EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology
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The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of renal stenting on cardiac function using echocardiographic parameters, and to clarify whether changes in clinical and echocardiographic variables after renal stenting differ between atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) patients with and without cardiac symptoms. ⋯ Renal stenting improved echocardiographic parameters that reflect LV diastolic function, and yielded a higher benefit for E/e' ratio and E-velocity in patients with cardiac symptoms than in those without cardiac symptoms.
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Comparative Study
The BioSTAR(r) device versus the CardioSEAL(r) device in patent foramen ovale closure: comparison of mid-term efficacy and safety.
To compare the mid-term efficacy and safety of the bioabsorbable BioSTAR(r) device with the non-bioabsorbable CardioSEAL(r) device for percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. ⋯ There is no difference in safety and efficacy at six months between the CardioSEAL(r) and BioSTAR(r) device used for PFO closure. However, using the BioSTAR(r) device tends to be associated with a higher percentage of moderate shunting.