Interventional cardiology's golden age of publishing.

Interventional cardiology. The decade ahead.

B alloon angioplasty, arguably cardiology's most important advance of the decade past, now suffers from what we will call the 5-45-50 problem: 5% acute closure,' 45% restenosis,2,3 and 50% unsuitable coronary anatomy. We are now beginning to see the first publications describing multicenter experiences with three types of devicesatherectomy, lasers, and stents-originally designed to reduce the ...

The reproductive biology of golden barb (Barbus luteus Heckel, 1843) in Maroon River, Iran

Golden barb (Barbus luteus) is one of the species in south and southwest of Iran which is greatly favorable to residents of the region. Unfavorable ecological conditions in habitat of this species and overfishing have led to reduction of the population of golden barb. Therefore, to restore the natural stock of this species, identifying its reproductive cycle associated with its habitat is of a ...

Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder.

The Amplatzer duct occluder (ADO) (AGA Medical Corp., Golden Valley, MN) is designed to meet criteria for an optimal transcatheter technique for closure of a patent ductus arteriosus. It was developed as an alternative to surgical closure and other interventional techniques. It is not technically complex, allows controlled deployment, is retrievable and repositionable, and has a low risk of emb...

Fibonacci and Futility

The present paper deals with statements of a recently published book of the “Nauka” Publishing House (Moscow, 2005) on regularity of appearance of the Fibonacci golden mean as a quantitative characteristic in the social and economical sphere and necessity to follow it under increasing management efficiency. The present paper proposes a negative answer to the question on necessity of following t...

Changes in medical publishing: the challenges for an interventional journal.