Original Title: Efficacy and Safety of Available Protocols for Aspirin Hypersensitivity for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. A Survey and Systematic Review. Reference: Bianco M et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jan;9(1):e002896. The follow up strategy for aspirin hypersensitive patients undergoing PCI remains unclear. A systematic search included 283 patients from 11 studies. Primary end point...
Original Title: Scaffold Thrombosis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With ABSORB Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Reference: Michael J. Lipinski et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2016;9(1):12-24. The authors of this study carried out a systematic review and a meta-analysis to determine the thrombosis risk of the bioresorbable everolimus eluting scaffold ABSORB (Abbott...
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released an expert consensus statement providing cardiologists, oncologists and internal medicine physicians guidance for treating patients facing concomitant cardiovascular disease and cancer. The document, “SCAI Expert Consensus Statement: Evaluation, Management, and Special Considerations of Cardio-Oncology Patients in the Cardiac Catherization Laboratory,” was released in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions (CCI),...
Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of bioresorbable everolimus eluting scaffolds (BVS) vs. everolimus eluting stents (EES) in patients with ischemic heart disease. Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), was searched for scientific sessions, abstracts, and relevant websites for...
The Internal Mammary Artery (IMA) is the preferred conduit for bypassing the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. There is no systematic evaluation of the frequency and predictors of IMA failure or long-term outcomes. The PREVENT IV included 1539 patients receiving IMA-LAD revascularization with 12 and 18 month...
SOLACI Sessions: 29th Meeting 11th Central America and the Caribbean Regional Meeting To be held on April 6, 7 and 8, 2016, in Habana, Cuba. Submit your Clinical Cases: “Promoting Hemodynamics among Young Cardiologists” We hereby invite the young Latin American cardiologists specialized in Hemodynamics to submit clinical cases of their choice to the next SOLACI...
Original Title: Poor Mobility Predicts Adverse Outcomes Better Than Other Frailty Indices in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Reference: James Cockburn, et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention 2015;86:1271-1277 Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava Interventional Cardiologist Favaloro Foudation – Buenos Aires There is a group of high risk patients that are also fragile, and there is...
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: DISSECT: A New Approach to Categorization of Aortic Dissection. Reference: M.D. Dabe, et al. Eur J Vasc Endovasac Surg 2013;46:175-90 Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava Interventional Cardiologist Favaloro Foundation – Argentina Aortic dissection is a lethal disease, especially in its first stages. The current classification systems (DeBakey 1965 and Stanford 1970) are widely used...
Original Title: Effect of PCI on Long-Term Survival in Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. Reference: Steven P. Sedlis et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1937-46. Courtesy of Dr. Santiago Alonso. Centro Cardiológico Americano. Sanatorio Americano. Montevideo, Uruguay. During a median follow up of 4.6 years, with 2287 stable heart disease or silent ischemia patients,...