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List of works by Walter J Desmet

"Once apical ballooning, always apical ballooning?"

scientific article published on 14 August 2007

"Textbook" myxoma

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

2017 ESC focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease developed in collaboration with EACTS

scientific article published on 26 August 2017

A Belgian consensus strategy to identify familial hypercholesterolaemia in the coronary care unit and its subsequent cascade screening and treatment: BEL-FaHST (The BELgium Familial Hypercholesterolaemia STrategy)

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A randomized comparison of balloon angioplasty and stent implantation in the percutaneous treatment of coronary bifurcations

scientific article published in August 2005

Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in Complex Coronary Bifurcation Interventions: Insights From an In Vivo Multimodality Imaging Study

scientific article published on 01 August 2016

An electrocardiografic mystery

scientific article published on 10 August 2006

An unusual cause of left main coronary artery obstruction

scientific article published on 7 July 2017

Arterial wall temperature following coronary stent implantation in pigs: the role of post-stent inflammation

scientific article published on 01 April 2003

Author reply: The importance of basic cardiology

scientific article published on 30 March 2007

Autologous bone marrow-derived stem-cell transfer in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: double-blind, randomised controlled trial

scientific article published in The Lancet

Automated detection and quantification of clusters of malapposed and uncovered intracoronary stent struts assessed with optical coherence tomography

scientific article published on 26 March 2014

Automated tissue characterization of in vivo atherosclerotic plaques by intravascular optical coherence tomography images

scientific article published on 4 June 2013

Automatic assessment of stent neointimal coverage by intravascular optical coherence tomography

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Automatic characterization of neointimal tissue by intravascular optical coherence tomography.

scientific article published in February 2014

Automatic three-dimensional registration of intra-vascular optical coherence tomography images for the clinical evaluation of stent implantation over time

Automatic three-dimensional registration of intravascular optical coherence tomography images

scientific article published in February 2012

Belgium: coronary and structural heart interventions from 2010 to 2015.

scientific article published in May 2017

Bioabsorbable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent implantation preserves coronary vasomotion: A DESSOLVE II trial sub-study

scientific article published on 22 September 2015

Bivalirudin and provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade compared with heparin and planned glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade during percutaneous coronary intervention: REPLACE-2 randomized trial

scientific article (publication date: 19 February 2003)

Bivalirudin for patients with acute coronary syndromes

scientific article (publication date: 23 November 2006)

COmplex coronary Bifurcation lesions: RAndomized comparison of a strategy using a dedicated self-expanding biolimus-eluting stent versus a culotte strategy using everolimus-eluting stents: primary results of the COBRA trial

scientific article published on 7 May 2015

Cardiac lymphoma causing coronary compression, pericardial effusion, and atrioventricular block

scientific article published on 05 October 2010

Circumflex coronary artery injury after mitral valve surgery: A report of four cases and comprehensive review of the literature.

scientific article published on 19 February 2016

Clinical and angiographic predictors of short- and long-term ischemic events in acute coronary syndromes: results from the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY (ACUITY) trial

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Clinical outcome of coronary stenting after thoracic radiotherapy: a case-control study

scientific article published on 01 May 2010

Clinical outcomes of heart-team-guided treatment decisions in high-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis in a health-economic context with limited resources for transcatheter valve therapies

scientific article published on 03 December 2018

Clinical validation of a novel speckle-tracking-based ejection fraction assessment method.

scientific article published on 23 June 2011

Coronary Angiography and Interventions in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

Coronary spasm is not a benign entity

scientific article published on February 1, 2013

Detection of regional myocardial dysfunction in patients with acute myocardial infarction using velocity vector imaging

scientific article published on 20 March 2008

Effectiveness and safety of sirolimus-eluting stents in the treatment of restenosis after coronary stent placement

scientific article published in April 2005

Efficacy of MAVIG X-Ray Protective Drapes in Reducing Operator Radiation Dose in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 23 October 2020

Enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin in elective percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published in September 2006

Enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin in elective percutaneous coronary intervention 1-year results from the STEEPLE (SafeTy and efficacy of enoxaparin in percutaneous coronary intervention patients, an international randomized evaluation) trial

scientific article published in November 2009

Eosinophil-platelet interactions promote atherosclerosis and stabilize thrombosis with eosinophil extracellular traps

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Errata: Automatic three-dimensional registration of intravascular optical coherence tomography images

Etiology and Long-Term Outcome of Patients Undergoing Pericardiocentesis.

scientific article published on 23 December 2017

Evaluation of the Coroflex Theca-Stent for reduction of restenosis (ECORI).

scientific article published in April 2005

Fully automatic three-dimensional visualization of intravascular optical coherence tomography images: methods and feasibility in vivo

scientific article published on November 20, 2012

Healing course of acute vessel wall injury after drug-eluting stent implantation assessed by optical coherence tomography.

scientific article published on 4 February 2014

Healing responses after bifurcation stenting with the dedicated TRYTON Side-Branch Stent™ in combination with XIENCE-V™ stents: a clinical, angiography, fractional flow reserve, and optical coherence tomography study: the PYTON (Prospective evaluati

scientific article published on 14 November 2012

Heart Team 2.0: A Decision Tree for Minimally Invasive and Hybrid Myocardial Revascularization

scientific article published on 23 July 2020

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: blame the veins…

scientific article published on 01 February 2017

High-dose intracoronary adenosine for myocardial salvage in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 31 December 2010

Histopathological evaluation of thrombus in patients presenting with stent thrombosis. A multicenter European study: a report of the prevention of late stent thrombosis by an interdisciplinary global European effort consortium

scientific article published on 30 August 2015

ISAR-SAFE: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 6 vs. 12 months of clopidogrel therapy after drug-eluting stenting

scientific article published on 23 January 2015

Impact of COVID-19-related public containment measures on the ST elevation myocardial infarction epidemic in Belgium: a nationwide, serial, cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Impact of anticoagulation levels on outcomes in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the STEEPLE trial

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Impact of anticoagulation regimen prior to revascularization in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: The ACUITY trial

scientific article published on 2 September 2015

Impact of gender and antithrombin strategy on early and late clinical outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (from the ACUITY trial).

scientific article published in May 2009

Impact of gender differences on myocardial salvage and post-ischaemic left ventricular remodelling after primary coronary angioplasty: new insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Impact of myocardial haemorrhage on left ventricular function and remodelling in patients with reperfused acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 03 April 2009

Impact of myocardial hemorrhage on left ventricular function and remodeling in patients with reperfused acute myocardial infarction

Impact of nonculprit vessel myocardial perfusion on outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes: analysis from the ACUITY trial (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy).

scientific article published on March 2014

Implementation of reperfusion therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

In vivo assessment of bifurcation optimal viewing angles and bifurcation angles by three-dimensional (3D) quantitative coronary angiography

scientific article published on December 15, 2011

Influence of infarct healing on left ventricular remodeling in patients with acute st-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

scientific article published on 2 February 2011

Influence of timing of clopidogrel treatment on the efficacy and safety of bivalirudin in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: an analysis of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization

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International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome (Part I): Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology.

scientific article published in June 2018

International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome (Part II): Diagnostic Workup, Outcome, and Management.

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Intraluminal Scaffold Dismantling: The Downside of Positive Remodeling?

scientific article published on 01 June 2016

Intraluminal Thrombus in Facilitated Versus Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Left ventricular function and clinical outcome in transient left ventricular ballooning syndrome

scientific article published in October 2014

Leptin-adiponectin ratio in pre-diabetic patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published in January 2015

Long-Term Incremental Prognostic Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Study of the Collaborative Registry on CMR in STEMI.

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Long-term efficacy of bivalirudin and provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade vs heparin and planned glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade during percutaneous coronary revascularization: REPLACE-2 randomized trial

scientific article (publication date: 11 August 2004)

Long-term follow-up after percutaneous coronary intervention with polytetrafluoroethylene-covered Symbiot stents compared to bare metal stents, with and without FilterWire embolic protection, in diseased saphenous vein grafts

scientific article published in February 2013

Long-term outcomes after percutaneous revascularization of complex coronary bifurcation lesions using a dedicated self-expanding biolimus-eluting stent system.

scientific article published on 14 December 2017

Major adverse cardiovascular events while awaiting staged non-culprit percutaneous coronary intervention after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 21 March 2018

Mapping interventional cardiology in Europe: the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) Atlas Project

scientific article published on 25 June 2020

Multimodality imaging of coronary artery dissection and cardiac contusion after blunt chest trauma

scientific article published on 10 October 2013

Myocardial salvage by CMR correlates with LV remodeling and early ST-segment resolution in acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Neoatherosclerosis in Patients With Coronary Stent Thrombosis: Findings From Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging (A Report of the PRESTIGE Consortium)

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Neoatherosclerosis: an emerging and conceptually unexpected cause of very late bioresorbable vascular scaffold failure

scientific article published on 01 March 2017

Neointimal progression and luminal narrowing in sirolimus-eluting stent treatment for bare metal in-stent restenosis: a quantitative intravascular ultrasound analysis

scientific article published in August 2007

Nitric oxide for inhalation in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NOMI): a multicentre, double-blind, randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Observational Study of Platelet Reactivity in Patients Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Due to Coronary Stent Thrombosis Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results From the European PREvention of Stent T

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One-year and longer dual antiplatelet therapy after an acute coronary syndrome: a Belgian position paper

scientific article published in February 2017

Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Patients With Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Report of the PRESTIGE Consortium (Prevention of Late Stent Thrombosis by an Interdisciplinary Global European Effort).

