Pierfrancesco Agostoni Department of Cardiology, Division Heart and Lungs, Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN) University Medical Center Utrecht Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Pierfrancesco Agostoni has not added a biography. If you are Pierfrancesco Agostoni and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With the New Balloon-Expandable Sapien 3 Versus Sapien XT Valve System: A Propensity Score-Matched Single-Center Comparison Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. Jun, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26033967 Severity of Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Its Biomarkers Differ Between Men and Women Undergoing Angiography Atherosclerosis. Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25670231 Incidence, Predictors, and Impact on Prognosis of Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Its Improvement After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: a Multicenter Registry The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25661764 Efficacy of a Device to Narrow the Coronary Sinus in Refractory Angina The New England Journal of Medicine. Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25651246 Comparison of Balloon-expandable Versus Self-expandable Valves for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Low-gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction The American Journal of Cardiology. Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25620039 Silent Ischemic Brain Lesions After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Lesion Distribution and Predictors Clinical Research in Cardiology : Official Journal of the German Cardiac Society. May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25596724 Aspirin Underuse, Non-compliance or Cessation: Definition, Extent, Impact and Potential Solutions in the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease International Journal of Cardiology. Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25577751 A "Simplified" Culotte Technique Using Two Dedicated Bifurcation Stents and Additional Angiographic Stent Enhancement to Treat a Complex Bifurcation Lesion in Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Poor Left Ventricular Function Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25534435 Embrella Embolic Deflection Device for Cerebral Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25455466 Very Late Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Thrombosis Following Discontinuation of Antiplatelet Therapy European Heart Journal. Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25336226 Transcollateral Retrograde Diagnostic Coronary Angiogram - Important Therapeutic Implications for an Occluded Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine : Including Molecular Interventions. Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25228158 Svelte Integrated Delivery System Performance Examined Through Diagnostic Catheter Delivery: the SPEED Registry Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Jan, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25130948 Similar Anti-inflammatory Effects of Intracoronary and Intravenous Abciximab During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: a Randomized Study Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine (Hagerstown, Md.). Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25022932 Clinical Validation of a Novel Software for Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Intravascular Ultrasound Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine : Including Molecular Interventions. Nov-Dec, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25456415 Usefulness and Validation of the Survival PosT TAVI Score for Survival After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis The American Journal of Cardiology. Dec, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25438915 Prognostic Value of Fractional Flow Reserve: Linking Physiologic Severity to Clinical Outcomes Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25323250 A Gender Based Analysis of Predictors of All Cause Death After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation The American Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25159239 SEDUCEd by Optical Coherence Tomography in Drug-eluting Balloon Assessment EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Aug, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25138178 Three-dimensional Aortic Root Reconstruction Derived from Rotational Angiography for Transcatheter Balloon-expandable Aortic Valve Implantation Guidance International Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25131920 Single 6 Fr Transradial Guiding Catheter for Retrograde Recanalization of Left Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusions: a Case Series The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Jul, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24993996 Clinical and Biomechanical Behavior of a Platinum-chromium Stent Platform in a Large All-comer Single-center Population: Insights from the Novara-PROMETEUS Registry The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Jul, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24993987 Six-month Healing of the Nonocclusive Coronary Anastomotic Connector in an Off-pump Porcine Bypass Model Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.). Mar-Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24758949 How Should I Treat an Asymptomatic Enlarging Giant Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm? EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Feb, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24561741 Meta-analysis of Bioabsorbable Versus Durable Polymer Drug-eluting Stents in 20,005 Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: an Update Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24478247 Cerebral Microembolism During Transradial Coronary Angiography: Comparison Between Single and Double Catheter Strategy International Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24331638 