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We describe our solution to the unusual situation of an inflated, large coronary stent (3.5 mm diameter) which became dislodged from the ostium of the right coronary artery after deployment during a transradial procedure. We discussed tips for retrieval from the radial artery while preserving the access for completion of the procedure.

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Left main (LM) coronary artery disease is a pathological condition of great clinical relevance due to its significant impact on both morbidity and mortality of patients with ischemic heart disease. An accurate assessment of the extent and characteristics of LM disease is often challenging due to the two-dimensional nature of angiography. For...

BACKGROUND: Long drug-eluting stents may limit the need of stent overlaps in patients with diffusely diseased coronary arteries. We evaluated the clinical results of percutaneous-coronary-intervention (PCI) using a novel ultra-long (48 mm) everolimus-eluting stent (EES) in a real-word population. METHODS: Patients who underwent PCI with 48 mm...

INTRODUCTION: TAVI-related complications, such as conduction disturbances, vascular complications or death may be related to increased inflammatory response. The aim of this study was to elucidate the efficacy and safety of the systemic glucocorticoid therapy regarding the adverse events after TAVI deployment. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: We conducted...

Background: The combination of coronary imaging assessment and blood flow perturbation estimation has the potential to improve percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guidance. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate a novel method for fast computation of Murray law-based quantitative flow ratio (μQFR) from coregistered optical coherence tomography...

BACKGROUND: The FORZA trial (FFR or OCT Guidance to Revascularize Intermediate Coronary Stenosis Using Angioplasty) prospectively compared the use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) or optical coherence tomography (OCT) for treatment decisions and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) optimization in patients with angiographically intermediate...