Primary diseases of the renal arteries often involve the large renal arteries, whereas secondary
diseases are frequently characterized by small-vessel and intrarenal vascular disease. In …

Dilatation of infarcted segments (infarct expansion) may occur during recovery from myocardial
infarction, but the fate of noninfarcted segments is uncertain. Accordingly, left ventricular …

BACKGROUND The incidence of coronary perforation using new percutaneous revascularization
techniques may be increased compared with PTCA. Still, perforation is uncommonly …

Background Treatment of stenosis in saphenous-vein grafts after coronary-artery bypass
surgery is a difficult challenge. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of stent …

Background—Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can assess stent geometry more accurately
than angiography. Several studies have demonstrated that the degree of stent expansion as …

Data from 2,883 cardiac catheterizations performed during an 18 month period (from July
1986 through December 1987) were analyzed to assess the current complication profile of …

… Reprinted with permission from White CJ, Ramee SR, Bendick PJ, Safian RD. Peripheral
Vascular Intervention: The Manual of Interventional Cardiology. 3rd … 30 days ipsilateral stroke/D …

BACKGROUND We evaluated native coronary arteries treated by directional coronary
atherectomy or balloon-expandable stent placement in an effort to derive a quantitative geometric …

No-reflow is an uncommon complication that may occur after revascularization of patients
with acute myocardial infarction, after interventions in saphenous vein bypass grafts, and after …

Background Although the salutary effects of reperfusion in patients with left ventricular
infarction are well documented, the benefits in patients with acute right ventricular infarction are …