Drug eluting stents have stent struts, polymer used to anchor the drug and the drug itself. Polymer coating of the drug eluting stent (DES) reduces the expandability of
Minimal luminal diameter (MLD) at the end of the procedure minus the minimal luminal diameter at the repeat angiogram, generally at 6 months is taken as the late
Robotic coronary angioplasty has been shown to high technical and clinical success as well as safety in initial studies with simple coronary lesions. Radiation to the operator is
Vorapaxar is an orally active protease-activated-receptor-1 (PAR-1) antagonist capable of inhibiting thrombin induced platelet activation. A recent study showed the role of vorapaxar in reducing stent thrombosis, but
Catheter thrombosis with Fondaparinux is due to:
a) High anti-Factor Xa activity
b) Low anti-Factor IIa activity
c) High factor VIIIa activity
d) Low factor Xa activity
Coronary artery perforation is an important, rare complication of PCI. Perforations can be caused by guide wires, angioplasty balloons or rotablator burr.
Transvenous IVUS guided PCI for CTO is a novel technique in which the IVUS catheter is introduced through the cardiac vein parallel to the target artery