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Impact of intravascular ultrasound parameters and platelet reactivity on primary patency after drug-coated balloon angioplasty for femoropopliteal artery disease
Although the superiority of DCBs to uncoated balloon angioplasty for the treatment of femoropopliteal (FP) lesions has been demonstrated, the association of clinical factors, including anatomical features eval...
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Identification of post-procedural optical coherence tomography findings associated with the 1-year vascular response evaluated by coronary angioscopy
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides higher resolution intravascular imaging and allows detailed evaluations of stent implantation sites post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Coronary angioscop...
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Predictive impact of the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) on perioperative outcomes in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia with isolated below-the-knee lesions
Although the global vascular guidelines recently proposed the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) as an anatomical classification for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI), prediction of perioperat...
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Correction to: Clinical expert consensus document on standards for lower extremity artery disease of imaging modality from the Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference
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Cutting balloons versus conventional balloons for treating patients with coronary artery disease presenting with moderate-to-severely calcified lesions: impact on post-interventional minimum stent area
Cutting balloons are commonly used to treat patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) presenting with calcified lesions, but the efficacy of cutting balloons has not been elucidated. We aimed to investigate ...
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Clinical expert consensus document on standards for lower extremity artery disease of imaging modality from the Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference
Imaging modalities have developed to provide precise information in the assessment of lower extremity artery disease (LEAD), including both quantitative measurements and morphological assessment. However, a la...
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Safety, efficacy, and cost–performance of a simplified cryoballoon ablation procedure for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
The search for a less invasive and lower cost cryoballoon-based strategy for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation has resulted in a simplified procedure that may be suitable for cryoballoon ablation (CBA). Here, ...
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Consensus document on the standard of coronary angioscopy examination and assessment from the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics
Coronary angioscopy (CAS) is a unique diagnostic device that allows direct visualization of the vascular luminal surface in living patients. CAS contributes to elucidate the pathology of coronary artery diseas...
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Open AccessAneurysmal degeneration of fluoropolymer-coated paclitaxel-eluting stent in the superficial femoral artery: a rising concern
Although several clinical reports demonstrated a durable patency rate after a novel fluoropolymer-coated paclitaxel-eluting stent (Eluvia; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA) placement, aneurysmal degener...
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Open-label multicenter registry on the outcomes of peripheral arterial disease treated by balloon angioplasty with optical frequency domain imaging in superficial femoral artery and popliteal artery (OCEAN-SFA study)
Although balloon angioplasty for femoropopliteal artery lesions has been associated with restenosis rates of up to 60% at 12 months, the mechanism of restenosis has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this st...
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Comparison of prognosis and safety of pacemaker implantation in patients aged less than or 85 years and older
Cardiac conduction disturbance necessitating pacemaker implantation is common among elderly patients. However, patients often have comorbidities and increased frailty which may result in limited life prognosis...
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Improved crossability with novel cutting balloon versus scoring balloon in the treatment of calcified lesion
Cutting balloons and scoring balloons are commonly used for the preparation of calcified lesion. However, problems with crossability occasionally limit the use of cutting balloons. We prospectively selected 17...
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Open AccessImpact of diabetes mellitus on the early-phase arterial healing after drug-eluting stent implantation
Early arterial healing after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation may enable short dual-antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) strategy. The impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on this healing has not been elucidated. We u...
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Usefulness of an IKr blocker for ablation of non-pulmonary vein ectopies that are unmappable due to easily initiated atrial fibrillation
When atrial fibrillation (AF) is initiated by a single or several non-pulmonary vein (PV) trigger ectopic beats, map** the ectopy is often difficult, requiring a number of electrical cardioversion applicatio...
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Vascular response to paclitaxel-eluting nitinol self-expanding stent in superficial femoral artery lesions: post-implantation angioscopic findings from the SHIMEJI trial (Suppression of vascular wall Healing after IMplantation of drug Eluting peripheral stent in Japanese patients with the Infra inguinal lesion: serial angioscopic observation)
The aim of this study was to elucidate the vascular responses to paclitaxel-eluting stent (Zilver PTX stent) in superficial femoral artery lesion at different elapsed times using angioscopy. Patients who recei...
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Impact of dual antiplatelet therapy with adjusted-dose prasugrel on mid-term vascular response in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention with everolimus-eluting stents
The impact of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with adjusted-dose (3.75 mg/day) prasugrel for Japanese patients has not been fully investigated in terms of local arterial healing following the elective percuta...
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Satisfactory arterial healing after second-generation drug-eluting stent implantation for segmental stenosis in a patient with Kawasaki disease
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Satisfactory arterial repair 1 year after ultrathin strut biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: an angioscopic observation
The ultrathin strut biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent (Orsiro, O-SES) exhibits satisfactory clinical outcomes. However, no report to date has documented the intravascular status of artery repair af...
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A novel predictor of clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved left-ventricular ejection fraction: a pilot study
Predictors of outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved left-ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) remain unclear. The ratio of early diastolic transmitral flow velocity to early diastolic myocard...
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Pressure monitoring predicts pulmonary vein occlusion in cryoballoon ablation
Pulmonary venography is routinely used to confirm pulmonary vein (PV) occlusion during cryoballoon ablation. However, this technique is significantly limited by the risks associated with contrast media, such a...
