The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1)

EDITORIAL  CAROTID STENTING AND ENDARTERECTOMY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):1-2

Rome wasn’t built in a day: the slow but steady evolution of carotid artery stenting

Bernhard REIMERS, Giuseppe FERRANTE, Giovanni TORSELLO

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REVIEW  CAROTID STENTING AND ENDARTERECTOMY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):3-12

Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: who should be screened, who should be treated and how should we treat them?

Djurre D. DE WAARD, Dylan MORRIS, Gert J. DE BORST, Richard BULBULIA, Alison HALLIDAY

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REVIEW  CAROTID STENTING AND ENDARTERECTOMY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):13-24

Update on new stents and protection devices for carotid artery stenting: what we know, what we learnt recently and what we need to know

Dimitrios N. NIKAS, Xenofon MAKOS, Tomoyuki UMEMOTO, George LIAPPAS, Andrea PACCHIONI, Narek ZAKARIAN, Bernhard REIMERS

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REVIEW  CAROTID STENTING AND ENDARTERECTOMY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):25-34

Recent developments of imaging modalities of carotid artery stenting

Tomoyuki UMEMOTO, Andrea PACCHIONI, Dimitrios NIKAS, Bernhard REIMERS

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REVIEW  CAROTID STENTING AND ENDARTERECTOMY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):35-48

Endovascular prevention and treatment of stroke related to extracranial carotid artery disease

Leonardo RANGEL-CASTILLA, Gary B. RAJAH, Hakeem J. SHAKIR, Jason M. DAVIES, Kenneth V. SNYDER, Adnan H. SIDDIQUI, Elad I. LEVY, L. Nelson HOPKINS

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  VASCULAR SURGERY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):49-54

Outcome of a drug-eluting stent in longer below-the-knee lesions in patients with critical limb ischemia

Michel J. BOSIERS, Koen DELOOSE, Patrick PEETERS, Giovanni TORSELLO, Thomas ZELLER, Dierk SCHEINERT, Andrej SCHMIDT, Lieven MAENE, Koen KEIRSE, Ramon VARCOE, Marc BOSIERS

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  VASCULAR SURGERY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):55-64

Ex vivo characterization of carotid plaques by intravascular ultrasonography and virtual histology: concordance with real plaque pathomorphology

Martina FUCHS, Peter HEIDER, Jaroslav PELISEK, Holger POPPERT, Henning H. ECKSTEIN

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  VASCULAR SURGERY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):65-71

Glutathionyl-hemoglobin levels in carotid endarterectomy: a pilot study on 12 cases clinically uneventful

Giorgio GHILARDI, Federica M. RUBINO, Marco PITTON, Nicoletta MASSETTO, Marina BISSI, Paola BIANCIARDI, Michele SAMAJA, Stephana CARELLI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  VASCULAR SURGERY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):72-9

Deformation and distensibility distribution along the abdominal aorta in the presence of aneurysmal dilatation

Nikolaos KONTOPODIS, Eleni METAXA, Konstantinos PAGONIDIS, Christos IOANNOU, Yannis PAPAHARILAOU

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  VASCULAR SURGERY

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):80-6

Angioseal VIP® vs. StarClose SE® closure devices: a comparative analysis in non-cardiological procedures

Pierleone LUCATELLI, Fabrizio FANELLI, Alessandro CANNAVALE, Mario CORONA, Carlo CIRELLI, Alessandro D’ADAMO, Filippo M. SALVATORI, Carlo CATALANO

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REVIEW  VASCULAR SECTION

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):87-94

Evidence for treating peripheral arterial diseases with biodegradable scaffolds

Tsz M. CHU, Yiu C. CHAN, Stephen W. CHENG

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CASE REPORT  VASCULAR SECTION

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):95-8

Successful covered stent-graft repair in symptomatic renal artery aneurysm early after childbirth

Andrea SIANI, Roberto GABRIELLI, Federico ACCROCCA, Giustino MARCUCCI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  CARDIAC SECTION

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):99-104

Short- and mid-term results after transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement in nonagenarians

Andreas R. DE BIASI, S. Chiu WONG, Robert M. MINUTELLO, Konstantinos VOUDRIS, Berhane WORKU, Leonard N. GIRARDI, Arash SALEMI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  CARDIAC SECTION

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):105-12

Short-term clinical outcomes for intermittent cold versus intermittent warm blood cardioplegia in 2200 adult cardiac surgery patients

Karola TRESCHER, Andreas GLEISS, Michaela BOXLEITNER, Wolfgang DIETL, Hermann KASSAL, Christoph HOLZINGER, Bruno K. PODESSER

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES  CARDIAC SECTION

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):113-20

“Obesity paradox” in transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Hisato TAKAGI, Takuya UMEMOTO

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  CARDIAC SECTION

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):121-30

Additional mitral valve procedure and coronary artery bypass grafting versus isolated coronary artery bypass grafting in the management of significant functional ischemic mitral regurgitation: a meta-analysis

Zhitao TENG, Xiaochun MA, Qian ZHANG, Yan YUN, Chi MA, Songtao HU, Chengwei ZOU

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):131-2

Acute single leaflet dysfunction and spontaneous recovery of a previously implanted bi-leaflet mechanical mitral prosthesis during unrelated isolated minimally invasive aortic valve replacement: a surgical decision making dilemma in a high risk patient

Johan VAN DER MERWE, Jose CODDENS, Filip CASSELMAN

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):132-3

Are transcatheter procedures the treatment of choice for all patients with severe aortic stenosis?

Daniel HERNANDEZ-VAQUERO, Rocío DÍAZ, Rubén ÁLVAREZ-CABO, Francisco CALLEJO, Carlos MORALES, Jacobo SILVA

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):133-5

Graft replacement as a method in treatment of symptomatic carotid in stent restenosis

Lazar B. DAVIDOVIC, Igor B. KONCAR, Dusan M. KOSTIC, Milos M. SLADOJEVIC, Dragan M. MARKOVIC

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 February;58(1):136-8

Endovascular treatment of a long-term complication of thoraco-bifemoral bypass

Daniele MASCIA, Luca BERTOGLIO, Efrem CIVILINI, Andrea KAHLBERG, Yamume TSHOMBA, Roberto CHIESA

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