Coronary angiography has historically served as the gold standard for diagnosis of coronary
artery disease and guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Adjunctive use of …

Interventions. Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the
American College of Cardiology (www. cardiosource. org), the American Heart Association …

Abstract This Consensus Document is the first of two reports summarizing the views of an
expert panel organized by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular …

Objectives The goal of this study was to assess the clinical impact of optical coherence
tomography (OCT) findings during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Background …

Calcification is a clinical marker of atherosclerosis. This review focuses on recent findings on
the association between calcification and plaque vulnerability. Calcified plaques have …

The introduction of the drug-eluting stent (DES) proved to be an important step forward in
reducing rates of restenosis and target lesion revascularization after percutaneous coronary …

Objectives: We sought to determine the predictors of stent thrombosis after sirolimus-eluting
stent (SES) implantation. Background: A number of cases of stent thrombosis have been …

Background—Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was recently introduced to optimize
percutaneous coronary intervention. However, the exact incidence and significance of …

Background—Although intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance has been useful in
stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis, its impact on long-term mortality is …

Background: Stent underexpansion remains a concern as a cause of drug-eluting stent
(DES) failure. Although coronary calcification is considered to be a contributing factor in …