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis and Large Aortic Annulus, Using the Self-expanding 31-mm Medtronic CoreValve Prosthesis: First Clinical Experience The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Aug, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24263005 Angiographic Fate of Side Branch Dissections in Bifurcation Lesions Treated with a Provisional Single Stenting Strategy: a Post-hoc Analysis of the International Multicenter Randomized DEBIUT Study Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24038817 Automated 3D Analysis of Multislice Computed Tomography to Define the Line of Perpendicularity of the Aortic Annulus and of the Implanted Valve: Benefit on Planning Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 23592336 Biodegradable Versus Durable Polymer Drug Eluting Stents in Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from a Meta-analysis of 5,834 Patients European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 23152364 Same Wrist Intervention Via the Cubital (ulnar) Artery in Case of Radial Puncture Failure for Percutaneous Cardiac Catheterization or Intervention: the Multicenter SWITCH Registry International Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24063926 Optimisation of Transcatheter Aortic Balloon-expandable Valve Deployment: the Two-step Inflation Technique EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Sep, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24058073 Diagnostic Accuracy of Optical Coherence Tomography Parameters in Predicting In-stent Hemodynamic Severe Coronary Lesions: Validation Against Fractional Flow Reserve International Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23953267 Reply: MDCT in TAVR for Better Implant Angle and Outcomes JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. Aug, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23948383 Drug Eluting Balloon Versus Drug Eluting Stent in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from a Meta-analysis of 1462 Patients International Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23948110 Can We Predict Which Patients with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Benefit Most from Radial Access? Evidence from Frequentist and Bayesian Meta-regressions of Randomized Trials International Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23916773 Long-term Clinical Outcome After Fractional Flow Reserve- Versus Angio-guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Intermediate Stenosis of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts American Heart Journal. Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23816029 Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes Following First-in-man Implantation of a Novel Thin-strut Low-profile Fixed-wire Stent: the Svelte Coronary Stent Integrated Delivery System First-in-man Trial EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. May, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23685300 Serial Morphological and Functional Assessment of Drug-eluting Balloon for In-stent Restenotic Lesions: Mechanisms of Action Evaluated with Angiography, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Fractional Flow Reserve JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. Jun, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23683736 Placement of Tryton Side Branch Stent Only; a New Treatment Strategy for Medina 0,0,1 Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23554121 Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of Acute Stent Thrombosis After Stentys Stent Implantation Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23500257 Automated 3D Analysis of Pre-procedural MDCT to Predict Annulus Plane Angulation and C-arm Positioning: Benefit on Procedural Outcome in Patients Referred for TAVR JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23489538 Atherosclerotic Coronary Plaque Regression and the Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Events: a Meta-regression of Randomized Clinical Trials Atherosclerosis. Jan, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23206978 P2Y12 Inhibitors: Pharmacologic Mechanism and Clinical Relevance Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. Jun, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 22963529 A Prospective "oversizing" Strategy of the Edwards SAPIEN Bioprosthesis: Results and Impact on Aortic Regurgitation The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 22377664 Right Versus Left Radial Artery Access for Coronary Procedures: an International Collaborative Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Including 5 Randomized Trials and 3210 Patients International Journal of Cardiology. Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 22192284 Safety and Efficacy of the Cobalt Chromium PRO-Kinetik Coronary Stent System: Results of the MULTIBENE Study Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine : Including Molecular Interventions. Nov-Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23164477 Complex Made Easy: Left Anterior Descending Artery Trifurcation Lesion Completely Treated with a Single Device The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22865317 Radial Versus Femoral Randomized Investigation in ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: the RIFLE-STEACS (Radial Versus Femoral Randomized Investigation in ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome) Study Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22858390 First-in-man Experience with a New Embolic Deflection Device in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Interventions EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. May, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22580248 "Frozen" Leaflet: a Dreadful Complication of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. Apr, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22511742 First Results of the DEB-AMI (drug Eluting Balloon in Acute ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Trial: a Multicenter Randomized Comparison of Drug-eluting