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EuroPCR 2019

Here you will find the highlights of the EuroPCR 2019, held on May 21-24 in Paris, France.

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Endocarditis y TAVI, una complicación rara pero devastadora

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis and TAVR: though Rare, Devastating
On the bright side, the incidence of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) post TAVR is not higher than post SAVR, according to this study recently presented at EuroPCR 2019, held in Paris. ...

EuroPCR 2019 | Ultimo meta-análisis de TAVI, el espectro de tratamiento alcanza a todos los pacientes

EuroPCR 2019 | Most Recent TAVR Meta-Analysis: The Spectrum of Treatment Reaches All Patients
This new meta-analysis combines all randomized transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) vs. surgical aortic valve replacement trials and expands the scope of TAVR. Evidence ...

EuroPCR 2019 | Leaflex: nuevo dispositivo para fracturar el calcio pre TAVI

EuroPCR 2019 | Leaflex: New Device for Pre-TAVR Calcium Fracture
Researchers behind this small study believe that fracturing the rigid calcium deposits on leaflets with this new device could delay the need for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or ...

EuroPCR 2019 | La durabilidad del TAVI ofrece ciertas garantías a 8 y 10 años

EuroPCR 2019 | TAVR Durability Offers Certain Guarantees at 8 and 10 Years
It has been 3 years since EuroPCR 2016 and the presentation of the first data on possible transcatheter valve degeneration, which sparked fear regarding the possibility that transcatherter aortic ...

EuroPCR 2019 | El seguimiento a largo plazo de los nuevos bloqueos de rama izquierda post TAVI es tranquilizador con ciertas precauciones

EuroPCR 2019 | Long-Term Follow-Up for New Left Bundle Branch Block After TAVR Is Reassuring with Certain Precautions
Long-term follow-up of patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and developed left bundle branch block (LBBB) after the procedure seems reassuring. Although it is not ...

EuroPCR 2019 | TRILUMINATE: Reparación tricuspídea con clip mejora la insuficiencia y la calidad de vida

EuroPCR 2019 | TRILUMINATE: Tricuspid Repair with Clip Improves Regurgitation and Quality of Life
Transcatheter therapy offers a promise for a largely forgotten valve given the lack of therapeutic options. Percutaneous edge-to-edge repair with clip seems to offer some hope ...

EuroPCR 2019 | COAPT: la reducción de la insuficiencia mitral está asociada a menos hospitalizaciones y muerte

EuroPCR 2019 | COAPT: Mitral Valve Reduction is Associated to Lower Hospitalization and Death
This new analysis shows the mechanism behind the benefit of using MitraClip and the necessary degree of residual mitral regurgitation (MR) to have an impact. Regardless the ...

EuroPCR 2019 | CHOICE: válvula balón expandible vs autoexpandibles en pacientes de alto riesgo

EuroPCR 2019 | CHOICE: Balloon-Expandable Valves vs. Self-Expanding Valves in High-Risk Patients
The CHOICE trial included 241 patients with severe aortic stenosis and high surgical risk who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using transfemoral access. These patients were ...

¿Qué pasa cuando nos encandilamos con el tronco y no vemos el resto de las lesiones?

What Happens When We Are Blinded by Left Main Disease and Ignore All Other Lesions?
According to this recent Excel analysis, mortality seems to rise when the SYNTAX II score is not taken into account when defining the revascularization strategy. The difference does not reach ...

EuroPCR 2019 | CHOICE: válvula balón expandible vs autoexpandibles en pacientes de alto riesgo

EuroPCR 2019 | MeRes-1: Bioresorbable Scaffolds Return with Renewed Strength
A small number of highly selected patients presents good outcomes with new bioresorbable scaffold MeRes, but much more evidence is necessary to bring back the concept. The ...

EuroPCR 2019 | Stent Firehawk continúa con sus buenos resultados a 2 años frente al Xience

EuroPCR 2019 | Stent Firehawk Continues to Show Good Results at 2 Years vs. Xience
This device, an abluminal groove-filled biodegradable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stent manufactured in China, showed very similar efficacy and safety to the “gold standard” everolimus eluting ...

EuroPCR 2019 | BASKET-SMALL 2: balones farmacológicos vs DES en vasos pequeños

EuroPCR 2019 | BASKET-SMALL 2: Drug-Coated Balloons vs. DES in Small Vessels
This angiographic substudy supports the safety of drug-coated balloons in small vessels. Despite better angiographic outcomes, there were eight cases of stent thrombosis among drug-eluting stent ...

EuroPCR 2019 | Las imágenes intravasculares son casi imprescindibles para planear una angioplastia

EuroPCR 2019 | Intravascular Imaging Almost Indispensable for Planning an Angioplasty
Cost and time are the two main enemies of intravascular imaging, but lack of expertise may also play a role. A new European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular ...

REVELATION: Balones liberadores de droga en infartos con supradesnivel del segmento ST

EuroPCR 2019 | REVELATION: Drug Coated Balloons in ST Elevation MI
Drug coated balloons in the context of ST elevation acute myocardial infarction seem safe and feasible under certain circumstances. This single center study is the kickoff to ...

BIO-RESORT y registro SCAAR: Struts ultrafinos también en vasos pequeños

EuroPCR 2019 | BIO-RESORT and SCAAR Registry: Ultrathin Struts Also in Small Vessels pequeños
Data from randomized studies are also supported by the SCAAR registry, in which ultrathin-strut stents show real-world advantages. Patients with small vessels who received ...

EuroPCR 2019 | Global Leaders: La monoterapia con ticagrelor a largo plazo podría tener un lugar en angioplastias complejas.

EuroPCR 2019 | Global Leaders: Ticagrelor Monotherapy at Long Term Could Have a Role in Complex PCI
This post hoc analysis of what had been a trial with negative outcomes should be considered only as a hypothesis generator. Patients receiving complex PCI treated with ...

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EuroPCR 2019 | EFFPAC: New Peripheral Paclitaxel Coated Balloons, Efficacy with no Sign of Mortality
Paclitaxel coated balloons in peripheral territory have been under the spotlight for alleged increased mortality, which even though not observed in this study, experts insist, calls for new ...

EuroPCR 2019 | La durabilidad del TAVI ofrece ciertas garantías a 8 y 10 años

EuroPCR 2019 | TAVR Durability Offers Certain Guarantees at 8 and 10 Years
It has been 3 years since EuroPCR 2016 and the presentation of the first data on possible transcatheter valve degeneration, which sparked fear regarding the possibility that transcatherter aortic ...

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