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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion: Unprotected or Protected Case?

04/01/2023

A 60-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and active smoking was admitted for positive treadmill test. He reported exertional chest pain 4 months ago; however, since then he had been symptom free. Echocardiography showed...

A 60-year-old male with chronic...

04/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Different Stenting Techniques in Left Main Bifurcation Disease: Evidence From a Network Meta-Analysis

04/01/2022

Mattia Galli , MD;

Adriaan Wilgenhof , MD;

Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai , MD, PhD;

Yannick Willemen , MD, PhD;

Benjamin Scott , MD;

Carl Convens , MD;

Paul Vermeersch , MD, PhD;

Francesco Romeo , MD;

Stefan Verheye , MD, PhD;

Carlo Zivelonghi , MD;

Giovanni M. Vescovo , MD;

Juan Guido Chiabrando , MD;

Marco Lombardi , MD;

Pierfrancesco Agostoni , MD, PhD;

Marco Giuseppe Del Buono , MD;

Provisional stenting was considered the preferred technique for LM bifurcation PCI due to the supposed lower risks of thrombosis and restenosis. However, recent studies showed potential advantages of double kissing-crush technique over the...

Provisional stenting was...

04/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Outcomes of Vascular Closure Device Use After Transfemoral Coronary Intervention: Insights From the EXCEL Trial

08/01/2021

Paul Guedeney , MD;

Joseph F. Sabik III, MD;

Charles A. Simonton III, MD;

Zixuan Zhang , MS;

Ovidiu Dressler , MD;

Arie Pieter Kappetein , MD, PhD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Marie-Claude Morice , MD, FESC, FACC;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Toshiki Kuno , MD, PhD;

Ori Ben-Yehuda , MD;

Bimmer E.P.M. Claessen , MD, PhD;

The study objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of using vascular closure devices in percutaneous coronary intervention for left main coronary artery disease.

The study objective is to assess...

08/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Outcomes After Orbital Atherectomy of Severely Calcified Left Main Lesions: Analysis of the ORBIT II Study

03/15/2016

Sheila Sahni , MD;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Brad J. Martinsen , PhD;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Jeffrey W. Chambers , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of coronary orbital atherectomy to prepare severely calcified protected LM artery lesions for stent placement.

This study evaluated the safety...

03/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology