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    Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions: Volume 92, Issue 4

    i-viii, 637-834, E262-E298
    October 1, 2018
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  • First Published: 19 October 2018

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  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Coronary Artery Disease

Core Curriculum

Patient selection and percutaneous technique of unprotected left main revascularization

L. Testa MD, PhD,  A. Latib,  M. Bollati,  F. Bedogni, 
  • Pages: 637-643
  • First Published: 09 March 2018

Original Studies

When high-volume PCI operators in high-volume hospitals move to lower volume hospitals—Do they still maintain high volume and quality of outcomes?

Tsung-Hsueh Lu MD, PhD,  Sheng-Tun Li PhD,  Fu-Wen Liang PhD,  Jo-Chi Lee MS,  Wei-Hsian Yin MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 644-650
  • First Published: 31 October 2017

Editorial Comment

Volume brings value

Bill D. Gogas MD, PhD, FACC,  Shao-Liang Chen MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 651-652
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Original Studies

Prognostic value of urinary 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 for mortality: A cohort study of stable coronary artery disease patients treated with aspirin

Anupama Vasudevan BDS, MPH, PhD,  Kristen M. Tecson PhD,  Jeanna Bennett-Firmin BS,  Teodoro Bottiglieri PhD,  Luis R. Lopez MD,  Margarita Peterson BS,  Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy MD, MS,  Raphael Schiffmann MD, MHSc,  Jeffrey M. Schussler MD,  Caren Swift RN, BSN,  Carlos E. Velasco MD,  Peter A. McCullough MD, MPH, 
  • Pages: 653-658
  • First Published: 29 November 2017

Antiplatelet drug selection in PCI to vein grafts in patients with acute coronary syndrome and adverse clinical outcomes: Insights from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society database

Alex Sirker MB BChir, PhD,  Chun Shing Kwok MBBS MSc BSc,  Evangelos Kontopantelis PhD,  Tom Johnson MD,  Philip Freeman MBBS,  Mark A de Belder MD,  Peter Ludman MD,  Azfar Zaman MD,  Mamas A Mamas BM BCh DPhil, 
  • Pages: 659-665
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Editorial Comment

Are all P2Y12 equally effective in vein graft angioplasty? A report from the UK database

Jorge Berladi MD, FACC, FSCAI,  Pablo M. Lamelas MD, MSc, 
  • Pages: 666-667
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Original Studies

Bioresorbable vascular scaffold versus everolimus-eluting stents or drug eluting balloon for the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis: 1-Year follow-up of a propensity score matching comparison (the BIORESOLVE-ISR Study)

Elisabetta Moscarella MD,  Akihito Tanaka MD,  Alfonso Ielasi MD,  Bernardo Cortese MD,  Sebastian Coscarelli MD,  Maria Carmen De Angelis MD,  Davide Piraino MD,  Azeem Latib MD,  Giulietta Grigis MD,  Renatomaria Bianchi MD,  Dario Buccheri MD,  Paolo Calabrò MD, PhD,  Maurizio Tespili MD,  Pedro Silva Orrego MD,  Antonio Colombo MD,  Attilio Varricchio MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 668-677
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Editorial Comment

Bioresorbable vascular scaffold for the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis: New dawn or frost on snow?

Junbo Ge MD, 
  • Pages: 678-679
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Original Studies

Definite stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent implantation in coronary bifurcation lesions: A meta-analysis of 3,107 patients from 14 randomized trials

Yu Zhou MD,  Shengda Chen MS,  Lan Huang MD, PhD,  David Hildick-Smith MD,  Miroslaw Ferenc MD,  Richard J. Jabbour MD,  Lorenzo Azzalini MD, PhD, MSc,  Antonio Colombo MD,  Alaide Chieffo MD,  Xiaohui Zhao MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 680-691
  • First Published: 07 December 2017

Fractional flow reserve guided percutaneous coronary intervention results in reduced ischemic myocardium and improved outcomes

