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<br /> INTERVENTIONAL<br /> CARDIOLOGY<br /> ISSN 2053-423X Vol 6.1 • July 2018 • europeanmedical-journal.com<br /> INSIDE<br /> Review of<br /> EuroPCR 2018<br /> Paris, France<br /> Contents<br /> EDITORIAL BOARD 4<br /> WELCOME 7<br /> FOREWORD 9<br /> 01 CONGRESS REVIEW<br /> Review of EuroPCR 2018, held in Paris, France, 22nd–25th May 2018 10<br /> 02 INTERVIEWS WITH EMJ INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY<br /> EDITORIAL BOARD<br /> Sundeep Mishra 24<br /> Pa<a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=1"> INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY ISSN 2053-423X </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=2"> Contents EDITORIAL BOARD </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=3"> “It is with great pride that I </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=4"> Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Dr Alexandre Avra</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=5"> Aims and Scope The European Medical Journal (EMJ)</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=6"> EMJ Int Cardiol. Chief Executive Officer Spencer </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=7"> Welcome It is with great pride that I introduce t</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=8"> Want a daily dose of healthcare straight to </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=9"> Foreword Dear Colleagues, It is my great pleasure</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=10"> METRO</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=11"> Congress Review Hello and welcome </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=12"> world of interventional cardiology, but these liv</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=13"> </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=14"> Pooled Data Show Stents Reduce Risk of Future Hea</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=15"> treadmill exercise time, stress echocardiography </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=16"> A Physician’s Thought Process: Results from SYNTA</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=17"> Presenting the EAPCI White Book INTERVENTIONAL </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=18"> Hypertension Management: New Evidence to Support </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=19"> hypertensive patients at an increased risk </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=20"> Currently, mechanical thrombectomy represents a s</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=21"> and blood vessels for pre-surgery assessments, an</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=22"> The forum drew to a close with an update on STEMI</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=23"> We want you to write for the </a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=24"> Interviews Presenting a collection of intervie</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=25"> stent technology but have not yet been perfected,</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=26"> What research are you currently working on, and w</a> <a title="EMJ Interventional Cardiology 6.1 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f523e87d?page=27"> a career in interventional cardiology. 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