The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1)

EDITORIAL DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AND ANEURYSMATIC ILIAC ARTERY DISEASE FREE
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):1-3
Update on diagnostics and treatment modalities for obstructive iliac artery disease
Ҫagdas ÜNLÜ, Jean-Paul de VRIES

REVIEW DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AND ANEURYSMATIC ILIAC ARTERY DISEASE 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):4-13
How to overcome challenging iliac artery anatomy in endovascular repair for AAA
Markus WORTMANN, Moritz S. BISCHOFF, Maani HAKIMI, Dittmar BÖCKLER

REVIEW DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AND ANEURYSMATIC ILIAC ARTERY DISEASE 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):14-25
The use of covered stents in aortoiliac obstructions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Joost A. BEKKEN *, Hidde JONGSMA, Bram FIOOLE

REVIEW DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AND ANEURYSMATIC ILIAC ARTERY DISEASE 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):26-36
The use of 3D image fusion for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting of iliac artery obstructions: validation of the technique and systematic review of literature
Seline R. GOUDEKETTING, Stefan G. HEINEN, Daniel A. van den HEUVEL, Marco J. van STRIJEN, Michiel W. de HAAN, Cornelis H. SLUMP, Jean-Paul P. de VRIES

ORIGINAL ARTICLE DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AND ANEURYSMATIC ILIAC ARTERY DISEASE 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):37-44
Hemodynamic significance assessment of equivocal iliac artery stenoses by comparing duplex ultrasonography with intra-arterial pressure measurements
Stefan G. HEINEN *, Sanne W. de BOER, Daniel A. van den HEUVEL , Wouter HUBERTS, Patricia DEKKER, Frans N. van de VOSSE, Tammo DELHAAS, Jean-Paul de VRIES

ORIGINAL ARTICLE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DRUG ELUTING BALLOON TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE FREE
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):45-50
Treatment of femoropopliteal atherosclerotic lesions using the ranger paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter: 12-month results from an all-comers registry
Michael LICHTENBERG *, Peter von BILDERLING, Jürgen RANFT, Kathrin NIEMÖLLER, Holger GRELL, Lucas BRINER, Françoise SAUCY, Tienush RASSAF, Frank BREUCKMANN

REVIEW GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DRUG-ELUTING BALLOON TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):51-9
The evolving role of drug-coated balloons for the treatment of complex femoropopliteal lesions
Grigorios KOROSOGLOU, Michael LICHTENBERG, Sultan CELIK, Joachim ANDRASSY, Marianne BRODMANN, Martin ANDRASSY *

REVIEW GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DRUG ELUTING BALLOON TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):60-9
Drug coated balloons in the superficial femoral artery
Oliver SCHLAGER *, Michael E. GSCHWANDTNER, Andrea WILLFORT-EHRINGER, Florian WOLF, Christian LOEWE, Renate KOPPENSTEINER, Michael LICHTENBERG

REVIEW GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DRUG-ELUTING BALLOON TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):70-8
Debulking plus drug-coated balloon combination as revascularization strategy for complex femoropopliteal lesions
Katia DESSÌ, Luca GIOVANNACCI, Jos C. van den BERG

ORIGINAL ARTICLE VASCULAR SECTION 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):79-86
Persistent type II endoleak after EVAR: the predictive value of the AAA thrombus volume
Enrico GALLITTO *, Mauro GARGIULO, Chiara MASCOLI, Antonio FREYRIE, Massimo DE MATTEIS, Carla SERRA, Claudio BIANCHINI MASSONI, Gianluca FAGGIOLI, Andrea STELLA

ORIGINAL ARTICLE VASCULAR SECTION 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):87-94
Grading abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk
Emiliano CHISCI *, Neri ALAMANNI, Francesca IACOPONI, Stefano MICHELAGNOLI, Tiziana PROCACCI, Giorgio COLOMBO, Carlo SETACCI

ORIGINAL ARTICLE VASCULAR SECTION 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):95-100
Hepatic artery aneurysms: open and endovascular repair
Germano MELISSANO *, Daniele MASCIA, Sthefano ATIQUE GABRIEL, Luca BERTOGLIO, Massimo VENTURINI, Francesco DE COBELLI, Alessandro DEL MASCHIO, Roberto CHIESA

REVIEW VASCULAR SECTION 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):101-10
Endovascular treatment of coarctation and related aneurysms
Edgar L. GALIÑANES, Zvonimir KRAJCER

ORIGINAL ARTICLE CARDIAC SECTION 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):111-4
Feasibility and applicability of static vascular outline roadmapping during transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Navid MADERSHAHIAN, Carolyn WEBER *, Payman MAJD, Tanja RUDOLPH, Elmar KUHN, Maximilian SCHERNER, Yeong-Hoon CHOI, Kaveh EGHBALZADEH, Volker RUDOLPH, Cherif SAHYOUN, Thorsten WAHLERS

ORIGINAL ARTICLE CARDIAC SECTION 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):115-20
Is cold blood cardioplegia absolutely superior to cold crystalloid cardioplegia in aortic valve surgery?
Daniel A. LERMAN *, Matilde OTERO-LOSADA, Kiddy UME, Pablo A. SALGADO, Sai PRASAD, Kelvin LIM, Bruno PÉAULT, Nasri ALOTTI

ORIGINAL ARTICLE CARDIAC SECTION 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):121-7
Recurrent mitral paravalvular leak: benefits of leak site repair compared to re-replacement
Jae W. CHOI, Ho Y. HWANG, Kyung H. KIM, Ki-Bong KIM, Hyuk AHN *

REVIEW CARDIAC SECTION 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):128-39
Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Hasib HANIF, Emilie P. BELLEY-COTE, Abdullah ALOTAIBI, Nazari DVIRNIK, Binod NEUPANE, Joseph BEYENE, John W. EIKELBOOM, David HOLMES, Richard P. WHITLOCK

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):140-2 The post-operative cardiac surgery clinic: is objective utility at odds with patient satisfaction?
Derrick Y. TAM *, Malak ELBATARNY, Roxana CHIS, Dimitri PETSIKAS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):142-3
Is CorMatrix really a recellularization scaffold as a pericardial substitute in cardiac surgery?
Juan BUSTAMANTE-MUNGUIRA *, Rosario SERRANO, Angels FIGUEROLA-TEJERINA, Eva M. AGUILAR-BLANCO, Maria CALZADA

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 February;59(1):143-5
Transfemoral aortic valve implantation after cardiac transplantation
Terézia B. ANDRÁSI *, Bernhard C. DANNER, Marius GROSSMANN, Friedrich A. SCHÖNDUBE, Gerd HASENFUß, Claudius JACOBSHAGEN