Advances in Diagnosis and Interventional Therapy of Coronary Artery Disease

Dear Colleagues,

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Intracoronary imaging and coronary physiology techniques allow for a tailored diagnosis (distinguishing between fixed coronary stenosis, vasospasm, microcirculatory dysfunction, coronary dissection, and plaque rupture and erosion). Furthermore, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the most widely used myocardial revascularization technique, has undergone numerous advances thanks to the introduction of intracoronary imaging, drug-coated balloons, and bioresorbable scaffolds (BRSs). Moreover, coronary bifurcations represent a challenge for the interventional cardiologist and are associated with a higher failure rate.

This topic will cover the following important aspects of coronary artery disease diagnosis and treatment:

• Treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions;
• Intracoronary imaging (intravascular ultrasound (IVUS); optical coherence tomography (OCT));
• Coronary physiology techniques;
• Drug-coated balloons;
• Bioresorbable scaffold (BRS).

Research articles, review articles, and communications are invited.

Dr. Dario Buccheri
Guest Editor

Dr. Stefano Cangemi
Guest Editor Assistant

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