Reference: Wu C, Dyer AM, Kinas SB, et al. Impact of incomplete revascularization on long-term mortality after coronary stenting. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2011; 4: 413-21. Complete revascularization was defined as a reduction of stenosis to less than 50% in all diseased (≥ 70% stenosis) lesions in major epicardial coronary vessels at the initial hospitalization or within…
Off-Pump CABG Reduces Postoperative Stroke vs. Standard Surgery
Reference: Afilalo J, RAsti M, Ohayon SM, et al. Off-pump vs on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: an updated meta-analysis and meta-reggresion of randomized trials. Eur Heart J 2011. Epub ahead of print. Patients who undergo off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery experience nearly one-third fewer postoperative strokes than those who receive standard surgery using cardiopulmonary…
Estenosis aórtica: prevalencia, directrices, nuevos tratamientos y datos actuales.
Estudios epidemiológicos han determinado que una de cada ocho personas de 75 años o mayores sufren de estenosis aórtica (EA) moderada o severa.1 Varios sondeos han mostrado que muchos pacientes con EA severa no se derivan a un equipo cardiológico para evaluar una sustitución de la válvula.2 La sustitución de válvula aórtica (SVA) quirúrgica es…