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FUTURE: aumento de la mortalidad en la rama FFR

FUTURE: Mortality Increase in the FFR Arm, Real or Casual?

FUTURE: Mortality Increase in the FFR Arm, Real or Casual?

The FUTURE study, testing the utility of functional revascularization by measuring the fractional flow reserve (FFR), was halted early by its safety committee due to an increased mortality rate at 1 year among patients guided by FFR.   In this unexpected unprecedented outcome, 17 patients in the FFR-guided group died at a year of follow-up, compared with 7 patients

angioplastia en centros sin apoyo quirúrgico

Is Angioplasty at Centers Without Surgical Backup Safe?

Performing coronary angioplasties at hospitals without surgical backup seems to be safe for a wide variety of patients, from those presenting ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction to those undergoing elective procedures.   This work responds to a long-running debate over whether centers without on-site surgery capabilities in case of complications can be considered as referral centers

tavi anestesia local

Local Anesthesia for TAVR Was Safe and Reduced Hospital Stays

A minimalist approach to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) involving local anesthesia appears to have several advantages, according to this new meta-analysis.   In addition to shortening times for procedures and lengths of stay in the critical care unit and hospital, lighter sedation may lower the need for transfusions or treatment with inotropes or vasopressors.

TAVI o cirugía en pacientes de riesgo intermedio

TAVR or Surgery for Intermediate-Risk Patients? (GARY Registry)

New findings from the GARY (German Aortic Valve Registry) registry show that intermediate-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis presented significantly higher mortality at 1 year when treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) rather than with conventional surgery.   Results reflect everyday realities, which might include various bias tipping the scales towards one strategy or the

Solo un quinto de los pacientes que podrían beneficiarse del TAVI lo recibe

Less than 20% of patients that could benefit from TAVR are receiving it

 The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures (TAVR) seems to have increased the number of elderly patients hospitalized with severe aortic stenosis, as well as the number of interventions. However, less than one fifth of patients over 85 are intervened, according to a Canadian registry.   Given the significant difference in mortality with TAVR,

Cirugía no cardíaca con revascularización incompleta

Non-Cardiac Surgery with Incomplete Revascularization, Associated to Events

This study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2016 and simultaneously published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, showed incomplete revascularization is associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiac events, particularly infarction, in patients that must later receive non-cardiac surgery.   Patients with incomplete revascularization (defined as a ≥ 50% left

Eventos en mujeres por reserva de flujo coronario alterado

Women: More Prone to Lower Coronary Flow Reserve

Compared to men, women have less chances of developing obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), but this new study suggests they are more prone to have lower coronary flow reserve, which is also a risk factor.   Evidently, ischemic cardiomyopathy entails far more than assessing and treating plaque burden in epicardial arteries. In women, the most

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