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The complete Left Bundle Branch Block after TAVI is not associated with increased mortality at 12 months

Original title:&nbsp;Impact of New-Onset Persistent Left Bundle Branch Block on late Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Trancatheter Aortic Valve implantation with a Balloon &ndash;Expandable Valve.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Urena Marina, el al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Feb;7(2):128-36. Percutaneous aortic valve implantation brings, sometimes the presence of permanent left bundle branch block (LBBB) that has been associated in some series<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/03/18/the-complete-left-bundle-branch-block-after-tavi-is-not-associated-with-increased-mortality-at-12-months/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Prophylactic vena cava filters in trauma patients effectively reduces pulmonary embolism

Original title:&nbsp;The effectiveness of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters in trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Haut ER et al. JAMA Surg. 2014;149:194-202. Trauma is one of the strongest risk factors for pulmonary embolism (PE). Current guidelines recommend low molecular weight heparin therapy which have been proved effective; however, trauma patients often present high risk<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/03/12/prophylactic-vena-cava-filters-in-trauma-patients-effectively-reduces-pulmonary-embolism/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Multivessel angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction improves prognosis

Original title:&nbsp;Acute multivessel revascularization improves 1 year outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A nationwide study from AMIS plus registry.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Raban Jeger, et al. International journal of Cardiology 2014;172:76-81 &nbsp; The presence of multiple vessel lesions is present in about 50% of patients referred for primary angioplasty. The accepted strategy is to treat the culprit artery even<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/03/07/multivessel-angioplasty-in-acute-myocardial-infarction-improves-prognosis/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Best results of angioplasty with DES guided by IVUS versus angiography only

Original title:&nbsp;Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents to Improve Outcome. A Meta-Analysis.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Jae-Sik Jang et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2014, epub ahead of print. Several previous studies and meta-analysis showed that implantation of conventional stents (BMS) intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided may decrease restenosis and clinical events. This information was not yet clear to drug-eluting<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/02/26/best-results-of-angioplasty-with-des-guided-by-ivus-versus-angiography-only/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Currently a patient receiving angioplasty is more likely to die from non-cardiac causes

Original title:&nbsp;Trends in cause of death after percutaneous coronary intervention.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Spoon DB et al. Circulation. 2014; Epub ahead of print. &nbsp; This retrospective study evaluated the specific cause of death in 19077patients who received angioplasty in a center between 1991 and 2008. To perform the analysis, the track was divided into three time periods: 1991-1996, 1997-2002,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/02/18/currently-a-patient-receiving-angioplasty-is-more-likely-to-die-from-non-cardiac-causes/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Hybrid revascularization versus conventional surgery. Advantages and disadvantages for choosing ideal patients.

Original title:&nbsp;Clinical Outcomes after Hybrid Coronary Revascularization versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of 1,190 Patients.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Ralf E. Harskamp et al. American Heart Journal (2014), epub ahead of print. &nbsp; Hybrid revascularization combines long-term patency of the mammary artery connected to the left anterior descending with minimally invasive drug-eluting stents to other injuries. This in<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/02/18/hybrid-revascularization-versus-conventional-surgery-advantages-and-disadvantages-for-choosing-ideal-patients/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Endovascular treatment in critical limb ischemia, better permeability with similar mortality and amputation than surgery.

Original title: Comparative effectiveness of endovascular and surgical revascularization for patients with peripheral artery disease and critical limb ischemia.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;W. Schuyler Jones et al. American Heart Journal 2014. Epub ahead of print. &nbsp; Critical limb ischemia is the most severe condition affecting patients with peripheral vascular disease. Mortality, morbidity, and costs associated with this condition are<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/02/14/endovascular-treatment-in-critical-limb-ischemia-better-permeability-with-similar-mortality-and-amputation-than-surgery/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Almost 40 % of those who initially receive clopidogrel then switch to prasugrel or ticagrelor in clinical practice.

Original title:&nbsp;In-hospital switching of oral P2Y12 inhibitor treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Prevalence, predictors and short-term outcome.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Dimitrios Alexopoulos et al. Am Heart J 2014;167:68-76.e2. Given the availability of 3 Oral P2Y12 receptor inhibitors (clopidogrel, prasugrel, and ticagrelor) with different safety and efficacy profiles, the change from one to another<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/02/07/almost-40-of-those-who-initially-receive-clopidogrel-then-switch-to-prasugrel-or-ticagrelor-in-clinical-practice/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The ball drug is effective in the femoropopliteal area

Original title:&nbsp;Drug-Eluting Balloon in Peripheral Intervention for the Superficial Femoral Artery. The DEBATE-SFA Randomized Trial (Drug Eluting Balloon in Peripheral Intervention for Superficial Femoral Artery).&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Liistro, F, el tal. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013;6(12):1295-1302 &nbsp; The current treatment of choice in the femoropopliteal area is angioplasty, however, this procedure has a high rate of restenosis<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/02/03/the-ball-drug-is-effective-in-the-femoropopliteal-area/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Decreased bleeding with radial access leaves little to bivalirudin for additional benefit

Original title:&nbsp;Bivalirudin or heparin in primary angioplasty performed through the transradial approach: results from a multicentre registry.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Sciahbasi A et al. Eur Heart J: Acute Cardiovasc Care. Epub ahead of print. Bivalirudin benefit has been demonstrated in terms of bleeding; however when primary angioplasty is performed by radial access this information is not clear. To get<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/01/31/decreased-bleeding-with-radial-access-leaves-little-to-bivalirudin-for-additional-benefit/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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