Embolic Protection

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Embolic Protection

To establish stenting as an alternative to surgery, various embolic protection devices have been developed over the last years. The first device was...

Distal Embolisation in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Nonetheless, despite the near universal restoration of normal epicardial flow following primary PCI for STEMI, a relatively large proportion of...

Guidelines for the Use of Retrievable Vena Cava Filters

These devices can be either removed (retrievable filters) or altered in some way to no longer function as a filter while remaining in the IVC...

Safety Aspects in Carotid Artery Stenting - Is Flow Reversal the Solution?

The purpose of this article is to try to put forward the author’s view on cerebral protection during CAS, and to highlight...

New Alternative in Embolic Protection The Mesh Covered MGuard Stent

Lately, however, embolisation has become a major issue to contend with, not only in SVG but in all carotid artery stenting, in acute myocardial...

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15th - 20th February 2009

It is our pleasure to announce the 18th Cardiology Update Course to be held in Davos, Switzerland from 15-20 February 2009. This five-day programme...