Successful bailout stenting strategy against rare spontaneous retrograde dissection of partially absorbed magnesium-based resorbable scaffold: A case report.

Background: In the development of coronary stent technology, bioresorbable scaffolds are promising milestones in improving the clinical treatment of coronary artery disease. The "leave nothing behind" motto is the premise of the fourth revolution in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Studies proving the safety and efficacy of the magnesium-based resorbable scaffolds (MgBRSs) include the BIOSOLVE-I and BIOSOLVE-II trials and the latest BIOSOLVE-IV registry.

A Novel Strategy for Chronic Total Occlusion of the Stumpless Ostial Left Anterior Descending Artery.

BACKGROUND Despite improvements in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) devices and operator expertise, coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) poses a management dilemma for interventional cardiologists. Occasionally, in CTO lesions and in bifurcation lesions with severe curvature and stenosis, wires cannot be introduced into the main artery, although wiring into the side branch is possible. We herein report a case of stumpless ostial left anterior descending artery (LAD) CTO that was successfully treated with a novel strategy.

Gender and Age Differences in Short- and Long-Term Outcomes Following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Background: Studies have reported that women with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have worse short- and long-term outcomes than men. It has not yet been confirmed whether these differences reflect differences in age between men and women.

Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 1035 consecutive STEMI patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Long-term clinical outcomes following elective stent implantation for unprotected left main coronary artery disease.

Background/purpose: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been increasingly adopted for unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors of long-term clinical outcomes in patients after elective stent implantation for unprotected LMCA disease.

Methods: A total of 122 patients with medically refractory angina who received coronary stenting for unprotected LMCA disease between August 1997 and December 2008 were included.

Angiographic and clinical manifestations of coronary fistulas in Chinese people: 15-year experience.

Background: Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an anomaly resulting in the steal phenomenon of coronary blood flow, which may cause morbidity or mortality. CAFs in Chinese patients after long-term follow-up of 15 years were retrospectively analyzed.

Methods And Results: From September, 1992 to August, 2007, 152 CAFs were detected in 28,210 coronary angiograms from 125 patients.

Predictors of long-term outcomes in patients after elective stent implantation for unprotected left main coronary artery disease.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictor of long-term outcomes in patients after stent implantation for unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease. Coronary stenting has recently been advocated as an alternative procedure for LMCA disease. Information on the predictors of long-term outcomes in patients after stent implantation for unprotected LMCA disease is not clear.