Original Title: “Long-term outcomes of routine versus provisional T-stenting for de novo coronary bifurcation lesions: five-year results of the Bifurcations Bad Krozingen I study”. Authors: Miroslaw Ferenc, MD; Mohamed Ayoub, MD; Hans-Joachim Büttner, MD; Michael Gick, MD; Thomas Comberg, MD; Jürgen Rothe, MD; Christian M. Valina, MD; Willibald Hochholzer, MD; Franz-Josef Neumann, MD. Division of Cardiology and...
Original Title: Benefits and Risks of Extended Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after Everolimus-Eluting Stents. For the Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT) Study Investigators. Reference: James B. Hermiller et al. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions 2015, online before print. The DAPT study had shown that continued aspirin plus thienopyridine beyond a year reduces ischemic events. Given the fairly low rate of thrombosis...
Original Title: Polymer-free Drug-Coated Coronary Stents in Patients at High Bleeding Risk Reference: Philip Urban et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print]. High bleeding risk patients undergoing PCI usually receive conventional bare metal stents (BMS) to allow the shortest possible DAPT (dual antiplatelet therapy), usually a month long. This...
Daniel Chamié, Breno O. Almeida, Fábio Grandic, Evandro M. Filho, J. Ribamar Costa Jr., Ricardo Costa, Rodolfo Staicoa, Dimytri Siqueira, Fausto Feres, Luiz Fernando Tanajura, Marinella Centemero, Áurea J. Chaves, Andrea Abizaid, Amanda G.M.R. Sousa,
J. de Ribamar Costa Jr., Amanda G.M.R. Sousa, Adriana Moreira, Ricardo Costa, Galo Maldonado, Manuel Cano, Carlos Gordilho, Maurício Nakashima, Ricardo Pavanelo, Enilton Egito, Edson Romano, Lucas P. Damiani, Cantídio Campos-Neto, J. Eduardo Sousa
Original title: Acute kidney Injury in Patients UIT Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Internal Carotid Artery Stent Implantation. Reference: Michael Donahue, et al J Am Coll Cardiol Interv 2015;8:1506-14 Post procedural acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with chronic kidney disease has been associated with major events; however, the cause is still unclear. This study analyzed 126...
Treatment of type I leak in abdominal aortic stent Leandro Martínez Riera, MD