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Post-dilation in TAVI associated to more stroke and more paravalvular regurgitation

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Moderate/severe paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) after TAVR is present in 10%-14% of all cases, according to different...

New generation DES present better results in vein grafts than older DES and BMS

There is little information comparing contemporary drug eluting stents (DES)  against bare metal stents (BMS), for PCI in...

BVS: Controvertial Scaffold

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. The advent of resorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) generated high expectations among interventionists because...

Critical ischemia in the lower limbs: Frequent Readmissions show the magnitude of this problem

Readmissions at 6 months in patients with critical ischemia in the lower limbs occur in about 50% of...

Prior assistance with Impella 2.5 lowers 30-day mortality in cardiogenic shock due to unprotected left main coronary artery lesion

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The prevalence of cardiogenic shock in acute myocardial infarction (MI) is 7%-10%, and it is associated...

Transcatheter valve replacement in the bicuspid valve is increasingly performed, but challenges remain

As experience increases, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has expanded to different populations and anatomies. This study sought to...

Less volume, more mortality: should we be concerned?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. In general, guidelines recommend a number of procedures a year for operators to maintain...

CTO in patients with acute myocardial infarction increases long term mortality

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. It has been proved that in a setting of acute myocardial infarction with multivessel...