scientific article published on 18 July 2017

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) in PCI for in-stent restenosis (ISR): rationale and design of the SEDUCE (Safety and Efficacy of a Drug elUting balloon in Coronary artery rEstenosis) study

scientific article published in May 2011

Optical coherence tomography findings: insights from the "randomised multicentre trial investigating angiographic outcomes of hybrid sirolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer compared with everolimus-eluting stents with durable polymer in

scientific article published on 04 August 2017

Optical coherence tomography study of healing characteristics of paclitaxel-eluting balloons vs. everolimus-eluting stents for in-stent restenosis: the SEDUCE (Safety and Efficacy of a Drug elUting balloon in Coronary artery rEstenosis) randomised c

scientific article published on August 2014

Outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes who are treated with bivalirudin during percutaneous coronary intervention: An analysis from the Randomized Evaluation in PCI Linking Angiomax to Reduced Clinical Events (REPLACE-2) trial

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Predictors of outcomes in medically treated patients with acute coronary syndromes after angiographic triage: an Acute Catheterization And Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) substudy

scientific article published on 08 February 2010

Prognostic significance of coronary thrombus in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes: a subanalysis of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) trial

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Prognostic value of angiographic lesion complexity in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (from the acute catheterization and urgent intervention triage strategy trial).

scientific article published on 18 September 2014

Prospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in all-comer high-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis undergoing medical treatment, transcatheter or surgical aortic valve implantation following heart team assessment.

scientific article published on 23 May 2013

Provisional side branch stenting: presentation of an automated method allowing online 3D OCT guidance

scientific article published on 06 February 2013

Quality assessment in percutaneous coronary interventions: the QERMID Belgian PCI registry

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Quantification of myocardial area at risk with T2-weighted CMR: comparison with contrast-enhanced CMR and coronary angiography

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Recombinant P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-immunoglobulin, a P-selectin antagonist, as an adjunct to thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction. The P-Selectin Antagonist Limiting Myonecrosis (PSALM) trial

scientific article published in July 2006

Relationship between location and size of myocardial infarction and their reciprocal influences on post-infarction left ventricular remodeling.

scientific article published on 2 February 2011

Relationship between location and size of myocardial infarction and their reciprocal influences on post-infarction left ventricular remodelling

scientific article published on 12 March 2011

Reperfusion before percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients is associated with lower N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels during follow-up, irrespective of pre-treatment with full-dose fibrinolysis

scientific article published on 8 July 2009

Response to Letters Regarding Article, “Predictors of Outcomes in Medically Treated Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Angiographic Triage: An Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) Substudy”

scientific article published on April 19, 2011

Results of percutaneous coronary intervention of the unprotected left main coronary artery in 143 patients and comparison of 30-day mortality to results of coronary artery bypass grafting

scientific article published on 26 November 2007

Right ventricular ischemic injury in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: characterization with cardiovascular magnetic resonance

scientific article published on 20 September 2010

Risk assessment for percutaneous coronary intervention of the unprotected left main coronary artery in a real-world population

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

STACCATO (Assessment of Stent sTrut Apposition and Coverage in Coronary ArTeries with Optical coherence tomography in patients with STEMI, NSTEMI and stable/unstable angina undergoing everolimus vs. biolimus A9-eluting stent implantation): a randomi

scientific article published on 08 April 2016

Septic embolism to the right internal mammary artery causing acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

Simultaneous quadruple kissing stenting of an unprotected left main coronary artery

scientific article published on 25 November 2009

Spontaneous bilateral carotid artery dissection in a patient with bovine aortic arch

scientific article published in July 2013

Stents can jump!

scientific article published on 16 January 2007

Strain echocardiography improves risk prediction of ventricular arrhythmias after myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

Summary of 2017 ESC guidelines on valvular heart disease, peripheral artery disease, STEMI and on dual antiplatelet therapy

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

Survival of patients treated with intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation for cardiogenic shock in a tertiary centre: variables correlated with death

scientific article published in September 2003

The Impact of Infarct Location and Extent on LV Motion Patterns: Implications for Dyssynchrony Assessment

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The apical nipple sign: a useful tool for discriminating between anterior infarction and transient left ventricular ballooning syndrome

scientific article published on 17 December 2013

The drug-eluting resorbable magnesium vascular scaffold in complex coronary bifurcations: insights from an in vivo multimodality imaging study

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The effect of reduced blood-flow on the coronary wall temperature Are significant lesions suitable for intravascular thermography?

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Time course of electrocardiographic changes in transient left ventricular ballooning syndrome.

scientific article published on 8 September 2013

Transient loss of consciousness caused by textiloma or gossypiboma.

scientific article published on 28 April 2010