Giant coronary artery aneurysm of the left main treated with a covered stent: a case report.

Background: Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) of the left main represent a small subset of coronary artery disease and are associated with cardiovascular death. Because of its rare entity, large data are lacking and therefore treatment guidelines are missing.

Case Summary: We describe a case of a 56-year-old female with a past medical history of spontaneous dissection of the distal descending left artery (LAD) 6 years before.

A prospective, multi-center, randomised controlled trial for evaluation of the effectiveness of the Blimp scoring balloon in lesions not crossable with a conventional balloon or microcatheter: the BLIMP study.

Background: Balloon uncrossable coronary lesions are lesions that cannot be crossed with a conventional balloon. Multiple balloons have been designed to overcome this problem. The Blimp balloon has a very low scoring profile (0.

Contemporary Strategies and Outcomes of Dedicated Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Programs: A Prospective Multicentre Registry.

Background: The field of CTO PCI is expanding, but successful and safe percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) requires a substantial resource and experience investment. We aimed to assess temporal trends in strategies and outcomes of 2 dedicated programs for CTO PCI.

Methods: Between 2011 and 2020, 920 CTO PCI procedures were prospectively included at 2 referral centres in Belgium.

Intracoronary Lithotripsy in Calcified Coronary Lesions: A Multicenter Observational Study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL; Shockwave Medical) in the treatment of severe coronary artery calcification (CAC) in a real-world setting.

Background: Severe CAC can be an arduous obstacle in interventional cardiology, often leading to suboptimal results of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Coronary IVL is a novel technique that modulates severe CAC, thereby facilitating stent implantation.

Bail-out extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for hydroxychloroquine intoxication: a warning for COVID-19 health-care givers.

This case report describes an intentional intoxication with 18 g of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) presenting with unconsciousness, ventricular dysrhythmias, cardiogenic shock and pulmonary oedema. Initial treatment consisted of sodium bicarbonate, lipid emulsion, diazepam and norepinephrine. Because of persistent cardiogenic shock veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) was successfully used as a bridge to recovery.