Original Title: Optical frequency domain imaging vs. IVUS in PCI: the OPINION trial – one-year primary endpoint results. Presenter: T. Kubo. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is increasingly being used in the daily practice given its greater capacity to define anatomical structures vs. intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). The clinical impact of this decision remains unclear. ...
Original Title: Biolimus A9 drug-coated stent vs. bare metal stent in patients presenting with ACS. A pre-specified LEADERS FREE ACS sub-study. Presenter: C.K. Naber. In ACS patients with high bleeding risk, guidelines recommend 3 to 6 months of dual ATP treatment for DES implantation or one month in case of conventional stenting. The...
Original Title: EWOLUTION: 3-months outcome of Left Atrial Appendage Closure with the WATCHMAN device in Europe. Presenter: Martin Bergmann. This study presented the experience of left atrial appendage closure with the WATCHMAN device outside the selected population of prior randomized clinical trials. The study included more than 1000 patients in this single arm multicenter registry;...
Original Title: Zilver PTX Post-Market Surveillance Study of Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Treating Femoropopliteal Artery Disease in Japan 12-Month Results. Reference: Hiroyoshi Yokoi et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2016;9(3):271-277. This multicenter prospective study carried out in Japan assessed the paclitaxel eluting stent Zilver PTX in an unselected real world population very different to...
Original Title: Drug-Coated Balloons for Revascularization of Infrapopliteal Arteries. A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Reference: Salvatore Cassese et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2016. Online before print. The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analyzis of the most relevant randomized trials on the use of drug coated balloons (DCBs) in...
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Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. There is no doubt cases of post out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) secondary to an ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (STEMI) should be submitted to a coronary angiogram and eventually an angioplasty (PCI). However, in patients with non ST elevation MI, the use of a similar invasive strategy is...
Original Title: Clinical outcomes following “off-label” versus “established” indication of bioresorbable scaffolds for treatment of coronary artery disease in a real-world population. Reference: Tadashi Miyazaki, et al EuroIntervention 2016;11:475-478. Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Bioresorbable scaffolds (BSB) have shown their benefit in different studies, but there is little information available on “off label”...
Original Title: Optimal Strategy for Provisional Side Branch Intervention in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions. 3 – Year Outcomes of the SMART – STRATEGY Randomized Trial. Reference: Song YB et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2016;9:517-26. Courtesy of Dr. José A. G. Álvarez. The present publication is about the three year follow up outcomes of...
Original Title: CT Angiography for the Prediction of Hemodynamic Significance in Intermediate and Severe Lesions. Head-to-Head Comparison with Quantitative Coronary Angiography Using Fractional Flow Reserve as the Reference Standard. Reference: Matthew J. Budoff et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2016;9(5):559-564. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive...