD,  Ran Kornowski MD,  Alon Barsheshet MD, 
  • Pages: 1175-1182
  • First Published: 22 May 2017

Editorial Comment

Power of gradients

Pradeep Yadav MD,  Marvin H. Eng MD, 
  • Pages: 1183-1184
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Original Studies

The prognostic importance of the diastolic pulmonary gradient, transpulmonary gradient, and pulmonary vascular resistance in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Nathan W. Brunner MD,  Su Fei Yue BSC,  Dion Stub MD,  Jian Ye MD,  Anson Cheung MD,  Jonathon Leipsic MD,  Sandra Lauck PhD,  Danny Dvir MD,  Gidon Perlman MD,  Nay Htun MD,  Peter Fahmy MD,  Roshan Prakash MD,  Lim Eng MD,  Kevin Ong MD,  Michael Tsang MD,  John A. Cairns MD,  John G. Webb MD,  David A. Wood MD, 
  • Pages: 1185-1191
  • First Published: 04 May 2017

Incidence and predictors of coronary obstruction following transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the real world

Takahide Arai MD,  Thierry Lefèvre MD, FESC, FSCAI,  Thomas Hovasse MD,  Philippe Garot MD,  Hakim Benamer MD,  Thierry Unterseeh MD,  Andrew K. Roy MD,  Mauro Romano MD,  Kentaro Hayashida MD, PhD, FESC,  Yusuke Watanabe MD,  Erik Bouvier MD,  Marie-Claude Morice MD, FESC, FACC,  Bernard Chevalier MD, FESC, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 1192-1197
  • First Published: 15 March 2017

Editorial Comment

A cardiologist's nightmare: Coronary obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve implantation: How to identify patients at highest risk for this complication

Wassim Shatila MD,  Zvonimir Krajcer MD, 
  • Pages: 1198-1199
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Original Studies

Hospital teaching status and trascatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes in the United States: Analysis of the national inpatient sample

Tesfaye Telila MD,  Emmanuel Akintoye MD,  Tomo Ando MD,  Obsinet Merid MD,  Mohan Palla MD,  Sagar Mallikethi-Reddy MD,  Alexandros Briasoulis MD,  Cindy Grines MD,  Luis Afonso MD, 
  • Pages: 1200-1205
  • First Published: 10 August 2017

Procedural and 30-day clinical outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement with lotus valve: Results of the RELEVANT study

Rocco A. Montone,  Luca Testa,  Chiara Fraccaro,  Matteo Montorfano,  Fausto Castriota,  Roberto Nerla,  Marco Angelillis,  Maurizio Tusa,  Francesco Giannini,  Andrea Garatti,  Giuseppe Tarantini,  Anna Sonia Petronio,  Nedy Brambilla,  Francesco Bedogni, 
  • Pages: 1206-1211
  • First Published: 01 February 2017

Deep sedation Vs. general anesthesia in 232 patients undergoing percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip® system

Patrick Horn MD,  Katharina Hellhammer MD,  Michael Minier MD,  Monika A. Stenzel MD,  Verena Veulemans MD,  Tienush Rassaf MD,  Peter Luedike MD,  Julia Pohl MD,  Jan Balzer MD,  Tobias Zeus MD,  Malte Kelm MD,  Ralf Westenfeld MD, 
  • Pages: 1212-1219
  • First Published: 23 January 2017

Short-term results of alcohol septal ablation as a bail-out strategy to treat severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after transcatheter mitral valve replacement in patients with severe mitral annular calcification

Mayra Guerrero MD,  Dee Dee Wang MD,  Dominique Himbert MD,  Marina Urena MD,  Amit Pursnani MD,  Georges Kaddissi MD,  Vijay Iyer MD,  Michael Salinger MD,  Tarun Chakravarty MD,  Adam Greenbaum MD,  Raj Makkar MD,  Alec Vahanian MD,  Ted Feldman MD,  William O'Neill MD, 
  • Pages: 1220-1226
  • First Published: 07 March 2017

Case Report

A case of anomalous left coronary artery obstruction caused by lotus valve implantation

Isamu Mizote MD,  Lenard Conradi MD,  Ulrich Schäfer MD, 
  • Pages: 1227-1231
  • First Published: 03 May 2016