CIRCULATION. Bridging Anticoagulation : Is it Needed When Warfarin Is Interrupted Around he Time of a Surgery or Procedure?

The BRIDGE Study Investigators

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JACC. Percutaneous Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Secondary Stroke Prevention

A Call for Completion of Randomized Clinical Trials A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this science advisory. Journal of the American College of Cardiology . © 2009 by the American Heart Association, Inc., and the American College of Cardiology Foundation

CIRCULATION. The Association of Patent Foramen Ovale Morphology and Stroke Size in Patients With Paradoxical Embolism

Andre Akhondi, MD, Rubine Gevorgyan, MD, Chi-Hong Tseng, PhD, Leo Slavin, MD, Catherine Dao, MD, David S. Liebeskind, MD and Jonathan M. Tobis, MD

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CIRCULATION. Is patent foramen ovale closure indicated for migraine? Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Migraine

Mark Reisman, MD and Cindy J. Fuller, PhD

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CIRCULATION. Validation of Intravascular Ultrasound–Derived Parameters With Fractional Flow Reserve for Assessment of Coronary Stenosis Severity

Original Articles Validation of Intravascular Ultrasound–Derived Parameters With Fractional Flow Reserve for Assessment of Coronary Stenosis Severity Soo-Jin Kang, MD, PhD, Jong-Young Lee, MD, Jung-Min Ahn, MD, Gary S. Mintz, MD, Won-Jang Kim, MD, Duk-Woo Park, MD, PhD, Sung-Cheol Yun, PhD, Seung-Whan Lee, MD, PhD, Young-Hak Kim, MD, PhD, Cheol Whan Lee, MD, PhD, Seong-Wook Park, MD, PhD and Seung-Jung Park, MD, PhD

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CIRCULATION. Drug-Eluting or Bare Metal Stents for the Treatment of Saphenous Vein Graft Disease

Jean-Michel Paradis, MD, Patrick Bélisle, MSc, Lawrence Joseph, PhD, Olivier F. Bertrand, MD, PhD, Robert DeLarochellière, MD, Jean-Pierre Déry, MD, MHS, Éric Larose, DVM, MD, Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD and Stéphane Rinfret, MD, SM

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EHJ. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the evidence is catching up with reality

Lutz Buellesfeld and Stephan Windecker

This editorial refers to ‘Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: early results of the FRANCE (FRench Aortic National CoreValve and Edwards) registry’†, by H. Eltchaninoff et al. on page 191 and ‘Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: first results from a multi-centre real-world registry’‡, by R. Zahn et al. on page 198. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. Copyright The Author 2010. The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the Editors of the European Heart Journal or of the European Society of Cardiology.

EHJ. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: early results of the FRANCE (FRench Aortic National CoreValve and Edwards) registry

Hélène Eltchaninoff, Alain Prat, Martine Gilard, Alain Leguerrier, Didier Blanchard, Gérard Fournial, Bernard Iung, Patrick Donzeau-Gouge, Christophe Tribouilloy, Jean-Louis Debrux, Alain Pavie, Pascal Gueret and on behalf of the FRANCE Registry Investigators

Aims Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a therapeutic alternative for high-surgical-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Two models of prosthesis are currently commercialized in France, which can be implanted either via a transarterial or a transapical approach. The aim of the study was to evaluate in a national French registry the early safety and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (AVR) using either the Edwards SAPIEN™ or CoreValve™ in high-surgical-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. Copyright The Author 2010.

EHJ. Transapical aortic valve implantation with a self-expanding anatomically oriented valve

Volkmar Falk1, Thomas Walther, Ehud Schwammenthal, Justus Strauch, Diana Aicher, Thorsten Wahlers, Joachim Schäfers, Axel Linke and Friedrich W. Mohr7

Aims The Medtronic Engager™ aortic valve bioprosthesis is a self-expanding valve with support arms facilitating anatomically correct positioning and axial fixation. Valve leaflets, made of bovine pericardium, are mounted on a Nitinol frame. Here, we report the first in man study with this new implant (Trial Identifier NCT00677638). Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. Copyright The Author 2010.

