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Review: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has evolved as a routine therapeutic option to treat elderly and high-risk patients with symptomatic…

Coronary Stent Evolution – From Pathology to Clinic

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The pathogenesis of CAD relates to the presence of…

New Generations of Drug-Eluting Stents – A Brief Review

This review focuses on describing new generations of drug-eluting stents (DES) based on the use of novel stent platforms, coatings, and carrier systems…

Bioresorbable Scaffolds for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in developed countries. Currently, when suitable autologous tissue is…

Current Status And Future Perspectives On Drug-Eluting Bioresorbable Coronary Scaffolds: Will The Paradigm Of PCI Shift?

Despite improvements in stent platform, polymer, and drug elution, the permanent metallic stents have significant limitations as they distort vessel…

Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: A Review of Contemporary Techniques in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Percutaneous intervention of coronary bifurcation lesions continues to challenge interventional cardiologists. Nonetheless, the past decade has seen an…

Coronary Bifurcation Disease and Bifurcation Stenting: A Practical Approach

Approximately 20% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are performed to treat coronary bifurcations. PCIs in bifurcation lesions have been…

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Review and Current State Of The Art

Since the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) 12 years ago, the treatment options for severe, symptomatic aortic valve…

Recent Advances in Surgical and Percutaneous Mitral Valve Therapies – Implications of an Integrated Approach to Mitral Regurgitation

For these patients, transcatheter-based therapies represent an attractive option. While most interventional techniques are still in experimental or early…

Percutaneous Recanalisation of Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusions: A 2014 Update

Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are frequently encountered in clinical practice, and their presence influences management decisions; patients…