Marie Claude Morice

..SPIRIT Women is the first interventional trial dedicated exclusively to women, focusing on symptoms at presentation, referral time to coronary intervention and the safety and performance of the XIENCE V stent...

..The SYNTAX-LE MANS substudy prospectively evaluated 15-month angiographic and clinical outcomes in patients with treated left main (LM) disease...

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..In total, approximately 2000 female patients, derived from the general interventional cardiology population, will be enrolled from up to 130 sites outside of the USA...

..7 +/- 17.1 ml/min vs. 69.2 +/- 160.3. Renal artery stenting in cardiac patients with renal artery stenosis is associated with a very high success rate, with few complications and an improvement in hypertension and renal function...

..This study examined the clinical outcomes at 5 years in RAVEL (A Randomized Comparison of a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent With a Standard Stent for Coronary Revascularization), the first controlled trial of drug-eluting stents...

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..This study sought to evaluate the incidence, impact, and predictors of vascular complications in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)...

..The purpose of this study was to clarify the impact of sex-related differences in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis...

..As assessment of SYNTAX score is made by visual estimate of coronary angiography, discrepancies between evaluations by different observers and the impact of observer experience have not yet been evaluated...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of vascular complications and the predictors of Prostar failure for a "true percutaneous approach" in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)...

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..The objective of this registry was to evaluate the 2-year outcome of elective percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected LM disease with paclitaxel-eluting stents...

..Because of the limited access to high PTCA volume centres in some areas, it has been suggested that PTCA could be performed in low-volume centres on AMI patients. Little data exist on the validity of this strategy in modern era PTCA...

..The newly developed Nobori coronary stent coated with a bioresorbable polymer, polylactic acid, and the antiproliferative agent Biolimus A9 has the potential to reduce restenosis by suppressing neointima formation...

..The goal of the study was to clarify the impact of post-procedural aortic regurgitation (post-AR) grade 2/4 on clinical outcomes...

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..However, computed tomography (CT) has potential advantages compared to TEE. We sought to assess the impact of CT-guided valve sizing on post-procedural aortic regurgitation (AR)...

..In the second case, it occurred three years after the stenting procedure in a bare metal stent implanted in the circumflex artery of a patient who had also received two drug-eluting stents in the left anterior descending coronary artery...

..In the second case, tamponade was successfully treated with immediate pericardial drainage, but tamponade recurred several days later...

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..Limited long-term data are available to support drug-eluting stent (DES) unprotected left main (LM) intervention. We sought to evaluate long-term outcomes of LM intervention with paclitaxel-eluting stents...

..Existing data suggest potential beneficial effects of early myocardial reperfusion, but the predictors of survival in these patients remain unknown...

..Use of the Venture Catheter, a deflectable tip 3.5F wire control catheter, facilitated successful percutaneous coronary intervention after prolonged, unsuccessful attempts at conventional guidewire passage...

..To assess the effect of the duration of stent inflation on stent expansion using digital stent enhancement (DSE)...

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..Therefore, we hypothesised that statin therapy has an early beneficial effect among patients undergoing PCI for STEMI complicated by cardiogenic shock...

..This new approach is clearly here to stay and should soon reach a maturity phase with respect to its indications, the selection of patients and technical aspects...

..In contrast the use of immediate neuroimaging by means of MRI or CT scan in two cases delayed the implementation of appropriate therapy...

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..The technique, initial results and the current limitations of the procedure are explained alongside the ongoing trials necessary in order that such therapy may eventually be made widely available...

..The aim of this research was to determine the influence of bifurcation lesions on the outcome of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the recent era...

..We present a case of successful primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy via the transradial approach without complications. The patient had an uncomplicated recovery with normal left ventricular function...

..With the miniaturization of equipment and improvements in technique, this approach will also become an excellent alternative for noncoronary interventions...

..The goal of this intravascular ultrasound investigation was to provide a more detailed morphological analysis of the local biological effects of the implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent compared with an uncoated stent...

..Most eligible patients underwent uncomplicated and immediately successful procedures. The long-term outcome was comparable to controlled studies of CABG, except for a higher rate of repeat revascularization procedures due to restenosis...

..PTRA combined with stenting is associated with good immediate and long-term results. This case report describes successful angioplasty of bilateral multiple renal arteries in a single setting with good immediate and follow-up results...

..CONCLUSIONS: As compared with a standard coronary stent, a sirolimus-eluting stent shows considerable promise for the prevention of neointimal proliferation, restenosis, and associated clinical events...

..No other MACE were observed during the three-month follow-up period. Based on the findings of this study, direct stenting with the EXPRESS Stent appears feasible and is well tolerated...

..9%; p = 0.05) because of a small radial artery. Transradial intervention using 5 Fr guiding catheters necessitates crossover to a 6 Fr catheter in 6.8% of cases, and offers no clear advantages over the 6 Fr technique...

..Results of the run-in phase were used by the steering committee to determine eligibility and to project enrollment for each site...

..There was no significant difference in either the frequency or the cause of death with implantation of either sirolimus-eluting or bare metal stents...

..Such studies have been inconclusive because of their insufficient size, the use of historical controls, a limited duration of follow-up, and a lack of access to original source data...

..e., higher neointimal hyperplasia in spite of a significantly better initial gain), with higher restenosis and similar MACE rates at 6 months...

..This analysis examined whether these beneficial effects persist over the longer term...

..CONCLUSIONS: Vessel dimensions and area of ISA did not change over time, except for 1 coronary aneurysm that became apparent. ISA after implantation of a SES was not associated with adverse events at late follow-up...

..007). Conclusion Diabetics treated with SES were associated with a virtual abolition of neointimal proliferation and low event rates at long-term follow-up...

..We assessed the outcomes in diabetic patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) as a function of treatment with glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors...

..We examined the impact of gender on outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention using sirolimus-eluting stents (SES)...

..e., percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA]) for the treatment of patients with coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR)...

..We believe that this vessel is of congenital origin and after reviewing the literature we describe the angiographic features that distinguish such a vessel from collaterals that are secondary to coronary stenosis or hypoxia...

..We could not find a similar report in the literature...

..We compared the safety and efficacy of a biolimus-eluting stent (with biodegradable polymer) with a sirolimus-eluting stent (with durable polymer)...

..In the case presented here, a gastroepiploic graft stenosis was treated by balloon angioplasty performed through a less invasive approach combining transradial access and use of 5 Fr guiding catheter...