Can Drug Coated Balloon Be a Valid Option for Small Vessels?

One of the challenges of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are <2.5 mm vessels, since complications and restenosis complications rate are higher than with >3.0 mm vessels.   Drug Coated Balloons (DCB) can be a useful tool, but their efficacy and safety [vs. plain old balloon angioplasty] remains unclear.  PEPCAD China SVD is a prospective and multicenter<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2023/02/06/can-drug-coated-balloon-be-a-valid-option-for-small-vessels/" title="Read more" >...</a>

¿Debemos comenzar a utilizar IVUS en las CTO?

What Is the Best Strategy for Moderately Complex Femoropopliteal Lesions?

At present, PCI is the preferred treatment for femoropopliteal lesions and drug coated balloons (DCB) have shown good performance. However, they have not yet been shown superior to bare-metal stents (BMS).  This study compared randomized trials IN.PACT SFA I/II and IN.PACT JAPAN including 288 patients vs. the prospective Complete SE and DURABILITY II with 483<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2023/01/31/what-is-the-best-strategy-for-moderately-complex-femoropopliteal-lesions/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ELUVIA: DES en territorio femoropoplíteo con lesiones complejas

IN.PACT Study | Should We Start Using DCBs More Frequently in Cases of Femoropopliteal Disease?

With the new devices (drug-eluting balloons [DEB], drug-eluting stents [DES], and atherotomes) percutaneous treatment is becoming the first line of approach for femoropopliteal disease, especially when dealing with not very long total occlusions. Randomized studies and registries on the use of drug-coated balloons (DCB) in femoropopliteal disease are currently available, but their evolution beyond 2<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2023/01/30/in-pact-study-should-we-start-using-dcbs-more-frequently-in-cases-of-femoropopliteal-disease/" title="Read more" >...</a>

POKI: una nueva estrategia en bifurcaciones

POKI: A New Bifurcations Strategy

This scientific article we briefly discuss the POKI technique, a new stent optimization strategy for bifurcation lesions. Coronary bifurcations represent 20 to 25% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and continue to be a real challenge at present; the different available treatment strategies are used to correct bifurcation carina after stenting seeing as incomplete strut apposition<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2023/01/27/poki-a-new-bifurcations-strategy/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Diabetes y enfermedad vascular periférica: viejas drogas con nueva evidencia

Is it Possible to Reduce DAPT Time in Diabetic Patients?

Short-duration dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with DES is growing steadily, especially for chronic coronary syndromes. There is also some evidence regarding its use in acute coronary syndrome. However, diabetes is a well-known risk factor for both restenosis and thrombosis, since it involves more complex and longer lesions in vessels that<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2023/01/18/is-it-possible-to-reduce-dapt-time-in-diabetic-patients/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Evaluación funcional de las estenosis coronarias en la vida real: todavía no hicimos el click.

Left Main Coronary Artery PCI Using State-of-the-Art Zotarolimus-Eluting Stents

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the left main coronary artery (LMCA) with drug-eluting stent implantation is currently a major challenge due to the size of the vessel, the compromise of a bifurcation lesion in important branches, and the potential risk of complications. Available information on LMCA PCI comes from studies where DES stents were implanted<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2023/01/18/left-main-coronary-artery-pci-using-state-of-the-art-zotarolimus-eluting-stents/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Can We Use DAPT for 3 Months in Acute Coronary Syndrome?

Current guidelines recommend 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after DES stenting for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) because of elevated MACE risk.  The development of more modern stents, with thin and ultrathin struts, compared against prior versions, has resulted in more effective devices in terms of stent thrombosis and restenosis.  Prolonged DAPT has been associated with<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2023/01/12/can-we-use-dapt-for-3-months-in-acute-coronary-syndrome/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Anillos aórticos pequeños, ¿Qué válvula deberíamos elegir?

Clinical Implications of the Presence of HALT in TAVR Patients: 5-Year Follow-Up

The duration of percutaneous aortic valve implants can be increasingly observed over time, regardless of their corresponding surgical risk. In the follow-up of different registries, the presence of subclinical valvular thrombosis, evidenced in tomographic studies as an increase in valvular thickness with hypoattenuation (a term known as HALT), was observed from protocolized images.  This subclinical<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2023/01/03/clinical-implications-of-the-presence-of-halt-in-tavr-patients-5-year-follow-up/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aspirina o clopidogrel post TAVI: Guías y estudios llenos de contradicciones

Is Clopidogrel Monotherapy Safe After a Month of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Diabetic Patients?

Currently, many randomized studies have suggested that short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) followed by monotherapy reduces bleeding without increasing major cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A meta-analysis of six randomized studies has shown this benefit using ticagrelor monotherapy after short DAPT. However, there is no data on the results of clopidogrel monotherapy. Researchers<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/12/27/is-clopidogrel-monotherapy-safe-after-a-month-of-dual-antiplatelet-therapy-in-diabetic-patients/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Fentanilo en la angioplatia: ¿Cuál es el precio de un mayor confort en el procedimiento?

Ticagrelor or Prasugrel Post-PCI in Daily Practice Patients

The ISAR-REACT 5 showed a significant reduction in the composite outcome of death, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), or stroke when using prasugrel vs. ticagrelor in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), mainly at the expense of an AMI reduction. While this study changed clinical practice, it has stirred some criticism regarding certain methodological aspects, such<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/12/19/ticagrelor-or-prasugrel-post-pci-in-daily-practice-patients/" title="Read more" >...</a>