Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as a severe illness worldwide. Currently, the
top ten causes of death in the world include ischemic heart disease according to the Global …

Tantalum (Ta) and its alloys have been used for various cardiovascular, orthopedic, fracture
fixation, dental, and spinal fusion implants. This review evaluates the biological and material …

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) by the antegrade
approach is sometimes difficult, especially in the right coronary artery (RCA). We performed …

Arterial chronic total occlusions (CTO) are a common and clinically relevant problem in
patients with coronary artery disease. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) success …

OBJECTIVES We evaluated the effect of plaque burden modification (debulking) on the
short-and long-term clinical outcomes of patients with a totally occluded native coronary …

Stenting lesions with favorable characteristics as required for inclusion in the
STRESS/BENESTENT trials have yielded superior results to that of PTCA alone. Results for …

Objective—Factors influencing platelet accumulation around stents were to be investigated
by an ex vivo flow chamber system. Methods and Results—Platelet accumulations on …

Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are found in up to 30% of angiograms performed on
patients with coronary disease. The technical difficulty of performing percutaneous coronary …

Surgery to restore blood flow in arteries blocked by atherosclerotic plaque is a common
treatment in cardiovascular disease. Long‐term complications of surgical treatment are vein …

A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial was conducted to evaluate whether high-
pressure postdilation of the Wiktor stent provides short-and long-term benefits compared …