Abhishek C. Sawant MD, MPH,  Aishwarya Bhardwaj MD,  Kinjal Banerjee MBBS,  Yash Jobanputra MBBS,  Arnav Kumar MD,  Parth Parikh MD,  Krishna C. Kandregula MBBS,  Kanhaiya Poddar MBBS,  Stephen G. Ellis MD,  Ravi Nair MD,  John Corbelli MD,  Samir Kapadia MD, 
  • Pages: 692-700
  • First Published: 06 February 2018

Editorial Comment

Why does FFR-guided PCI improve clinical outcomes? The missing link of post-PCI ischemia reduction

Arnold H. Seto MD, MPA, FSCAI, FACC,  Morton J. Kern MD MSCAI, FACC, FAHA, 
  • Pages: 701-702
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Original Studies

Open Access

Differential responses to larger volume intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation: Hemodynamic and clinical outcomes

David A. Baran MD, FSCAI,  Gautam K. Visveswaran MD,  Ahmed Seliem MD,  Michael DiVita MD,  Najam Wasty MD, FSCAI,  Marc Cohen MD, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 703-710
  • First Published: 31 October 2017

Editorial Comment

Counterpulsation requires pulsation: IABP use in patients with heart failure without acute MI

Navin K. Kapur MD FSCAI,  Colin S. Hirst MD, 
  • Pages: 711-712
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Case Report

Robotically performed excimer laser coronary atherectomy: Proof of feasibility

Abdullah Almasoud MD,  Daniel Walters MD,  Ehtisham Mahmud MD, FACC, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 713-716
  • First Published: 09 March 2018

Clinical Decision Making

Free Access

Length of stay following percutaneous coronary intervention: An expert consensus document update from the society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions

Arnold H. Seto MD, MPA,  Adhir Shroff MD,  Mazen Abu-Fadel MD,  James C. Blankenship MD,  Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas MD,  Joaquin E. Cigarroa MD,  Gregory J. Dehmer MD,  Dmitriy N. Feldman MD,  Daniel M. Kolansky MD,  Kusum Lata MD,  Rajesh V. Swaminathan MD,  Sunil V. Rao MD, 
  • Pages: 717-731
  • First Published: 24 April 2018

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Original Studies

False lumen intervention to promote remodelling and thrombosis—The FLIRT concept in aortic dissection

Xun Yuan MBBS, MMED,  Andreas Mitsis MD,  Thomas Semple FRCR, MBBS, BSc,  Mireya Castro Verdes MD,  Esther Cambronero-Cortinas MD, MSc,  Yida Tang MD, PhD,  Christoph A. Nienaber MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 732-740
  • First Published: 30 March 2018

Editorial Comment

Aortic dissection: Is the false lumen really important?

Wassim Shatila MD,  Zvonimir Krajcer MD, 
  • Pages: 741-742
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Original Studies

Comparison of devices used in carotid artery stenting: A vascular quality initiative analysis of commonly used carotid stents and embolic protection devices

Ashwat S. Dhillon MD,  Sisi Li,  Juan Pablo Lewinger PhD,  David M. Shavelle MD,  Ray V. Matthews MD,  Leonardo C. Clavijo MD, PhD,  Fred A. Weaver MD,  Parveen Garg MD, MPH, 
  • Pages: 743-749
  • First Published: 18 July 2018

Editorial Comment

Waiting for Godot: Anticipating answers on embolic protection unlikely to arrive

Khalil Anouti MD,  William A. Gray MD, 
  • Pages: 750-751
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Case Report

Diagnosis and management of rare inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma guided by a novel minimally invasive vascular biopsy technique

Bhavna Balaney MD,  Brian Mitzman MD,  John Fung MD, PhD,  Jonathan D. Paul MD, 
  • Pages: 752-756
  • First Published: 07 February 2018

Valvular and Structural Heart Diseases

Original Studies

In-hospital outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in end stage renal disease

