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XIMA: Randomized prospective study comparing everolimus eluting stents versus conventional stent implantation in octogenarians.

Background: Octogenarian patients represent an increasingly growing population. In addition, this age group has a higher proportion of co-morbidities with more extensive and complex coronary disease. However, they have often been excluded from major studies, whose average age is usually 60 years. Despite having a more complex coronary anatomy, the role of pharmacological stent (DES)...

PURE: This study shows different patterns of cardiovascular risk factor prevalence in countries with different socio-economical background, and recommends individualized intervention..

Presentation Summary: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study evaluated 153996 people from different countries and different socioeconomic background. Tobacco consumption, physical activity and nutritional aspects were analyzed. Researchers found that meat consumption, industrialized products and saturated fat rates were more elevated in developed countries, while developing countries showed higher levels of carbohydrates consumption. Developing...

ORBIT II: new atherectomy device

The objective of the study was to test the use of a new atherectomy device to prepare severely calcified lesions. It was an observational, prospective, multicenter study that included 443 patients from 49 sites with a 30-day follow-up. The lesion was classified as severely calcified, as fluoroscopy showed the presence of calcium on both sides...

EnligHTN: treatment of refractory hypertension by catheterization

Lowering blood pressure with renal denervation has been demonstrated in previous studies but unfortunately there was not much data regarding the reduction of clinical events. This study will enroll patients between 40 and 55 years of age with resistant hypertension plus risk factors for major cardiovascular events. A five year follow-up has been planned. The...

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