Radial access is associated with a lower rate of vascular and bleeding complications however female patients with smaller diameter arteries such access might be technically more difficult. This prospective, randomized, multicenter study compared both approaches in the context of coronary angioplasty in female patients. 1787 patients were randomized (893 in the radial group and 894…
COREVALVE EXTREME RISK: Promising results with CoreValve in very high-risk patients
Percutaneous aortic valve implantation ( TAVI ) recently demonstrated its superiority over medical treatment in patients with severe aortic stenosis and high surgical risk. Furthermore patients receiving TAVI showed a survival surgery equivalent to one year. This study included 471 patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis discarded of surgery due a very high risk. The…
SORT OUT VI: Biolimus eluting stent versus zotarolimus-eluting stent; similar results
Few studies have compared head to head the 2nd generation drug eluting stents. This study randomized 1:1 3671 patients to receive a biolimus eluting stent with biodegradable polymer (1880 patients) versus zotarolimus-eluting stent with biocompatible polymer (1791 patients). No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of clinical or angiographic features. Approximately…