Ahmad Alkhalil MD, MSc,  Shervin Golbari MD,  David Song MD,  Harveen Lamba MD, MSc,  Anas Fares MD,  Amer Alaiti MD,  Salil Deo MD,  Guilherme F. Attizzani MD,  Homam Ibrahim MD,  Carlos E. Ruiz MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 757-765
  • First Published: 24 November 2017

Editorial Comment

TAVR and SAVR in ESRD: Just because we can doesn't necessarily mean that we should

Mark Hensey MB, BCh, BAO,  John G. Webb MD, 
  • Pages: 766-767
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Original Studies

Predictors of patient radiation exposure during transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Andrew M. Goldsweig MD,  Kevin F. Kennedy MS,  Dhaval Kolte MD, PhD,  J. Dawn Abbott MD,  Paul C. Gordon MD,  Barry L. Sharaf MD,  Frank W. Sellke MD,  Afshin Ehsan MD,  Neel R. Sodha MD,  Frank Rutar MS,  Herbert D. Aronow MD, MPH, 
  • Pages: 768-774
  • First Published: 27 December 2017

Editorial Comment

Caution: Predictors ahead

Stephen Balter PhD,  Jeffrey W. Moses MD, 
  • Pages: 775-776
  • First Published: 19 October 2018

Original Studies

Long-term pacemaker dependency and impact of pacing on mortality following transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the LOTUS valve

Mohammad Alasti MD,  Hashrul Rashid MBBS,  Karthikeyan Rangasamy MBBS, FRACP,  Emily Kotschet MBBS, FRACP,  David Adam MBBS, FRACP,  Jeff Alison MBBS, FRACP,  Robert Gooley MBBS, FRACP,  Sarah Zaman MBBS, PhD, 
  • Pages: 777-782
  • First Published: 04 January 2018

Comparison of single versus dual antiplatelet therapy after TAVR: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hitesh Raheja MD,  Aakash Garg MD,  Sunny Goel MD,  Kinjal Banerjee MD,  Gerald Hollander MD,  Jacob Shani MD,  Stephanie Mick MD,  Jonathan White MD,  Amar Krishnaswamy MD,  Samir Kapadia MD, 
  • Pages: 783-791
  • First Published: 08 March 2018

Initial clinical experience with the FlexPoint Steerable Transseptal Needle in left-sided structural heart procedures

Jason H. Rogers MD,  Benjamin R. Stripe MD,  Gagan D. Singh MD,  Walter D. Boyd MD,  Dali Fan MD,  Thomas W.R. Smith MD, 
  • Pages: 792-796
  • First Published: 18 July 2018

Impact of simulated MitraClip on forward flow obstruction in the setting of mitral leaflet tethering: An in vitro investigation

Charles H. Bloodworth IV MS,  Eric L. Pierce PhD,  Keshav Kohli MS,  Nancy J. Deaton BS,  Kaitlin J. Jones BS,  Radhika Duvvuri BS,  Norihiko Kamioka MD,  Vasilis C. Babaliaros MD,  Ajit P. Yoganathan PhD, 
  • Pages: 797-807
  • First Published: 09 August 2018

Case Report

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation via the superficial femoral artery: An underused access route?

Smriti Saraf MBBS, MPhil, MRCP, MD,  James Cockburn MBBS, MRCP, MD,  Osama Alsanjari BSC, MBBS, MRCP,  David Hildick-Smith MBBS, FRCP, MD, 
  • Pages: 808-812
  • First Published: 26 February 2018

Basic Science

Maintenance of valvular integrity with Impella left heart support: Results from the multicenter PROTECT II randomized study

James A. Goldstein MD,  Simon R. Dixon MBChB,  Pamela S. Douglas MD,  E. Magnus Ohman MD,  Jeffrey Moses MD,  Jeffrey J. Popma MD,  William W. O'Neill MD, 
  • Pages: 813-817
  • First Published: 08 October 2017

Coronary artery disease, revascularization, and clinical outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Real-world results from the East Denmark Heart Registry

