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TCT 2019

Discover the highlights of the 2019 TCT Congress, which took place between September 25th - 29th at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos.

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TCT 2019 | PCI in Stable CAD. Prior TAVR, with TAVR or Never?
Courtesy of SBHCI. This interesting study presented at TCT 2019 and simultaneously published in Am J Cardiol tells us PCI in stable coronary artery disease cannot lower risk ...

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TCT 2019 | IVUS-XPL: 5-Year Follow-up for Angiography-vs. IVUS-Guided Angioplasty
Courtesy of SBHCI. The aim of this work, which was presented during the TCT 2019 Scientific Session and simultaneously published in JACC Intv , was to prove the benefit of ...

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TCT 2019 | FORZA: OCT vs FFR to Define Intermediate Lesions: Anatomy or Function?
Courtesy of SBHCI.   Both fractional flow reserve (FFR) and optimal coherence tomography (OCT) can be useful to help define intermediate coronary lesions and optimize PCI outcomes. ...

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TCT 2019 | PARTNER 3: Obvious Short-Term Quality of Life Improvement, but What Happens Afterwards?
Courtesy of SBHCI. Patients with severe aortic stenosis and low surgical risk showed decreased mortality, stroke, and heart failure hospitalization at one year with transcatheter aortic ...

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TCT 2019 | COAPT Cost Effectiveness: Better Quality of Life and Survival Rate, but Worth It?
Courtesy of SBHCI. The COAPT showed transcatheter repair of the mitral valve using the MitraClip resulted in reduced mortality and hospitalization for cardiac failure and improved ...

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TCT 2019 | MODERATO II – A Double-Blind Randomized Trial Of Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy In Patients With Hypertension
Courtesy of the SBHCI . Discover the results of the MODERATO II study, presented during TCT Congress 2019.   Link to the SBHCI ...

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TCT 2019 | COMPLETE: Sub-Study to Find Out Complete Optimal Revascularization Timing in STEMI
Courtesy of SBHCI. The COMPLETE study was carried out to assess the benefit of complete revascularization vs culprit vessel revascularization in the context of ST elevation acute ...

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TCT 2019 | EURO-CTO: Results at 3 Years of CTO Recanalization vs. Optimal Medical Treatment
Courtesy of SBHCI. Between 16 and 18% of coronary artery lesions in patients with chronic stable CAD are chronic total occlusions (CTO). CTO revascularization could benefit symptomatic ...

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TCT 2019 | COAPT at 3 Years: MitraClip Reached Functional Mitral Regurgitation Target
Courtesy of SBHCI. Prognosis of patients with cardiac failure who develop secondary mitral regurgitation due to dilation is uncertain.   The COAPT study was ...

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TCT 2019 | EXCEL: Left Main Coronary Artery Angioplasty with Favorable Results at 5 Years
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Unprotected left main coronary artery angioplasty with drug-eluting stents has emerged as an acceptable strategy for a select group of patients, with ...

TCT 2019 | PARTNER 2A at 5 Years: In Intermediate-Risk Patients, TAVR Is Still Head-to-Head with Surgery
Courtesy of the SBHCI. The 2-year results of the PARTNER 2A trial showed that transcatheter aortic valve implantation has a result similar to that of surgery in patients with aortic ...

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TCT 2019 | A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Treatment vs. Medical Treatment in Patients With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
Courtesy of the SBHCI. Discover the results of the this study, presented during TCT Congress 2019.   Link to the SBHCI publication HERE ...

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TCT 2019 | Mitral Valve-in-Valve: 1-Year Results for Sapien 3 in Mitral Valve Replacement for Degenerated Bioprostheses
Courtesy of SBHCI. The aim of this work was to assess the contemporary outcomes of mitral valve-in-valve using Sapien 3 prostheses, see the differences between trasapical and ...

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TCT 2019 | STS/ACC TVT Registry: Relationship Between MitraClip Operator Experience and Events
Courtesy of SBHCI. Mitral valve repair with a MitraClip device is a complex procedure that requires that operators develop a series of skills that may be unusual for them, such as ...

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TCT 2019 | PARTNER 3 Low-Risk Computed Tomography Substudy: Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Transcatheter and Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves
Courtesy of the SBHCI. Discover the results of the PARTNER 3 study, presented during TCT Congress 2019.   Link to the SBHCI publication ...

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TCT 2019 | PORTICO: This vs. Any Other Valve Available in the Market
Courtesy of SBHCI. This work, presented at the TCT 2019 Scientific Sessions, showed the 30-day safety and 1-year efficacy of self-expanding prosthesis Portico compared with all valves ...

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TCT 2019 | SCOPE I: Self-Expanding Valve Acurate Neo Head to Head with Sapien 3
Courtesy of SBHCI. This work, which was presented during the TCT 2019 Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published in the Lancet , randomized patients to the ACURATE Neo prosthesis ...

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TCT 2019 | MODEL U-SES: More Devices for High Risk of Bleeding and Short DAPT
Courtesy of SBHCI. This study tested the safety of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after only three months of bioresorbable polymer sirolimus DES implantation (Ultimaster). Secondary ...

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TCT 2019 | EVOLVE Short DAPT: Only 3-month DATP in High Risk Bleeding
Courtesy of the SBHCI. This study used the thin strut everolimus eluting stent with ultrathin abluminal bioresorbable polymer coating chromium platinum stent, basically the Synergy ...

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TCT 2019 | AUGUSTUS ACS: Apixaban vs. Warfarin and Aspirin vs. Placebo in AF and ACS
Courtesy of SBHCI. The safety and efficacy of antithrombotic and antiplatelet treatments in patients with atrial fibrillation admitted with acute coronary syndrome (who receive medical ...

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TCT 2019 | IDEAL-LM: Bioabsorbable Polymer DES vs. Permanent Polymer DES for Left Main Stenosis
Courtesy of SBHCI. This study showed that using the everolimus eluting stent with bioabsorbable polymer Synergy followed by 4 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to treat left ...

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TCT 2019 | Onyx ONE: Durable Polymer vs. Polymer-Free Stent with Only One Month of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Courtesy of the SBHCI. This is the first randomized study comparing a durable-polymer drug-eluting stent (zotarolimus-eluting stent Onyx) and a polymer-free drug-eluting stent ...

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TCT 2019 | TWILIGHT: Minimal DAPT in High Bleeding Risk Patients
Courtesy of the SBHCI. Monotherapy with a P2Y12 inhibitor after a minimum period (3 months) of dual antiplatelet antiaggregation (DAPT) is a valid treatment option to reduce bleeding ...

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