Publications by authors named "D Pentousis"

Article Synopsis
  • This study looked at why some grafts (like shortcuts in heart surgery) might fail before patients leave the hospital.
  • Out of 145 patients, 73 were studied, finding that 3.4% of the grafts had blockages.
  • The researchers concluded that using a special type of scan could help doctors find ways to prevent these issues in the future.
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Aortic dissection is a recognized, though rare complication of percutaneous revascularization procedures. We report a case of an extensive type A dissection that occurred during an attempt to recanalize a chronic total occlusion of a right coronary artery. The patient was treated conservatively and was followed for 36 months, during which he remained well.

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Cardiac angiography produces one of the highest radiation exposures of any commonly used diagnostic x ray procedure. Recently, serious radiation induced skin injuries have been reported after repeated therapeutic interventional procedures using prolonged fluoroscopic imaging. Two male patients, aged 62 and 71 years, in whom chronic radiodermatitis developed one to two years after two consecutive cardiac catheterisation procedures are reported.

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The standard coronary stent implantation technique requires routine predilatation of the target lesion with a balloon catheter. In this study, we prospectively studied the feasibility and efficiency of elective coronary stent implantation without predilatation. In 94 patients who presented with various ischemic syndromes, direct implantation of 100 balloon expandable ACS MultiLink stents (7 over-the-wire, 93 rapid exchange) was attempted in 100 coronary lesions selected to have favorable characteristics.

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