In patients hospitalized for COVID-19, both acute and chronic myocardial injury impact survival at 6 months. In addition, the risk does not disappear after the acute phase of the disease, instead it persists in the following months among those who survive. This study was presented at the scientific sessions of ESC 2021 and was simultaneously…
ESC 2021 | COVERT-MI: Colchicine Attempts to Reduce Infarct Size
Colchicine does not offer protection against myocardial injury in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction when administered during reperfusion and in the following five days, according to the randomized study COVERT-MI. It could even generate signs of damage with 3x the amount of thrombi in the ventricle. The results presented at the European Society of Cardiology 2021…
ESC 2021 | RIPCORD-2: Routine FFR Evaluation of All Epicardial Vessels During Angiography
The predecessor of this research—RIPCORD, published in 2014—showed that using fractional flow reserve (FFR) changes the treatment strategy in about 25% of patients. That marked the rise of FFR. In fact, the DEFER, FAME, and FAME 2 studies offered results consistent with the original RIPCORD. In this research, authors tested the hypothesis of systematic use of…
ESC 2021 | ISAR-REACT 5: Prasugrel Superior to Ticagrelor in ACS across Kidney Function Spectrum
When we have to choose between two potent P2Y12 receptor inhibitors for a patient undergoing ACS with a planned invasive strategy, kidney function should not interfere in this decision. The main findings of this study were that prasugrel has lower risk of all cause death, MI or stroke, and also had a similar risk of…
ESC 2021 | TOMAHAWK: Angiography After Resuscitated Patients from Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with No ST Elevation.
What triggered this study was a long unanswered question: should patients successfully resuscitated from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest presenting a non-STEMI ECG be immediately taken to the cath lab? In response to this question the TOMAHAWK randomized 554 out-of-hospital resuscitated patients without electrocardiographic evidence of ST-segment elevation patients to immediate angiography (n=281) vs intensive care…
ESC 2021 | MASTER DAPT: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Angioplasty in Patients at High Bleeding Risk
Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. In patients at high bleeding risk with drug-eluting stents, the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy has been subjected to ongoing review. Guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) suggest shortening this treatment to a maximum of three to six months (Class IIb).…