Balloon Plus Bare-metal Stent Versus Bare-metal Stent Versus Drug-eluting Stent in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with 6-month Angiographic, Intravascular, Functional, and Clinical Outcomes Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22503057 Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Early Stent Strut Coverage in Patients Treated with a Thin-strut Bare Cobalt-chromium Stent Coated with Silicon Carbide International Journal of Cardiology. May, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22483255 A Prospective Multicentre Registry, Evaluating Real-world Usage of the Tryton Side Branch Stent: Results of the E-Tryton 150/Benelux Registry EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Mar, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22433192 A Multicenter Randomized Comparison of Drug-eluting Balloon Plus Bare-metal Stent Versus Bare-metal Stent Versus Drug-eluting Stent in Bifurcation Lesions Treated with a Single-stenting Technique: Six-month Angiographic and 12-month Clinical Results of the Drug-eluting Balloon in Bifurcations Trial Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22422607 Potential Pitfalls of Meta-analyses of Observational Studies in Cardiovascular Research Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jan, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22240139 Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Saphenous Vein Grafts: the More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Dec, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22157471 Tools & Techniques: Percutaneous Intervention of Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22082583 Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Treated with the Drug-eluting Balloon: a Preliminary Insight from the DEBIUT Study EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22027731 Measuring and Targeting Aldosterone and Renin in Atherosclerosis-a Review of Clinical Data American Heart Journal. Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21982648 The Valentines Trial: Results of the First One Week Worldwide Multicentre Enrolment Trial, Evaluating the Real World Usage of the Second Generation DIOR Paclitaxel Drug-eluting Balloon for In-stent Restenosis Treatment EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21959672 Six-month Clinical and Angiographic Results of the STENTYS® Self-apposing Stent in Bifurcation Lesions EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Sep, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21930462 Transcatheter Aortic Implantation of the Edwards-SAPIEN Bioprosthesis: Insights on Early Benefit of TAVI on Mitral Regurgitation International Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21840071 Agreement Between Adjusted Indirect Comparison and Simplified Network Meta-analyses on Prasugrel and Ticagrelor (Reply to Passaro Et Al. - Int J Cardiol 2011) International Journal of Cardiology. Sep, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21741714 Pushing Wrist Access to the Limit: Homolateral Right Ulnar Artery Approach for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Right Radial Failure Due to Radial Loop Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21735513 Are Propensity Scores Really Superior to Standard Multivariable Analysis? Contemporary Clinical Trials. Sep, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21616172 Human Relevance of Pre-clinical Studies in Stem Cell Therapy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Large Animal Models of Ischaemic Heart Disease Cardiovascular Research. Sep, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21498423 Intra-arterial Lidocaine Versus Saline to Reduce Peri-procedural Discomfort in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Trans-radial or Trans-ulnar Coronary Procedures Acta Cardiologica. Feb, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21446376 Transradial Access Without Preliminary Allen Test--letter of Comment on Rhyne Et Al Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20939044 Adjusted Indirect Comparison Meta-analysis of Prasugrel Versus Ticagrelor for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes International Journal of Cardiology. Aug, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20828843 Use of Drug-eluting Stents for Chronic Total Occlusions: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Feb, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20549695 Drug-eluting Balloons and Bifurcations, a New Future? EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21930485 International Collaborative Systematic Review of Controlled Clinical Trials on Pharmacologic Treatments for Acute Pericarditis and Its Recurrences American Heart Journal. Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20934560 Drug Eluting Stents Versus Bare Metal Stents in the Treatment of Saphenous Vein Graft Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20884442 Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of a Coronary Bare Cobalt Chromium Stent Deformed by the Removal of an Entrapped "jailed" Guidewire The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20814056 Late Renal Stent Thrombosis Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine : Including Molecular Interventions. Jul-Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20599169 Screening for Proximal Coronary Artery Anomalies with 3-dimensional MR Coronary Angiography The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. Aug, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20339919 Stent Thrombosis is Not Always Stent Thrombosis: De Novo Atherosclerosis in a Stented Coronary Segment International Journal of Cardiology. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 19162351 Changing the Guiding Catheter over the Coronary Wire: a Simple (and Cheap) Technique to Get out of Trouble Acta Cardiologica. Dec, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 20128163 Transradial Versus Transfemoral Approach for Percutaneous Coronary Procedures Current Cardiology Reports. Sep, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19709500 Optical Coherence Tomography: New (near-infrared) Light on Stent Implantation? Heart (British Cardiac Society). Dec, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19679572 Infragenicular Stent Implantation for Below-the-knee Atherosclerotic Disease: Clinical Evidence from an International Collaborative Meta-analysis on 640 Patients Journal of Endovascular Therapy : an Official Journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists. Jun, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19642789 Quantitative Coronary Angiography in the Current Era: Principles and Applications Journal of Interventional Cardiology. Dec, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19627430 On the Current Epidemic Outburst of Meta-analytic Rage in Interventional Cardiology EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19577977 The ProLimus Trial: a Prospective, Non-randomised, Multicentre Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Clinical Performance of the Pimecrolimus Eluting Stent System (ProGenic) EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Jun, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19527981 Prognostic Significance of Small Troponin I Rise After a Successful Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of a Native Artery The American Journal of Cardiology. Jun, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19463526 The GENESIS (Randomized, Multicenter Study of the Pimecrolimus-Eluting and Pimecrolimus/Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System in Patients with De Novo Lesions of the Native Coronary Arteries) Trial JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19463427 Long-term Effect of Chronic Oral Anticoagulation: Focus on Coronary Artery Disease Future Cardiology. May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19450052 Re-examining Minimal Luminal Diameter Relocation and Quantitative Coronary Angiography--intravascular Ultrasound Correlations in Stented Saphenous Vein Grafts: Methodological Insights from the Randomised RRISC Trial EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19378685 First-in-man (FIM) Study of the Stentys Bifurcation Stent--30 Days Results EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19378675 9-month Clinical, Angiographic, and Intravascular Ultrasound Results of a Prospective Evaluation of the Axxess Self-expanding Biolimus A9-eluting Stent in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: the DIVERGE (Drug-Eluting Stent Intervention for Treating Side Branches Effectively) Study Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19298915 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/cardiomyopathy Presenting As ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: a Case Report Resuscitation. Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19231061 Rotational Vs. Standard Coronary Angiography: an Image Content Analysis Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19180661 Novel Self-expanding Stent System for Enhanced Provisional Bifurcation Stenting: Examination by StentBoost and Intravascular Ultrasound Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19133672 Step-by-step StentBoost-guided Small Vessel Stenting Using the Self-expandable Sparrow Stent-in-wire Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Jan, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19089966 Percutaneous Revascularization Strategies in a Patient with Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Technical and Patho-physiological Insights International Journal of Cardiology. Sep, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 18718683 "Virtual" In-vivo Bench Test for Bifurcation Stenting with "StentBoost" International Journal of Cardiology. Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 18178274 Last Nail in the Coffin of Late Lumen Loss? EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19112773 Percutaneous Coronary Implantation of Sirolimus-eluting Stents in Unselected Patients and Lesions: Clinical Results and Multiple Outcome Predictors American Heart Journal. Nov, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19061700 Comment on 'Comparison of Operator Radiation Exposure with Optimized Radiation Protection Devices During Coronary Angiograms and Ad Hoc Percutaneous Coronary Interventions by Radial and Femoral Routes' European Heart Journal. Nov, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18826985 Drug Eluting Stents in Patients with Diabetes BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18757997 Comparison of Assessment of Native Coronary Arteries by Standard Versus Three-dimensional Coronary Angiography The American Journal of Cardiology. Aug, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18638585 Bare-metal Versus Drug-eluting Coronary Stents The New England Journal of Medicine. Jun, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18536096 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Appraising the Impact of Cilostazol After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention American Heart Journal. Jun, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18513523 Are Surrogate End Points in Drug-eluting Stent Trials Reliable? Journal of the American College of Cardiology. May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18482673 Ischemia Induced by Transesophageal Atrial Pacing Stress Echocardiography Predicts Long-term Mortality Cardiology. 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18376122 Revisiting the Role of Percutaneous Revascularization Versus Medical Therapy for Later Infarct-related Artery Occlusion (letter of Comment on Ioannidis and Katritsis. Am Heart J. 2007;154:1065-71) American Heart Journal. Apr, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18371460 "Trans-collateral" Angioplasty for a Challenging Chronic Total Occlusion of the Tibial Vessels: a Novel Approach to Percutaneous Revascularization in Critical Lower Limb Ischemia Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18327847 Survival and Cardiac Remodeling Benefits in Patients Undergoing Late Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of the Infarct-related Artery: Evidence from a Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Mar, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18308165 A Collaborative Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on 1278 Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Drug-eluting Stenting for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease American Heart Journal. Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18215597 Potentials and Pitfalls of Meta-analysis on Statins The American Journal of Medicine. Jan, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18187058 Comparison of Different Methods of Measurement of Aspirin Resistance: Using the Appropriate Statistic European Heart Journal. Jan, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 17993637 Successful Percutaneous Treatment of an Intraprocedural Left Main Stent Thrombosis with the Support of an Automatic Mechanical Chest Compression Device International Journal of Cardiology. Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 17336408 Percutaneous Coronary Stenting in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Nov, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 19737725 Making Sense of the Recent Meta-analytical Confusion Concerning the Safety of Drug-eluting Stents EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Nov, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 19737721 Appraising the Effectiveness and Safety of Paclitaxel-eluting Stents in over 1,000 Very High-risk Patients: Overall Results of the Taxus in Real-life Usage Evaluation (TRUE) Registry EuroIntervention : Journal of EuroPCR in Collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. Nov, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 19737714 Letter by Agostini Et Al Regarding Article, "Stent Thrombosis Late After Implantation of First-generation Drug-eluting Stents: a Cause for Concern" Circulation. Oct, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17938295 Meta-analysis Appraising High Clopidogrel Loading in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention The American Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17920357 Comparing, by Means of a Meta-analytic Approach, the Available Evidence on Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (OPCABG) with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Sep, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17723848 The Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Ximelagatran/melagatran: a Systematic Review on Clinical Applications and an Evidence Based Assessment of Risk Benefit Profile Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17688383 Increased Late Mortality After Sirolimus-eluting Stents Versus Bare-metal Stents in Diseased Saphenous Vein Grafts: Results from the Randomized DELAYED RRISC Trial Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17631219 Targeted Stent Use in Clinical Practice Based on Evidence from the Basel Stent Cost Effectiveness Trial (BASKET) European Heart Journal. Aug, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17606468 Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Sirolimus-eluting Stent Versus Bare Metal Stent Implantation in Diseased Saphenous Vein Grafts (from the RRISC [Reduction of Restenosis In Saphenous Vein Grafts With Cypher Sirolimus-Eluting Stent] Trial) The American Journal of Cardiology. Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17599440 Two-by-two Factorial Comparison of High-bolus-dose Tirofiban Followed by Standard Infusion Versus Abciximab and Sirolimus-eluting Versus Bare-metal Stent Implantation in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Design and Rationale for the MULTI-STRATEGY Trial American Heart Journal. Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17584549 Comparable Clinical Outcomes with Paclitaxel- and Sirolimus-eluting Stents in Unrestricted Contemporary Practice Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17572247 Adjusted Indirect Meta-analysis of Aspirin Plus Warfarin at International Normalized Ratios 2 to 3 Versus Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel After Acute Coronary Syndromes The American Journal of Cardiology. Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17560866 Engineering Aspects of Stents Design and Their Translation into Clinical Practice Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanità. 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17536159 Ximelagatran Versus Warfarin in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation-related Stroke: Both Sides of the Story Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation. Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17510448 Re: Early Decrease in Coagulation Activity After Myocardial Infarction is Associated with Lower Risk of New Ischaemic Events: Observations from the ESTEEM Trial European Heart Journal. Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17478456 Letter of Comment on "Intracoronary Nitroprusside for the Prevention of the No-reflow Phenomenon After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction. A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial" (Am Heart J 2006;152:887.e9-14) American Heart Journal. May, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17452140 Long-term Outcomes Following Drug-eluting Stent Implantation in Unprotected Left Main Bifurcation Lesions Chinese Medical Journal. Apr, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17442200 Acute Coronary Syndromes: an Emphasis Shift from Treatment to Prevention; and the Enduring Challenge of Vulnerable Plaque Detection in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine (Hagerstown, Md.). Apr, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17413297 Recurrent Angina After Coronary Revascularization: a Clinical Challenge European Heart Journal. May, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17384090 Benefits of Clopidogrel in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stenting Significantly Depend on Loading Dose: