Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Jul 2010
An everolimus-eluting stent versus a paclitaxel-eluting stent in small vessel coronary artery disease: a pooled analysis from the SPIRIT II and SPIRIT III trials.
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the XIENCE V everolimus-eluting stent compared to the TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting stent in small vessels. ⋯ In patients with small vessel coronary arteries, the XIENCE V EES was superior to the TAXUS PES.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Jul 2010
Thrombus aspiration in primary percutaneous coronary intervention in high-risk patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a real-world registry.
To evaluate the effect of thrombus aspiration in a real-world all-comer patient population with STEMI undergoing primary PCI. ⋯ In real-world all-comer STEMI patients with occluded infarct-related artery, thrombus aspiration prior to PCI improves coronary flow, myocardial perfusion, and long-term clinical outcome as compared with PCI in the absence of thrombus aspiration.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Jul 2010
Management of residual shunts after initial percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure: a single center experience with immediate and long-term follow-up.
Moderate-to-large residual shunts following percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure are clinically important and associated with recurrent neuroembolic events. However, their management has not been clearly established in clinical practice. We report our experience in patients of these patients with a prior history of cryptogenic stroke and/or transient ischemic attack (TIA). ⋯ Our study suggests that in patients with moderate-to-large residual PFO shunts, percutaneous reintervention using a second device implant is safe and effective.