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10 Jul 2018

GISE Registry of Transcatheter Treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation (GIOTTO): Epidemiology and Acute Results

The GISE Registry of Transcatheter Treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation (GIOTTO) is a prospective Italian registry designed to collect current…
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10 Jul 2018

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Extremely Low Coronary Arteries

An 82-year-old female patient with a history of chronic heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II–III due to aortic stenosis was evaluated…
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10 Jul 2018

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Guided by Fractional Flow Reserve: Long-Term Outcomes

The role of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes has been firmly established…
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10 Jul 2018

Dedicated Bifurcation Cobalt-Chromium Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in the Treatment of Distal Left Main Stenosis: Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation of the Stent Healing Pattern

The optimal form of treatment for left main (LM) coronary artery disease, a form of atherosclerosis, is still debated. The aim of this study was to…
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4 Jul 2017

Clinical Use of FFFCT in the Evaluation of Symptomatic Patients with Intermediate Coronary Artery Stenosis: Can It Improve Diagnosis and Reduce Radiation Risk and Cost?

Incidence of stable coronary artery disease (CAD) is expected to increase in the coming decades.
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4 Jul 2017

Correlation Between iFR and FFR Measurements and its Impact on the Long-Term Outcome

Instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) is a physiological index that can be obtained at rest without hyperaemic stimulation.
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4 Jul 2017

Pre-Existent Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Negatively Impacts Survival Following Aortic Valve-In-Valve Procedure: Results from the Vivid Registry

Transcatheter valve-in-valve (ViV) implantation is a valuable alternative for the treatment of high-risk patients with degenerated bioprostheses.
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4 Jul 2017

The New Smart Needle Technique: A New Tool for Difficult Arterial Punctures

Antegrade superficial femoral artery puncture is by far the preferred approach in performing below-the-knee (BTK) percutaneous interventions.