Eberhard Grube, MD

Original Contribution

Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Stent Strut Distribution and Fracture: An Integrated Analysis of the Taxus IV, V, and VI Trials

09/27/2014

Stephen G. Ellis , MD;

Jeffrey J. Popma , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Radoslaw Pracon , MD;

Jerzy Pregowski , MD, PhD;

Maksymilian P. Opolski , PhD, MD;

Mariusz Kruk , MD;

Lazar Mandinov , MD;

Hong Wang ;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Keith D. Dawkins , MD, FRCP, FACC;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Non-uniform distribution of drug-eluting stent struts may cause uneven drug deposition associated with an adverse neointimal response and clinical events. This study assesses circumferential stent strut distribution in bare-metal (BMS, n=117)...

Non-uniform distribution of...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Age-Stratified Baseline and Outcome Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Results From the German Multicenter Registry

10/02/2012

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Axel Linke , MD;

Hans-Rainer Figulla , MD;

Harald Mudra , MD;

Karl Eugen Hauptmann , MD;

Raimund Erbel , MD;

Ralf Zahn , MD;

Horst Sievert , MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI;

Rainer Hambrecht ;

Gert Richardt , MD, PhD;

Lutz Buellesfeld , MD;

Christoph K. Naber , MD;

Karl-Heinz Kuck , MD;

Matthias Voehringer ;

Jochen Senges ;

Abstract: Objectives. To analyze age dependencies in patients currently undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) based on the German TAVI registry. Background. TAVI is a promising, less invasive treatment option for surgical...

Abstract: Objectives. To analyze...

10/02/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Effects of Focused Force Angioplasty: Pre-clinical Experience and Clinical Confirmation

08/01/2008

David Meerkin , MBBS, MD;

Seung H. Lee , MD;

Fermin O. Tio , MD;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Shing-Chiu Wong , MD;

Mun K. Hong , MD;

Conventional balloon angioplasty aims to reduce or eliminate coronary arterial stenoses. This is achieved by a combination of plaque compression and fracture, creation of intimal flaps and localized medial dissection, as well as stretching...

Conventional balloon angioplasty...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

High-Frequency Mechanical Vibration to Recanalize Chronic Total Occlusions after Failure to Cross with Conventional Guidewires

08/01/2008

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

Victor Lim , MD;

Lutz Buellesfeld , MD;

Gabor Sütsch , MD;

Giancarlo Vitrella , MD;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) remains one of the more difficult technical challenges for interventional cardiologists, despite the progress made in the field of PCI in the past decade. CTOs (found...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Evaluation of a Balloon Occlusion and Aspiration System for Protection from Distal Embolization During Stenting in Saphenous Vei

08/01/2008

Ulrich Gerckens , MD;

Gerhard Schuler , MD;

Jürgen Schofer , MD;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

John G. Webb , MD;

Horst Sievert , MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

ABSTRACT: Distal embolization after angioplasty in degenerated saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) results in high rates of periprocedural myonecrosis and mortality. Temporary protection of the distal microcirculation with aspiration of dislodged...

ABSTRACT: Distal embolization...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Novel AngioSculpt¬Æ
Scoring Balloon Catheter for the Treatment of Complex Coronary
L

08/01/2008

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Alexandre Antonio Cunha Abizaid , MD, PhD;

Amanda G.R.M. Sousa , MD, PhD;

Jose de Ribamar Costa Jr., MD, PhD;

Ricardo A. Costa , MD, PhD;

J. Eduardo Sousa , MD, PhD;

Alberto Fonseca , MD;

Fausto Feres , MD, PhD;

Andrea S. Abizaid , MD, PhD;

Rodolfo Staico , MD, PhD;

Luiz Alberto Piva e Mattos , MD, PhD;

Despite the recent advent of drug-eluting stents (DES), preparation of complex lesions (e.g., ostial, diffuse, fibrocalcified lesions and in-stent restenosis) before stent implantation remains an essential component of percutaneous coronary...

Despite the recent advent of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Evaluation of a New Polymer-Coated Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent
for Treatment of De Novo Lesions: Six-Month Clinical and Angiograph

08/01/2008

Ulrich Gerckens , MD;

Victor Lim , MD;

Ralf Mueller , MD;

Thomas Schmidt , MD;

Lutz Buellesfeld , MD;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

In-stent restenosis as a result of excessive neointimal proliferation is the main limiting factor to the long-term success of coronary stenting, but the advent of drug-eluting stents has reduced this problem significantly. Paclitaxel is an...

In-stent restenosis as a result...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Coronary Stenting with MGuard: First-In-Man Trial

10/08/2008

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Edo Kaluski , MD;

Karl Eugen Hauptmann , MD;

Ralf Mueller , MD;

Steve Tsai , MD;

Marc Klapholz , MD;

ABSTRACT: MGuard is a bare-metal stent covered by an ultra-thin polymer mesh sleeve on its external surface, designed to reduce embolization during coronary, cerebrovascular and peripheral interventions. Aim. To evaluate the feasibility and...

ABSTRACT: MGuard is a bare-metal...

10/08/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Insertion Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With the CoreValve Revalving System Based on Computed Tomography Analysis: An Asian Multicenter Registry Study

06/29/2015

Fabio Enrique B. Posas , MD;

Michael Kang-Yin Lee , MD;

Hyo-Soo Kim , MD, PhD;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Yangsoo Jang , MD, PhD;

Myeong-Ki Hong , MD;

Young-Hak Kim , MD;

Seung-Jung Park , MD, PhD;

Won-Jang Kim , MD;

Seungbong Han , PhD;

Timothy C. Dy , MD;

This study aims to determine predictive variables for permanent pacemaker insertion after transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the CoreValve Revalving System.

This study aims to determine...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology