Given the upcoming Panama and Ecuador 2019 Sessions, solaci.org interviewed Dr. Gustavo Vignolo (Sessions Assistant Director) and asked him about his vision for Latin American interventional cardiology and the importance of a project such as the Sessions to help this specialty reach all corners of our continent. — How is, in your experience, the current<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/18/dr-gustavo-vignolo-the-sessions-are-a-significant-support-base-for-solaci/" title="Read more" >...</a>
1-FDA Expands TAVR Indication to Low-Risk Patients Both the self-expandable valve Evolut R and its direct competitor, balloon-expandable valve Sapien 3, received the authorization to be indicated for low-risk patients in a long-awaited announcement made on August 16th, 2019. Read also HERE 2-Mechanisms of Post PCI Persistent Angina Angina persistence or recurrence after PCI can<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/16/the-most-read-articles-of-august-in-solaci-website/" title="Read more" >...</a>
After yet another successful SOLACI Congress, we are renewing our energy by preparing for our next event, SOLACI-CACI 2020, which will take place from February 28th to March 2nd, 2021, at the Hilton Hotel in Buenos Aires (Argentina) (due to the coronavirus pandemic). That is why at solaci.org we talked to Dr. Anibal Damonte, President<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/11/to-the-beat-of-solaci-caci-2020-an-interview-with-dr-anibal-damonte/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The SYNTAXES (SYNTAX Extended Survival) was presented at ESC 2019 with somewhat unexpected results in favor of PCI. This is why the SYNTAX continues to be one of the best studies interventional cardiologists can rely on. The original SYNTAX tested mortality (primary end point) with PCI vs. CABG in patients with multivessel and/or left main<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/06/esc-2019-syntaxes-ten-year-outcomes/" title="Read more" >...</a>
This new consensus published this week in J Am Coll Cardiol has provided us with an algorithm to manage conduction disturbances after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. This consensus is intended to reduce potential deaths caused by conduction disturbances and, at the same time, reduce unnecessary definite pacemaker implantation. This document is a big step ahead<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/04/experts-reach-consensus-on-post-tavr-pacemaker-indication/" title="Read more" >...</a>
1-Though Systolic BP Seems More Important, Diastolic BP Should Not Be Disregarded Systolic hypertension is more often associated to cardiovascular events. However, diastolic blood pressure should not be disregarded, since it can also predict even worse outcomes. Read more HERE 2-After Much Toing and Froing, Gastrointestinal Protection Is Back to the Forefront Several clinical guidelines<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/30/the-most-read-articles-of-july-in-solaci-website/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The XXXVIII Regional SOLACI Sessions took place on August 23rd and 24th in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The event was a true success, bringing together over 250 attendees and some of the best Latin American specialists in hemodynamics. The Sessions featured two contests: the Contest for Young Interventional Cardiologists and the Medical Image Contest. Dr. Mariano Visconti,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/28/winners-of-the-2019-bolivia-sessions/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Reducing tricuspid regurgitation with transcatheter valve repair is associated to improved liver function, which is often ignored by many cardiologists. This is especially true in cases with deteriorated liver function prior valve repair. Instead, kidney function did not show any changes. Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair seems attractive especially in patients with liver failure. Edge to<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/27/impact-of-edge-to-edge-transcatheter-tricuspid-valve-repair/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Angina persistence or recurrence after PCI can affect between 20 to 40% of patients in the short and mid-term. This might be true despite PCI optimization using FFR, intravascular ultrasound and the latest generation stents. This problem is associated with high healthcare cost, which can double in patients with recurrent or persistent angina compared against<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/22/mechanisms-of-post-pci-persistent-angina/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Send your case (spanish form) Call for Case Submission 40th SOLACI Regional Sessions – 13th Andean Region. October 11, 12, 2019 Manta – Ecuador. It is with great pleasure that we hereby invite all young Latin American cardiologists to submit relevant clinical cases related to interventional cardiology for the upcoming SOLACI Sessions, Ecuador 2019, to<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/20/ecuador-sessions-clinical-case-contest-for-young-interventionists/" title="Read more" >...</a>