Original Title: Poor Mobility Predicts Adverse Outcomes Better Than Other Frailty Indices in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Reference: James Cockburn, et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention 2015;86:1271-1277 Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava Interventional Cardiologist Favaloro Foudation – Buenos Aires There is a group of high risk patients that are also fragile, and there is...
Original Title: Hemodynamic. Functional and Clinical Responses to Pulmonary Artery Denervation with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension of Different Causes. Phase II Results from the Pulmonary Artery Denervation 1 study. Reference: Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2015;8 Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The mechanisms responsible for pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) are multifactorial. PAH reduces...
By: Dr. Miguel A Quintana, FACC, FESC Director del ICV SMB – UCIC. Maestría en Cuidados Cardiacos Agudos European Board Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care Past Pte. de la SPC Presidente de la SPCIC
SOLACI express their gratitude to the Costantino Costantini Foundation, in Curitiba, Brazil, and to their director Dr. Costantino Costantini, for their invitation to take part in the 15 Symposium of Interventional Cardiology, CardioInterv 2015, held in Curitiba on November 26 thru 27, 2015. The event, which took place at the Cardiology Center Costantini, proudly presented...
Original Title: Individualizing Treatment Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Analysis from the DAPT Study. Presenter: Yeh RW. Optimal dual antiplatelet therapy duration for patients receiving stents has started to become clearer, but a new scoring method (DAPT Score) may help single out patients who could either benefit or suffer from extended...
Original Title: Revascularization in diabetics with multivessel disease: a population-based evaluation of outcomes. Presenter: Ramanathan K. Real-world data support the role of CABG over PCI in diabetic patients with multivessel disease. However, PCI continues to be a common option for this patient population, according to an analysis of 2 Canadian registries. Sourcing data from 2...
Fundamentos: O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar se a trombectomia manual de rotina reduz a obstrução microvascular (MVO) avaliada pela ressonância cardíaca em pacientes com IAM com supradesnivelamento do segmento ST (IAMCSST) subagudo com 12 a 48 horas após o início dos sintomas. Métodos e resultados: Estudo prospectivo, multicêntrico, com 152 pacientes com IAMCSST entre 12 a...
Original title: Comparison of Outcomes of Transcathether Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients ≥90 Years Versus <90 Years. Reference: Yigal Abramowitz, et al. Am J Cardiol 2015;116:1110-1115. More and more 90 year old patients require transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI); however, its benefits have not been studied in this particular population. This study enrolled 734 patients...
The Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology (SOLACI) has the honor to inform all members that after three years of work; SOLACI has been incorporated into the way of endorsement, to the ACC/AHA/SCAI’s guides. We are positive that this action will be perceived by all our members as a step forward in the relationship and...
Edición Especial Soporte Ventricular Percutáneo EDITORIAL Dr. Gabriel Maluenda ARTICULOS DE REVISION Dr. Carlos L. Solano Loran Dispositivos percutáneos para el soporte hemodinámico REVISION BIBLIOGRAFICA Dres. Alvaro Alonso y Lawrence A. Garcia El dispositivo IMPELLA™ de asistencia ventricular percutánea CASO CLINICO Dres. Carlos D. Dávila y Carlos E. Dávila-Jiménez Uso del IMPELLA CP™ en un...