The radiation dose received by cardiologists during percutaneous coronary interventions, electrophysiology procedures and other interventional cardiology procedures can vary by more than an order of magnitude for the same type of procedure and for similar patient doses. There is particular concern regarding occupational dose to the lens of the eye. This document provides recommendations for occ...

We are delighted to provide readers of the Journal with this review of major scientific work published in the field of interventional cardiology in 2011, including late-breaking trials presented at the American College of Cardiology, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, European Society of Cardiology, and American Heart Association conferences. We hope that the paper will provide a broad ...

Objective: To analyse the long term prognosis in patients with isolated stenoses of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) following surgical revascularisation. Patients: 106 patients (71 men and 35 women, mean age 61 years) were operated on between 1982 and 1998. Before surgery, 103 patients presented with angina pectoris and only 10 had a history of myocardial infarction. Their mean left ventri...

Interventional cardiology requires extensive training, has unpredictable and long work hours, is physically and mentally demanding, and requires cognitive, technical, and leadership skills. For those that follow the calling, the rewards are immeasurable, improving and saving lives. I do not often think of myself as a minority, but as a female interventional cardiologist, and one of the few wome...

Objective: To report one year results of the MERLIN (Middlesbrough early revascularisation to limit infarction) trial, a prospective randomised trial comparing the strategy of coronary angiography and urgent revascularisation with conservative treatment in patients with failed fibrinolysis complicating ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The 30 day results have recently been pub...

The field of interventional cardiology continues to progress quickly. The efficacy of percutaneous interventions with newer generation drug-eluting stents has advanced a lot over the last decade. This improvement in stent performance has broadened the level of indication towards more complex interventions such as left main and multi- vessel PCI. Major improvements continue in the field of medic...

Objectives: To describe trends in the use of coronary artery revascularisation procedures (CARPs) and to determine whether or when CARP rates will stabilise. Setting: State of Western Australia. Patients: All patients treated by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between 1980 and 2001. Design: Descriptive study. Main outcome measures: Age standard...

103. Hong MK, Beyar R, Kornowski R, Tio FO, Bramwell O, Leon MB. Acute and chronic effects of self expanding nitinol stents in porcine coronary arteries. Coron Artery Dis. 1997;8:45–48. 104. Schwartz RS, Huber KC, Murphy JG, Edwards WD, Camrud AR, Vlietstra RE, Holmes DR. Restenosis and proportional neointimal response to coronary artery injury: results in a porcine model. J Am Coll Cardiol. 19...

Interventional cardiology for paediatric and congenital cardiac disease is a relatively young and rapidly evolving field. As the profession begins to establish multi-institutional databases, a universal system of nomenclature is necessary for the field of interventional cardiology for paediatric and congenital cardiac disease. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the efforts o...