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European Heart Journal © The European Society of Cardiology 2005; all rights reserved

Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: The Task Force for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions of the European Society of Cardiology

Authors/Task Force Members , Sigmund Silber 1*, Per Albertsson 2, Francisco F. Avilés 3, Paolo G. Camici 4, Antonio Colombo 5, Christian Hamm 1, Erik Jørgensen 6, Jean Marco 7, Jan-Erik Nordrehaug 8, Witold Ruzyllo 9, Philip Urban 10, Gregg W. Stone 11, and William Wijns 12

1 (Germany)
2 (Sweden)
3 (Spain)
4 (UK)
5 (Italy)
6 (Denmark)
7 (France)
8 (Norway)
9 (Poland)
10 (Switzerland)
11 (USA)
12 (Belgium)

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sigmund Silber, E-mail: sigmund{at}silber.com



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Dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin
Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., June 15, 2008; 65(12): 1134 - 1143.
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Eur Heart JHome page
P. Widimsky, Z. Motovska, S. Simek, P. Kala, R. Pudil, F. Holm, R. Petr, D. Bilkova, H. Skalicka, P. Kuchynka, et al.
Clopidogrel pre-treatment in stable angina: for all patients >6 h before elective coronary angiography or only for angiographically selected patients a few minutes before PCI? A randomized multicentre trial PRAGUE-8
Eur. Heart J., June 2, 2008; 29(12): 1495 - 1503.
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Eur Heart JHome page
F. Schiele, N. Meneveau, and J.-P. Bassand
Routine pre-treatment with clopidogrel before diagnostic coronary angiography: the question is right, but what about the answer?
Eur. Heart J., June 2, 2008; 29(12): 1475 - 1477.
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A. M. Clark
Commentary by Clark
West J Nurs Res, June 1, 2008; 30(4): 491 - 494.
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J Am Coll Cardiol IntvHome page
A. J. White, G. Kedia, J. M. Mirocha, M. S. Lee, J. S. Forrester, W. C. Morales, S. Dohad, S. Kar, L. S. Czer, G. P. Fontana, et al.
Comparison of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Treatment of Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Intv., June 1, 2008; 1(3): 236 - 245.
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P. J. Vlaar, T. Svilaas, M. Vogelzang, G. F. Diercks, B. J. de Smet, A. F. van den Heuvel, R. L. Anthonio, G. A. Jessurun, E. Tan, A. J. Suurmeijer, et al.
A Comparison of 2 Thrombus Aspiration Devices With Histopathological Analysis of Retrieved Material in Patients Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Intv., June 1, 2008; 1(3): 258 - 264.
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E. R. Bates
Aspirating and Filtering Atherothrombotic Debris During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Intv., June 1, 2008; 1(3): 265 - 267.
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P. Foley, S. Foley, T. Kinnaird, and R.A. Anderson
Clinical review: gastrointestinal bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention: a deadly combination
QJM, June 1, 2008; 101(6): 425 - 433.
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J Am Coll CardiolHome page
H. Kelbaek, L. Klovgaard, S. Helqvist, J. F. Lassen, L. R. Krusell, T. Engstrom, H. E. Botker, E. Jorgensen, K. Saunamaki, S. Aljabbari, et al.
Long-Term Outcome in Patients Treated With Sirolimus-Eluting Stents in Complex Coronary Artery Lesions: 3-Year Results of the SCANDSTENT (Stenting Coronary Arteries in Non-Stress/Benestent Disease) Trial
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., May 27, 2008; 51(21): 2011 - 2016.
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R. J. MacFadyen and M. J. Ng Kam Chuen
Developing the utility of blood biomarker associations beyond population sample linkage to events in cardiovascular patients
Eur. Heart J., April 1, 2008; 29(7): 837 - 839.
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P. G. Malvindi, J. Dunning, and N. Vitale
For which patients with left main stem disease is percutaneous intervention rather than coronary artery bypass grafting the better option?
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, April 1, 2008; 7(2): 306 - 314.
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P. A. Henriksen, K. Palmer, and N. A. Boon
Management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating dual anti-platelet therapy
QJM, April 1, 2008; 101(4): 261 - 267.
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P. L. L'Allier, G. Ducrocq, N. Pranno, S. Noble, R. Ibrahim, J. C. Gregoire, F. Azzari, A. Nozza, C. Berry, S. Doucet, et al.
Clopidogrel 600-mg double loading dose achieves stronger platelet inhibition than conventional regimens: results from the PREPAIR randomized study.
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., March 18, 2008; 51(11): 1066 - 1072.
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