Using Sapien 3, transcatheter mitral valve replacement to treat failed bioprosthetic valves can be performed with a high degree of technical success. Failed mitral bioprosthetic valves are truly challenging due to how frequent symptoms are and the high morbidity/mortality associated with a new surgical replacement. Furthermore, there are no catheter options specifically designed to treat this...
Watch again the “10th ProEducar Educational Meeting – Learning with Experts” on Structural Intervention on our Youtube account. The event was held on 11/19/2020 by the ProEducar area and was attended by more than 200 people. What things will I learn if I watch this video? 05:21 | Valve-in-Valve: Aortic Valve: Implant technique. Educational case....
Results confirm the interim analysis, whereby the study was suspended for futility. Omega-3 fatty acids do not reduce cardiovascular events in patients with high triglycerides and low HDL. Previous studies, such as REDUCE-IT, had shown positive results, but given this new research (presented at the American Heart Association [AHA] 2020 Congress and simultaneously published in...
Empagliflozin improves cardiac function, exercise capacity and quality of life in non-diabetic patients with cardiac failure and deteriorated ejection fraction. These findings were presented during the scientific sessions at AHA 2020 and published simultaneously in JACC. EMPATROPISM outcomes are on the same line as other studies using sodium glucose 2 cotransporter inhibitors (SGLT2) which showed...
A new clinical case to keep learning with colleagues! Today, we present a Thoracic Aortic Dissection in Patient with Complex Arch. This is the 4th case for SOLACI Peripheral, which continues its mission: to deepen knowledge exchange among Latin American interventional cardiologists. Tell us what you think about this case using the comments section in this...
Read the case presentation and join the conversation through the comments in this post! Case Introduction: An Explosive Mission! 56-year-old male patient Severe smoker Hypertension Dyslipidemia Sedentary lifestyle and stress A sibling suffered from an acute myocardial infraction Cardiac markers: Standard angina, intensity of 8-9/10, 3-to-4-h long, and dyspnea (on and off for the past...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Bicuspid aortic valves are found in approximately 2% of patients and represent the most frequent cause of aortic stenosis in young adults requiring valve replacement. Though TAVR has advanced significantly, this entity has not yet been included in the different randomized studies. At present, we have data from different reports,...
The trick is to avoid testing empirically more to the right or to the left, a more caudal or cranial angular, and check what a multislice computed tomography suggests. The increase in coronary computed tomography imaging studies—due to guideline recommendations, practicality, and patient comfort—means that we frequently have these data in the cath lab even...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Aortic annulus rupture is a catastrophic event that presents in nearly 0.9% of cases, but there is another entity called contained annulus rupture, associated to oversized devices and annulus calcification and diagnosed with CT angiography, with up to 5% frequency. 1602 patients from the ENCORE registry were analyzed. 21 of...
Check out the main topics of the upcoming SOLACI-CACI 2021 Congress. Save the Date! Special Session About the COVID-19 Pandemic Managing Cardiovascular disease and Cath Lab during the COVID-19 Pandemic Live Case Transmissions Coronary and Structural cases performed by distinguished international and national operators. Coronary Track Myocardial Infarction, Left Main session, Complex...