Publications by authors named "B R Brueren"
Purpose: To assess current antithrombotic treatment strategies in the Netherlands in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
Methods: For every Dutch hospital performing TAVI (n = 14) an interventional cardiologist experienced in performing TAVI was interviewed concerning heparin, aspirin, thienopyridine and oral anticoagulation treatment in patients undergoing TAVI.
Results: The response rate was 100 %.
Stent boost (SB) imaging is an enhancement of the radiologic edge of the stent by digital management of regular X-ray images. The purpose of the present study was to validate SB imaging by comparison with the anatomical standard using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). We investigated SB and IVUS after stent implantation in 68 arteries in 60 patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Early coronary stent thrombosis occurs most frequent after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Objectives: To identify the specific predictors of, respectively, acute and subacute stent thrombosis in patients after primary PCI for STEMI.
Patients/methods: Consecutive STEMI patients with angiographically confirmed early stent thrombosis were enrolled and compared in a 2 : 1 ratio with a matched control group.
Objectives: This study sought to comprehensively identify predictors of stent thrombosis (ST).
Background: Given the devastating consequences of ST, efforts should be directed toward risk stratification to identify patients at highest risk for ST.
Methods: Consecutive patients with angiographic ST were enrolled.