Franz R. Eberli, MD

Five French Versus Six French Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Control Study of Efficacy, Safety and Outcome

08/01/2008

Roby D. Rakhit , MD;

Christoph Matter ;

Franz R. Eberli , MD;

Ali R. Garachemani , MD;

Christian Seiler , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Advances in catheter design have allowed the use of smaller 5 French (Fr) 1.7 mm diameter guiding catheters for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with several theoretical advantages including: 1) earlier hemostasis and fewer puncture...

Advances in catheter design have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Influence of Frequency of Stenting on Acute and One-Year Follow-up Results

08/01/2008

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Franz R. Eberli , MD;

Haresh Mehta , MD;

Renate Hotz , MD;

Stents were introduced as a bail-out therapy for threatened abrupt closure1–5 following plain balloon coronary angioplasty. They were subsequently demonstrated to lower the restenosis rates in selected patient populations.6–8 The smooth...

Stents were introduced as a...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

COMMENTARY: Vasoconstriction and Coronary Artery Spasm after Drug-Eluting Stent Placement

08/01/2008

Franz R. Eberli , MD;

In this issue of the Journal, Brott et al1 report a series of 13 patients who developed severe, life-threatening coronary artery spasms after implantation of a drug-eluting stent. Symptoms occurred either during or immediately after the...

In this issue of the Journal,...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Novel Femoral Artery Puncture Closure Device in Patients Undergoing Interventional and
Diagnostic Cardiac Procedures

08/01/2008

Franz R. Eberli , MD;

Haresh Mehta , MD;

Martin Fleisch , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Ali R. Garachemani , MD;

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Tushar Chatterjee , MD;

The sizes of introducer sheaths and guiding catheters for percutaneous therapeutic interventions have decreased, which should reduce access-site complications.1–6 However, the use of novel antiplatelet drugs like glycoprotein IIb/IIIa...

The sizes of introducer sheaths...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of the Left Main Trunk in Congenitally Anomalous Single Coronary Artery

08/01/2008

Marco Roffi , MD;

Franz R. Eberli , MD;

Rolf Wyttenbach , MD;

Augusto Gallino , MD;

Anomalous origin of the coronary arteries is uncommon. Angiographic studies have found a prevalence of such a congenital anomaly in 0.6–1.3% of cases.1,2 Single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva is even less common,...

Anomalous origin of the coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology