Mitral regurgitation (MR) is one of the most prevalent valve disorders and has numerous
aetiologies, including primary (organic) MR, due to underlying degenerative/structural mitral …

Transcatheter mitral interventions has been developed to address an unmet clinical need
and may be an alternative therapeutic option to surgery with the intent to provide …

Tricuspid valve (TV) disease has been relatively neglected, despite the known association
between severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and mortality. Few patients undergo isolated …

Background The safety of drug-eluting stents has been called into question by recent reports
of increased stent thrombosis, myocardial infarction, and death. Such studies have been …

Background Sirolimus-eluting stents have been developed to prevent restenosis in the
treatment of coronary artery disease. We investigated the risk of restenosis with use of …

Aims: To critically review the available transcatheter aortic valve implantation techniques
and their results, as well as propose recommendations for their use and development …

Objectives: This study sought to determine the effect of rotational atherectomy (RA) on drug-
eluting stent (DES) effectiveness. Background: DES are frequently used in complex lesions …

We sought to identify theoretical advantages and applications of the centerline method for
quantitative assessment of regional ventricular function. Motion was measured along 100 …

Background—Sirolimus-eluting stents have been reported to be effective in the treatment of
coronary bifurcations. Still, it has not been fully clarified which strategy would provide the …