Goran Stankovic, MD

Commentary

The ‚ÄúPanic Stent‚Äù: A Stent that Goes Everywhere, All the Time, with any Guidewire, any Guiding Catheter and with any Operator

08/01/2008

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Goran Stankovic , MD;

The dream of any interventional cardiologist and of most stent companies is to have or find a “Panic stent”. A stent with such unique deliverability may need to compromise with other characteristics such as recoil, radial strength, plaque...

The dream of any interventional...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Coronary Perforations: Old Screenplay, New Actors!

08/01/2008

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Goran Stankovic , MD;

Coronary perforation remains one of the most serious complications in the catheterization laboratory, with multiple studies demonstrating very poor outcomes, particularly in relationship to myocardial infarction and death. Angiographic...

Coronary perforation remains one...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Sidebranch Patency During Main Branch Stenting: Try to Keep the Branch Open Immediate and Long-Term!

08/01/2008

Goran Stankovic , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

The study presented by Timurkaynak et al. in this issue of the Journal discusses a contemporary topic, which is direct stenting.1 It is interesting that the evaluation of this technique is performed in the setting of coronary bifurcations or...

The study presented by...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Sidebranch Patency During Main Branch Stenting: Try to Keep the Branch Open Immediate and Long-Term!

08/01/2008

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Goran Stankovic , MD;

The study presented by...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Aortic Root and Extensive Coronary Dissections Complicating Recanalization of Chronic Right Coronary Artery Occlusion: Refrainin

08/01/2008

Jorgo Kostov , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Goran Stankovic , MD;

The incidence of chronic total occlusions (CTO) is between 20–40% in patients with angiographically documented coronary artery disease.1 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion is associated with a significantly...

The incidence of chronic total...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology