Paul Erne, MD, FESC

Case Report

Staged Stenting of a Long Aneurysm of a Saphenous Vein
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

08/01/2008

Aneurysms of saphenous vein grafts (SVG) to coronary arteries were first reported in 1975, but remain an unusual complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.1,2 There are different, mostly surgical, treatment modalities, but...

Aneurysms of saphenous vein...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Thrombus Aspiration and Local Fibrinolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism

08/01/2008

Richard Kobza , MD;

Peiman Jamshidi , MD, FESC;

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

We report a case on the use of percutaneous thrombus aspiration of pulmonary artery with an Aspirex® 11 Fr catheter (Straub Medical, Wangs, Switzerland) followed by local fibrinolytic therapy to treat a submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) in...

We report a case on the use of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percutaneous Aspiration of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus

08/01/2008

Peiman Jamshidi , MD, FESC;

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

Case Report. A 38-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with suspected deep vein thrombosis of the right lower limb without prior immobilization history, and a history of 18 years of 1-pack-a-day smoking as a cardiovascular risk factor....

Case Report. A 38-year-old man...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistula Using Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Graft Stents

08/01/2008

Christoph Auf der Maur , MD;

Tushar Chatterjee , MD;

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

Coronary fistulas are mostly congenital, solitary or multiple communications between coronary vessels and atrium, ventricle, pulmonary artery, superior vena cava or coronary sinus.1,2 Their reported prevalence is 0.007–0.26%.3–6 The right...

Coronary fistulas are mostly...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Intravascular Ultrasound-Based Left Main Coronary Artery Assessment: (Full title below)

09/01/2009

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

Yves Suter , MD;

Andreas W. Schoenenberger , MD;

Stefan Toggweiler , MD;

Peiman Jamshidi , MD, FESC;

Therese Resink , PhD;

Intravascular Ultrasound-Based Left Main Coronary Artery Assessment: Comparison between Pullback from Left Anterior Descending and Circumflex Arteries ______________________ ABSTRACT: Objective. We compared continuous pullback from the...

Intravascular Ultrasound-Based...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Differences in Coronary Artery Plaques between Target and Non-Target Vessels

11/05/2009

Andreas W. Schoenenberger , MD;

Stefan Toggweiler , MD;

Peiman Jamshidi , MD, FESC;

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

Mathias Kaspar , MD;

Yves Suter , MD;

ABSTRACT: Objective. We used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and virtual histology (VH) to assess the differences of plaque burden and composition between target coronary arteries containing the culprit lesion and non-target coronary...

ABSTRACT: Objective. We used...

11/05/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Good Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Balloons in a Mixed Population of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

03/26/2012

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

Florim Cuculi , MD;

Mabelle Young , MD;

Andreas W. Schoenenberger , MD;

Remo Beeler , MD;

Abstract: Introduction. Drug-coated balloons (DCB) are being increasingly used in interventional cardiology and are established for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR). It is unclear how effective they are in patients with de novo...

Abstract: Introduction....

03/26/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Sequential Use of Bare-Metal Stents and Drug-Coated Balloons to Treat Coronary Artery Stenosis

11/01/2012

Florim Cuculi , MD;

Mabelle Young , MD;

Remo Beeler , MD;

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

Abstract: Introduction. Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are increasingly used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The sequential use of DCB and bare-metal stent (BMS) represents a novel approach and results of pilot studies have been...

Abstract: Introduction....

11/01/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Rapid Communication

‚ÄúApical Ballooning‚Äù ‚Äî What Is the Cause?

11/03/2008

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

Sunil P. Wani , MD, DM;

Kathrin Glatz , MD;

Yves Suter , MD;

Peiman Jamshidi , MD, FESC;

ABSTRACT: The pathophysiology of takotsubo cardiomyopathy remains enigmatic. Here we attempted to define the link between the coronary arteries and the histopathological involvement of the left ven- tricle. We observed similarities and...

ABSTRACT: The pathophysiology...

11/03/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Natural Course of Paravalvular Regurgitation After Implantation of the Self-Expanding CoreValve: Insights From Serial TEE Measurements

09/02/2015

Michel Zuber , MD;

Zaid Sabti , MD;

Tardu Özkartal , MD;

Paul Erne , MD, FESC;

Stefan Toggweiler , MD;

Thomas F. Lüscher , MD, FRCP;

This study investigates the natural course of paravalvular regurgitation (PAR) with serial transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) measurements. TEE studies were performed at 30 days and 1 year post TAVI with the self-expanding CoreValve for...

This study investigates the...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology