Angioplasty

Difference in mortality with surgery versus angioplasty in diabetic multivessel patients

Original title:&nbsp;Comparison of coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with diabetes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Verma S. et al.&nbsp;Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2013;Epub ahead of print. The FREEDOM study was the last of the randomized studies that compared the results of surgery versus coronary angioplasty in diabetic multivessel patients showing a<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/09/18/difference-in-mortality-with-surgery-versus-angioplasty-in-diabetic-multivessel-patients/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Enoxaparin appears superior to unfractionated heparin in patients undergoing primary angioplasty

Original title:&nbsp;A direct comparison of intravenous enoxaparin with unfractionated heparin in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the ATOLL trial).&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Collet et al. Am J Cardiol. 2013; Epub ahead of print. ATOLL study analysis suggests that enoxaparin is superior to unfractionated heparin in reducing ischemic events and mortality in patients&nbsp; suffering ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI)<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/09/16/enoxaparin-appears-superior-to-unfractionated-heparin-in-patients-undergoing-primary-angioplasty/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Primary angioplasty , a race against time

Original title:&nbsp;Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality among Patients Undergoing Primary PCI.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Daniel S. Menees et al. N Engl J Med 2013;369:901-9. For more than a decade has been ranked , like a race, to the delay times that occur in hospitals until angioplasty is performed in the context of an infarct with ST segment elevation . Several<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/09/13/primary-angioplasty-a-race-against-time/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Carotid angioplasty prior to central venous catheter. The best option to solve combined problems.

Original title:&nbsp;A Direct Comparison of Early and Late Outcomes with Three Approaches to Carotid Revascularization and Open Heart Surgery.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Mehdi H. Shishehbor et al. J Am Coll Cardiol, article in press. &nbsp; The prevalence of severe carotid stenosis (&gt; 80%) in patients planning to have a Central Venous Catheter (CVC) is estimated at between 6 and<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/08/08/carotid-angioplasty-prior-to-central-venous-catheter-the-best-option-to-solve-combined-problems/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Primary angioplasty in octogenarians and nonagenarians is increasing in frequency.

Original title:&nbsp;Outcomes After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: From the Western Denmark Heart Registry.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Lisbeth Antonsen et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:912&ndash;919 (2013) With increasing life expectancy worldwide, older patients will become increasingly referred to us for angioplasty in the context of a heart attack with ST<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/07/31/primary-angioplasty-in-octogenarians-and-nonagenarians-is-increasing-in-frequency/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The Importance of TIMI 3 flow in primary angioplasty

Original title:&nbsp;Predicitors of suboptimal TIMI flow alter primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: results from the HORIZON-AMI trial.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Adriano Caixeta et al. &nbsp;Eurointervention 2013;9:220-227 Primary angioplasty showed greater efficacy than thrombolytics but one out of every four patients cannot achieve TIMI 3 flow. The Horizons-AMI trial randomized 3,602 patients to receive bivalirudin or heparin plus inhibitors<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/07/05/the-importance-of-timi-3-flow-in-primary-angioplasty/" title="Read more" >...</a>

DES versus Bare in primary angioplasty at five years. Initial advantage is reducing

Original: title&nbsp;Long-Term Outcome After Drug-Eluting VersusBare-Metal Stent Implantation in Patients WithST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. 5 Years Follow-Up From the Randomized DEDICATION (Drug Elution and DistalProtection in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Trial.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Lene Holmvang et al. J Am CollCardiolIntv 2013, article in press. &nbsp; Primary angioplasty reduced mortality and reinfarction compared with thrombolytics in patients experiencing an ST<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/07/05/des-versus-bare-in-primary-angioplasty-at-five-years-initial-advantage-is-reducing/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Transradial Angioplasty: do we need more proof to adopt it for good?

Original title:&nbsp;Influence of Arterial Access Site Selection on Outcomes in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Are the Results of Randomized Trials Achievable in Clinical Practice?&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Mamas A. Mamas et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in press. Antithrombotic therapy has improved the prognosis of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by reducing ischemic events.<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/06/25/transradial-angioplasty-do-we-need-more-proof-to-adopt-it-for-good/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Angioplasty to common femoral artery begins to emerge as an alternative to surgery

Original title:&nbsp;Acute and Medium-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Therapy of Obstructive Disease of Diverse Etiology of the Common Femoral Artery.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Philip B. Dattilo et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:1013&ndash;1022 (2013). Surgical endarterectomy is established as the gold standard for treating injuries to common femoral artery since angioplasty presents some difficulties due to the risk of compromising<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/06/19/angioplasty-to-common-femoral-artery-begins-to-emerge-as-an-alternative-to-surgery/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Adenosine, the best vasodilator to improve blood flow in primary angioplasty

Original title:&nbsp;Open Label, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of Intracoronary Adenosine or Nitroprusside Alter Thrombus Aspiration During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Prevention of Microvascular Obstruction in Acute Myocardial Infartion . The Reopen-AMI Study&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Giampaolo Niccoli, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in Press One of the challenges of PCI is to achieve the<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/06/13/adenosine-the-best-vasodilator-to-improve-blood-flow-in-primary-angioplasty/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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