EHJ. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation: two-centre experience with more than 100 patients

Andreas Eicken, Peter Ewert, Alfred Hager, Bjoern Peters, Sohrab Fratz, Titus Kuehne, Raymonde Busch, John Hess and Felix Berger

Aims Dysfunction of valved conduits in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) limits durability and enforces repeated surgical interventions. We report on our combined two-centre experience with percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI). Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. Copyright The Author 2011.

JACC. A Randomized, Multicenter, Single-Blinded Trial Comparing Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty With Plain Balloon Angioplasty in Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis: The PEPCAD-DES Study

Harald Rittger, Johannes Brachmann, Anil-M. Sinha, Matthias Waliszewski, Marc Ohlow, Andreas Brugger, Holger Thiele, Ralf Birkemeyer, Volkhard Kurowski, Ole-A. Breithardt, Martin. Schmidt, Stefan Zimmermann, Sandra Lonke, Moritz von Cranach, The-Vinh Nguyen, Werner G. Daniel, and Jochen Wöhrle

The authors sought to define the impact of paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty for treatment of drug-eluting stent restenosis compared with uncoated balloon angioplasty alone. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 59, No. 15, 2012 © 2012 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation ISSN 0735-1097/$36.00 Published by Elsevier Inc.

EHJ. Primary angioplasty vs. fibrinolysis in very old patients with acute myocardial infarction: TRIANA (TRatamiento del Infarto Agudo de miocardio eN Ancianos) randomized trial and pooled analysis with previous studies

Héctor Bueno, Amadeo Betriu, Magda Heras, Joaquín J. Alonso, Angel Cequier, Eulogio J. García, José L. López-Sendón, Carlos Macaya, and Rosana Hernández-Antolín, on behalf of the TRIANA Investigators

Aims: To compare primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) and fibrinolysis in very old patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), in whom head-to-head comparisons between both strategies are scarce. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. European Heart Journal (2011) 32, 51–60. All rights reserved. Copyright The Author 2010.

WJC. Clinical and prognostic implications of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Pablo Salinas, Raúl Moreno, Luis Calvo, Santiago Jiménez-Valero, Guillermo Galeote, Angel Sánchez-Recalde, Teresa López-Fernández, Sergio Garcia-Blas, Diego Iglesias, Luis Riera, Isidro Moreno-Gómez, Jose María Mesa, Ignacio Plaza, Rocio Ayala, Rosa Gonzalez, José-Luis López-Sendón

AIM: To study a cohort of consecutive patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and compare the outcomes of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients vs patients in sinus rhythm (SR). World J Cardiol. January 26, 2012. Volume 4. Copyright © 2012 Baishideng. All rights reserved.

WJC. Management dilemmas in patients with mechanical heart valves and warfarin-induced major bleeding

Prashanth Panduranga, Mohammed Al-Mukhaini, Muhanna Al-Muslahi, Mohammed A Haque, Abdullah Shehab

Warfarin acts by inhibiting the enzymes involved in the formation of a reduced form of vitamin K, which is essential for γ-carboxylation of glutamate residues at the amino terminus of coagulation factors Ⅱ, Ⅶ, Ⅸ and Ⅹ and anticoagulant factors protein C and S. This results in production of partially carboxylated, biologically inactive clotting factors. World J Cardiol 2012 March 26; 4(3): 54-59. Copyright © 2012 Baishideng. All rights reserved

CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Vacuum Thrombectomy of Large Right Atrial Thrombus

Yuriy Dudiy, MD, Itzhak Kronzon, MD, Howard A. Cohen, MD, and Carlos E. Ruiz, MD, PHD

We report a novel technique for percutaneous removal of the right heart thrombi using a suction cannula. This method allowed complete en bloc removal of the right atrial thrombus avoiding surgical procedure in a high risk patient. Copyright 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 79:344–347 (2012)