Interventional Cardiology: Archives News of the month
Phacoemulsification combined with trabecular meshwork-Schlemm canal-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in primary angle-closure glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Interventional Cardiology 4 min.
Glaucoma is the leading cause of permanent blindness and a significant public health issue worldwide [1, 2]. Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major subtype of glaucoma that is particularly prevalent in East Asian countries and is estimated to affect over 32 million people by 2024, with...
Controversies in treating nutcracker syndrome
Interventional Cardiology 3 min.
Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) is a rare vascular disorder that involves the compression of the left renal vein (LRV), usually between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. It may lead to specific symptoms, including hematuria and flank pain, which can significantly affect a patient’s quality...
Benefits of prophylactic veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for high-risk cardiac interventions
Interventional Cardiology 4 min.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) applications have expanded rapidly over the past few decades and were originally developed by Dr. Bartlett in the early 1970s as an improvement to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) [1]. ECMO has become an essential tool for critically ill patients in whom conventional...
Comparing cross-over stenting and focal ostial stenting for ostial left anterior descending coronary artery lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Interventional Cardiology 5 min.
The presence of atherosclerotic plaque distribution in the coronary tree poses significant challenges, particularly in cases involving disease of the left anterior descending coronary artery (L.A.D.) [1]. Although ostial L.A.D. disease may initially appear as straightforward Medina 0.1.0 lesions on angiography,...
Evaluation of a new Everolimus-coated balloon catheter in an in-vivo porcine peripheral venous model
Interventional Cardiology 5 min.
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is the first-line endovascular method for treating benign venous stenosis [1, 2]. However, symptoms relapsing due to restenosis remains the main shortcoming of PTA [3]. Paclitaxel-coated balloons (PCBs) have been recently investigated as a potentially effective...
