Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. The latest 2011 American College of Cardiology (ACC) guideline states that “coronary intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) may be considered for guidance of coronary stent implantation, particularly in cases of left main coronary artery stenting (Class IIB, Level of Evidence: B).” This has been long debated with no clear winners. This analysis provides new information...
Complex Cinical Cases Resolved With Current Evidence Moderators: Ricardo Lluberas, Jeffrey W. Moses, Jamil Abdalla Saad [plain] SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2016, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Walter E. Washington Convention Center Room 143B, Level 1 [/plain] This session is not CME/CNE accredited. Schedule 4:00 pm Introduction and Session Objectives Moderator: Ricardo Lluberas 4:02 pm Case 1: Primary PTCA With High...
Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. Early transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was characterized by high vascular complication rates associated to elevated device diameter (e.g. 22-24 Fr. in the first PARTNER) and less operator experience typical of new techniques. This study shows the progress of TAVR field in these last years, the experience gained by...
Are you planning on participating of the next Chile Sessions 2016? Here is all you need to know. When are the Sessions taking place? On November 30 and December 1, 2016, in the context of the Chilean Cardiology and Surgery Congress (November 30 to December 3, 2016). Where are they taking place? In Puerto...
The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between temporal changes in coronary plaque volume and the intensity of lipid lowering treatments using coronary computed tomography (CTA). Coronary computed tomography has acceptable accuracy in terms of quantitative measurement on plaque volume, enough to identify changes in volume according to LDL levels. ...
Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. The link between operator volume and clinical outcomes has been long and widely debated. After years of discussion, there are promoters and detractors. Currently, interventional cardiology societies all over the world classify centers as “high-volume” or “low-volume” using arbitrary parameters, and require training fellows to perform an also arbitrary number of...
This work studies cognitive evolution after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Previous smaller studies reported conflicting results on cognitive function after TAVI. This study prospectively included 229 patients who were ≥70 years old, had undergone TAVI and were assessed using the Mini Mental State Examination before and 6 months after the procedure. Cognitive deterioration or improvement was...
There is little evidence to support the safety and efficacy of bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) for the treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO). This multicenter registry included consecutive patients with CTO receiving BRS (Absorb; Abbott Vascular) vs. 2nd generation drug eluting stents (DES). Primary end point was target vessel failure at long term (composite...
Guidelines recommend that carotid endarterectomy be performed within two weeks of stroke in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis. Because a Swedish registry study showed patients treated within the first days after a transient ischemic attack or stroke are at increased risk of death and perioperatory stroke, this study aims at verifying this risk in...
In Latin America and the Caribbean, thousands of people lack medical insurance and economic resources to obtain access to a diagnostic cardiovascular procedure and/or percutaneous therapy should they need it. The primary purpose of SOLACI’s SOLidario (which means solidary in Spanish) program is to grant these patients access to these procedures in renowned medical...