Oscar Millan-Iturbe MD, MPH, MSc,  Fadi J. Sawaya MD,  Jacob Lønborg MD, PhD,  Danny H.F. Chow MD,  Gintautas Bieliauskas MD,  Thomas Engstrøm MD, PhD,  Lars Søndergaard MD, DMSc,  Ole De Backer MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 818-826
  • First Published: 07 December 2017

Coronary Artery Disease

Letter to the Editor

Left ventricular perforation after Impella placement

James J. Glazier MD,  Amir Kaki MD, 
  • Page: 827
  • First Published: 27 December 2017

Off-label diagnostic and therapeutic utilization of perforated monorail balloon catheters in the catheterization laboratory

Ender Örnek MD,  Mustafa Çetin MD,  Emrullah Kızıltunç MD,  Harun Kundi MD, 
  • Page: 828
  • First Published: 26 February 2018

Rebuttal

Rebuttal: Off-label diagnostic and therapeutic utilization of perforated monorail balloon catheters in the catheterization laboratory

Tejas Patel MD, FACC, FSCAI,  Sanjay Shah MD,  Samir Pancholy MD, FACC, FSCAI, 
  • Page: 829
  • First Published: 08 March 2018

Valvular and Structural Heart Disease

Letter to the Editor

Structural heart disease training in the USA, Canada, and Europe

Konstantinos Marmagkiolis MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI,  Konstantinos Toutouzas MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI,  Clifford J Kavinsky MD, PhD,  Mehmet Cilingiroglu MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI, 
  • Pages: 830-834
  • First Published: 08 May 2017

Coronary Artery Disease (E-only Articles)

Original Studies

Temporal trends in percutaneous coronary interventions thru the drug eluting stent era: Insights from 18,641 procedures performed over 12-year period

Uri Landes MD,  Tamir Bental MD,  Amos Levi MD,  Abid Assali MD,  Hana Vaknin-Assa MD,  Eli I. Lev MD,  Eldad Rechavia MD,  Gabriel Greenberg MD,  Katia Orvin MD,  Ran Kornowski MD, FESC, 
  • Pages: E262-E270
  • First Published: 13 October 2017

Planned angiographic control versus clinical follow-up for patients with unprotected left main stem stenosis treated with second generation drug-eluting stents: A propensity score with matching analysis from the FAILS (failure in left main with second generation stents-Cardiogroup III Study)

Fabrizio D'Ascenzo MD,  Mario Iannaccone MD,  Marco Pavani MD,  Hiroyoshi Kawamoto MD,  Javier Escaned Prof,  Ferdinando Varbella MD,  Giacomo Boccuzzi MD,  David Hiddick-Smith MD,  Antonio Colombo MD,  Fiorenzo Gaita Prof, 
  • Pages: E271-E277
  • First Published: 11 November 2017

Predictors of in-hospital effectiveness and complications of rotational atherectomy (from the ORPKI Polish National Registry 2014–2016)

Rafał Januszek MD, PhD,  Zbigniew Siudak MD, PhD,  Artur Dziewierz MD, PhD,  Dariusz Dudek MD, PhD,  Stanisław Bartuś MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: E278-E287
  • First Published: 25 October 2017

Valvular and Structural Heart Diseases (E-only Articles)

Original Studies

Incidence, predictors, and midterm clinical outcomes of left ventricular obstruction after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Hikaru Tsuruta MD,  Kentaro Hayashida MD, PhD, FESC,  Fumiaki Yashima MD, PhD,  Ryo Yanagisawa MD,  Makoto Tanaka MD,  Takahide Arai MD,  Yugo Minakata MD,  Yuji Itabashi MD, PhD,  Mitsushige Murata MD, PhD,  Shun Kohsaka MD, PhD,  Yuichiro Maekawa MD, PhD, FACC,  Tatsuo Takahashi MD,  Akihiro Yoshitake MD, PhD,  Hideyuki Shimizu MD, PhD,  Keiichi Fukuda MD, PhD, FACC, FESC, 
  • Pages: E288-E298
  • First Published: 23 January 2018