Evidence from a Meta-regression American Heart Journal. Apr, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17383298 Bifurcation Stenting with a Dedicated Biolimus-eluting Stent: X-ray Visual Enhancement of the Final Angiographic Result with "StentBoost Subtract" Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Aug, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17377996 Treatment of Restenosis with a Paclitaxel-coated Balloon Catheter The New England Journal of Medicine. Mar, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17354308 Angiographic Analysis of Pattern of Late Luminal Loss in Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-eluting Stents The American Journal of Cardiology. Mar, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17317355 Clinical Implications of the PROTECT-TIMI-30 Trial Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Feb, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17291940 Keeping a High Standard in Quantitative Analyses, Meta-analyses, and Systematic Reviews European Heart Journal. Feb, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17289745 Meta-analysis of the Studies Assessing Temporal Changes in Coronary Plaque Volume Using Intravascular Ultrasound The American Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17196453 Acute and Mid-term Local Vascular Effects of Compliant Balloon Inflation (GuardWire System) on Saphenous Vein Bypass Grafts: an Angiographic Analysis International Journal of Cardiology. Aug, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17175046 Dissimilar Relevance Given to Diseases by Medical Literature, and the Potential to Create Biases in the Clinical Decision-making Process: the Case of Late Stent Thrombosis International Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17052771 Testing Prospectively the Effectiveness and Safety of Paclitaxel-eluting Stents in over 1000 Very High-risk Patients: Design, Baseline Characteristics, Procedural Data and In-hospital Outcomes of the Multicenter Taxus in Real-life Usage Evaluation (TRUE) Study International Journal of Cardiology. May, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 16859781 Direct and Indirect Comparison Meta-analysis Demonstrates the Superiority of Sirolimus- Versus Paclitaxel-eluting Stents Across 5854 Patients International Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 16360225 Randomized Double-blind Comparison of Sirolimus-eluting Stent Versus Bare-metal Stent Implantation in Diseased Saphenous Vein Grafts: Six-month Angiographic, Intravascular Ultrasound, and Clinical Follow-up of the RRISC Trial Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dec, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17174178 Mastering the Antegrade Femoral Artery Access in Patients with Symptomatic Lower Limb Ischemia: Learning Curve, Complications, and Technical Tips and Tricks Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. Dec, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17086526 Diagnostic Performance of Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography of Coronary Arteries As Compared with Conventional Invasive Coronary Angiography: a Meta-analysis Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Nov, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17084268 The Hurdles of Warfarin and the Hurdles of Clinical Practice Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation. Dec, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17053188 A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on the Hazards of Discontinuing or Not Adhering to Aspirin Among 50,279 Patients at Risk for Coronary Artery Disease European Heart Journal. Nov, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17053008 From Chaotic to Coordinated Clinical Research: the Case of Acetylcysteine Archives of Internal Medicine. Aug 14-28, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16908805 Macroscopic Assessment of Porcine Coronary Vessel Wall Trauma After Percutaneous Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention International Journal of Cardiology. Nov, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16887220 Safety of Percutaneous Left Heart Catheterization Directly Performed by Cardiology Fellows: a Cohort Analysis The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Jun, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16751676 The Drug-eluting Stent Dilemma: Comparing the Effectiveness of Cypher Versus Taxus Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine (Hagerstown, Md.). Jan, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16645353 Low-dose Aspirin for Stroke Prevention Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation. Jun, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16645127 Comparison of Ticlopidine Vs. Clopidogrel in Addition to Aspirin After Paclitaxel-eluting Stent Implantation: Insights from the TRUE (Taxusin Real-life Usage Evaluation) Study International Journal of Cardiology. Apr, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16520130 Clinical Effectiveness of Bare-metal Stenting Compared with Balloon Angioplasty in Total Coronary Occlusions: Insights from a Systematic Overview of Randomized Trials in Light of the Drug-eluting Stent Era American Heart Journal. Mar, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16504632 Is Late Luminal Loss an Accurate Predictor of the Clinical Effectiveness of Drug-eluting Stents in the Coronary Arteries? The American Journal of Cardiology. Mar, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16490421 Compliance with QUOROM and Quality of Reporting of Overlapping Meta-analyses on the Role of Acetylcysteine in the Prevention of Contrast Associated Nephropathy: Case Study BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). Jan, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16415336 Drawbacks of Nonrandomized Trials in Acute Coronary Syndromes The American Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16377303 Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Coronary Dissections Left Untreated After Drug-eluting Stent Implantation European Heart Journal. Mar, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16284205 In-vivo, Cardiac-cycle Related Intimal Displacement of Coronary Plaques Assessed by 3-D ECG-gated Intravascular Ultrasound: Exploring Its Correlate with Tissue Deformability Identified by Palpography The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. Apr, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16231079 Plasma Levels of Oxidized-low-density Lipoproteins Are Higher in Patients with Unstable Angina and Correlated with Angiographic Coronary Complex Plaques Atherosclerosis. Mar, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 15998517 Clinical Outcome Following Aleatory Implantation of Paclitaxel-eluting or Sirolimus-eluting Stents in Complex Coronary Lesions The American Journal of Cardiology. