Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which includes percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary stenting, has continued expanding its role in the management of coronary atherosclerosis. Major advances in the technical aspects of PCI (especially coronary stents) have had a favorable impact on both early and long-term outcomes (1 ). Although bare-metal stents have dram...

Diabetes mellitus, by virtue of myriad processes, including its effects reducing vascular nitric oxide and prostacyclin production and increasing endothelin, angiotensin II, tissue factor activity, and platelet activity (1,2), wreaks havoc on coronary and other arteries, leading to diffuse and often unstable coronary atherosclerosis. It is also a risk factor for poor outcomes after both percuta...

OBJECTIVE In order to prevent double arterial access for contralateral angiography for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of occluded coronary arteries, a new technique is under development, requiring only one puncture site and one guide catheter (1P1G). BACKGROUND Percutaneous intervention for coronary artery occlusions frequently requires visualization of the segment distal to the occ...

BACKGROUND Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an emergent percutaneous catheter intervention in the setting of ST-segment elevations myocardial infarction (STEMI), without previous fibrinolytic treatment. AIM To evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary interventions for STEMI in regional tertiary care cardiac centre in Bosnia and Herzegovina. M...

Diabetes mellitus, by virtue of myriad processes, including its effects reducing vascular nitric oxide and prostacyclin production and increasing endothelin, angiotensin II, tissue factor activity, and platelet activity (1,2), wreaks havoc on coronary and other arteries, leading to diffuse and often unstable coronary atherosclerosis. It is also a risk factor for poor outcomes after both percuta...

Regardless of operator expertise and the development of novel interventional devices, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) is still challenging, but has contributed to higher procedural success rates in the current era of rapid change[1,2]. Previous studies indicated that a history of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) impacts the procedure success...

Both coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been shown to provide symptomatic relief and to increase longterm survival in patients with coronary artery disease.1–3 Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) seeks to combine the respective strengths of CABG and PCI in an attempt to offer a technique that is less invasive than conventional su...

conclusion: although timi grade 3 flows trended to be higher in the patients who received early tirofiban in the emergency ward, the difference did not constitute statistical significance and possible benefits, therefore, require further clarification. results: the study population had a mean age of 57.17 ± 10.09 years and included 79.3 % males. timi grade 3 flow was seen in 15 (21.4 %) patient...

BACKGROUND Diabetic patients are a group of primary interest in the study of myocardial revascularization. AIM To compare coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) and percutaneous angioplasty with stents (PCI-S) in diabetic patients with coronary three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Meta-analysis of MEDLINE randomized controlled studies comparing CAB...

Heparin is an essential drug in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome and it is used during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), albeit a serious complication of heparin therapy characterized by thrombocytopenia and high risk for venous and arterial thrombosis, has rarely been previously reported during PCI. We report a case of an acute stent thro...