Low resolution limits and inaccurate algorithms decrease significantly the value of late loss in current drug-eluting stent trials.

Quantitative coronary and vascular angiography (QCA resp., QVA) remains the current gold standard for evaluation of restenosis. Late loss as one of the most commonly accepted parameters to highlight efficacy of the various devices has shown high correlation to clinical parameters but, surprisingly, has no impact on the evaluation of the remaining amount of restenostic tissue.

The concept of an anatomy related individual arterial access: lowering technical and clinical complications with transradial access in bovine- and type-III aortic arch carotid artery stenting.

Background: Carotid artery stenting (CAS) from the femoral approach can be anatomically very difficult and the incidence of complications is higher in patients with anatomical variations of the aortic arch, difficulties related to peripheral vascular disease and/or with access site complications. Because the typical morphology in patients with a bovine- or type-III aortic arch applies for an arterial access from the right upper extremity (e.g.

Cutting-balloon angioplasty effectively facilitates the interventional procedure and leads to a low rate of recurrent stenosis in ostial bifurcation coronary lesions: A subgroup analysis of the NICECUT multicenter registry.

Background: Displacement of plaque is a major concern during coronary intervention of ostial bifurcation lesions. For this reason, angioplasty involves complex stenting procedures, which may trigger development of restenosis in a previously non-diseased parent vessel.

Objectives: To examine, whether plaque displacement may be prevented by scoring atherosclerotic plaque with a cutting-balloon (CB) stand-alone procedure.