European Archives - Page 681 of 1227 - European Medical Journal

Painful Psoriasis Flares Reduced by Switching to Balanced Diet

PSORIASIS is a painful inflammatory skin disease that affects approximately 125 million individuals worldwide. Currently, there is no cure for psoriasis.

EMJ Podcast: A Surgeon’s Guide to Survival

This week, Jonathan is discussing the topic of survival. Inspired by the book ‘The Disappearing Spoon’ by Sam Kean, he reveals a dramatic and very personal tale of survival, involving a song, the periodic table, and the trunk of a car.

Ankur Kalra

Interview: Ankur Kalra

Ankur Kalra | Medical Director of Clinical Research for Regional Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; Section Head of Cardiovascular Research at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA

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EMJ Interventional Cardiology 9.1 2021

The latest issue of EMJ Interventional Cardiology includes an impressive collection of new and interesting research, alongside our independent review of the EuroPCR Congress 2021 with research and breaking news from the virtual event.

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Congress Review: EuroPCR 2021

ICONIC Parisian landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe were a sorely missed backdrop for this year’s annual meeting of EuroPCR 2021.

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The Incidence and Short-Term Outcomes of Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction Following Cardiac Surgery Across Two International Definitions Using the High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay

There are currently two guideline-recommended diagnostic criteria in use to define a periprocedural myocardial infarction (PPMI) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): the 4th Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (UDMI) and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI).

Kendra Grubb

Interview: Kendra Grubb

Kendra Grubb | Surgical Director of Structural Heart and Valve Center and Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Diagnostic Performance of Quantitative Flow Ratio Compared to Fractional Flow Reserve and Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio for Physiology Evaluation of Intermediate Coronary Artery Stenosis

European and American experts recommend physiology-guided myocardial revascularisation.1,2,3 Nevertheless, physiology-guided revascularisation does not exceed 10% in the best scenario, worldwide.

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Feasibility of Slender CTO PCI Transradially with Limited Use of Hardware

Treating chronic total occlusions (CTO) by the antegrade approach requires appropriate devices and skill in resource-limited settings. Good guide-catheter support is crucial.1,2 Patients with diabetes and narrower radial arteries are prone to spasm with larger guiding catheters, and may benefit from a slender approach to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

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A Virtual Live Case of Bi/Trifurcation Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of the Left Main

The aim of the panel was to understand how to adapt treatment strategy to the underlying anatomy in a case of left main bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention.