The study included 65 patients who received endovascular treatment of the tricuspid valve with the PASCAL device. Forty-six completed the 12-month follow-up. At 1-year follow-up, the major events endpoint was 16.9%; the most frequent event was bleeding (9.2%). In addition, there were three cases of stroke, one reintervention, two vascular access complications, and five cardiovascular-related…
ACC 2022 | ADAPT-TAVR: Endoxaban Is Not Superior to DAPT After TAVR
DAPT-TAVR is a randomized trial that tested endoxaban in patients with no indication for anticoagulation who underwent successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. This study included 229 patients whose mean age was 80 years; 42% of them were male. Patients were randomized to either endoxaban 60 mg or 30 mg every 24 h or…
ACC 2022 | APOLLO
Lipoprotein a (Lp a) is an important risk factor for atherothrombosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, but it has no approved treatments to this day. The aim of this randomized study in phase 1 was to assess adverse events and siRNA tolerance (small interfering RNA) to reduce liver production of Lp a and assess plasma concentration…