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16360354 Letter Regarding Article by Mauri Et Al, "Late Loss in Lumen Diameter and Binary Restenosis for Drug-eluting Stent Comparison" Circulation. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16344394 Should Degenerated Saphenous Vein Grafts Routinely Be Sealed with Drug-eluting Stents? Journal of Interventional Cardiology. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16336427 Enhanced Plasma Levels of Oxidized Low-density Lipoprotein Increase Circulating Nuclear Factor-kappa B Activation in Patients with Unstable Angina Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16139128 Complete Myocardial Revascularization: Between Myth and Reality European Heart Journal. Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15987705 ST-segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction: Reperfusion at Any Cost? European Heart Journal. Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15958433 Validation of Predictors of Intraprocedural Stent Thrombosis in the Drug-eluting Stent Era The American Journal of Cardiology. Jun, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15950573 Critical Role of Bare-metal Stent Controls in Trials of Drug-eluting Stents European Heart Journal. Aug, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15946954 Long-term Benefits of an Early Invasive Management in Acute Coronary Syndromes Depend on Intracoronary Stenting and Aggressive Antiplatelet Treatment: a Metaregression American Heart Journal. Mar, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15864240 Adjusted Indirect Comparison of Intracoronary Drug-eluting Stents: Evidence from a Metaanalysis of Randomized Bare-metal-stent-controlled Trials International Journal of Cardiology. Apr, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15820294 Comparison of Early Outcome of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in the Drug-eluting Stent Era with Versus Without Intravascular Ultrasonic Guidance The American Journal of Cardiology. Mar, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15721110 Is Bare-metal Stenting Superior to Balloon Angioplasty for Small Vessel Coronary Artery Disease? Evidence from a Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials European Heart Journal. May, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15681573 Hibernating Myocardium, Apoptosis, and a Simple Mathematical Task Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Feb, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15680733 A Simple Hint to Improve Robinson and Dickersin's Highly Sensitive PubMed Search Strategy for Controlled Clinical Trials International Journal of Epidemiology. Feb, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15659479 Coronary Stenting Versus Balloon Angioplasty in Small Vessels Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jan, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15653038 A Practical Algorithm for Systematic Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine Italian Heart Journal : Official Journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology. Jun, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15320578 Radial Versus Femoral Approach for Percutaneous Coronary Diagnostic and Interventional Procedures; Systematic Overview and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jul, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15261930 Parallel Hierarchy of Scientific Studies in Cardiovascular Medicine Italian Heart Journal : Official Journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology. Nov, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14699715 Is Vasopressin Superior to Adrenaline or Placebo in the Management of Cardiac Arrest? A Meta-analysis Resuscitation. Nov, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14625113 Stenting Versus Surgical Bypass Grafting for Coronary Artery Disease: Systematic Overview and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials Italian Heart Journal : Official Journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology. Apr, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12784781 Antioxidant Vitamins and Coronary Disease The New England Journal of Medicine. Apr, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11932481 An Injectable and Drug-loaded Supramolecular Hydrogel for Local Catheter Injection into the Pig Heart A. C. H. Pape*1, Maarten H. Bakker*1, Cheyenne C. S. Tseng2, Maartje M. C. Bastings1, Stefan Koudstaal2, Pierfrancesco Agostoni2, Steven A. J. Chamuleau2, Patricia Y. W. Dankers1 1Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2Department of Cardiology, Division Heart and Lungs, Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN), University Medical Center Utrecht JoVE 52450 Bioengenharia
An Injectable and Drug-loaded Supramolecular Hydrogel for Local Catheter Injection into the Pig Heart A. C. H. Pape*1, Maarten H. Bakker*1, Cheyenne C. S. Tseng2, Maartje M. C. Bastings1, Stefan Koudstaal2, Pierfrancesco Agostoni2, Steven A. J. Chamuleau2, Patricia Y. W. Dankers1 1Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2Department of Cardiology, Division Heart and Lungs, Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN), University Medical Center Utrecht JoVE 52450 Bioengenharia