TOP 5 ARTICLES FROM 2012

  • DAPT Management for Noncardiac Surgery After PCI

    Strategies for treating a challenging patient population.

    By Amit B. Sharma, MD; Jason C. Kovacic, MD, PhD; and Annapoorna S. Kini, MD

  • Transcatheter PFO Closure Update

    A look at the current status of randomized trials and how the results may affect future treatment choices.

    By Michael S. Kim, MD, and John D. Carroll, MD; Commentary by Anthony J. Furlan, MD

  • Choosing Catheter Shapes for Radial PCI

    Considerations for selecting the right tool when using transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention.

    By Tejas Patel, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Sanjay Shah, MD; Samir Pancholy, MD, FACC, FSCAI; and Tak Kwan, MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI

  • Transapical TAVR Devices

    An era of rapid evolution in transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology.

    By Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD; Joerg Seeburger, MD, PhD; Johannes Blumenstein, MD; David M. Holzhey, MD, PhD; and Friedrich W. Mohr, MD, PhD

  • Utilizing Thrombectomy During PCI for STEMI

    Current evidence, unresolved questions, and future trials.

    By Tuncay Yetgin, MD; Michael Magro, MD; Robert-Jan Van Geuns, MD, PhD; and Felix Zijlstra, MD, PhD