TAVI en bajo riesgo con “cero” mortalidad y “cero” stroke

Very Encouraging Results for TAVR in Low-Risk Patients

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. About 12% of patients >75 years old have aortic stenosis. In 3%-4% of them, such disease is severe. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has already proven to be beneficial for extreme-, high-, and intermediate-risk patients. Regarding low-risk patients, we currently have different analyses; two of them are randomized and their results are<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/30/very-encouraging-results-for-tavr-in-low-risk-patients/" title="Read more" >...</a>

SOLACI Symposium at SOCIME Congress 2019

SOLACI continues their mission to foster the development of interventional cardiology in Latin America. In this regard, they will be part of a joint session together with the Mexican Interventional Cardiology Society at SOCIME 2019, to be held on October 10 thru 12 at Santa Fé Westin Hotel in Mexico City. The symposium will present<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/26/solaci-symposium-at-socime-congress-2019/" title="Read more" >...</a>

El reemplazo transcatéter en válvulas bicúspides suma evidencia pero continúan los desafíos

TAVR in Bicuspid Has the Same Results in Surgery at Hospital Level

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Bicuspid aortic stenosis patients (bicuspid AS) represent a small group and have not been included in the larger transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) studies, since they present different morphology and asymmetric calcification, which might come along with more paravalvular leak and less accurate positioning. Between 2012 and 2016, 475,315 patients<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/24/tavr-in-bicuspid-has-the-same-results-in-surgery-at-hospital-level/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Los balones farmacológicos pasaron la prueba del tiempo en territorio femoropoplíteo

Drug Coated Balloons vs. Drug Eluting Stents in Primary PCI

There might come the time when we are finally able to leave nothing behind, at least in the context of primary PCI. The REVELATION study, soon to be published in J Am Coll Cardiol Intv, has shown that paclitaxel coated balloons resulted non inferior to drug eluting stents (DES) in terms of FFR (fractional flow<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/19/drug-coated-balloons-vs-drug-eluting-stents-in-primary-pci/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Struts finos, muy finos y ultrafinos con polímero permanente o degradable ¿Cuál es la mejor combinación?

Thin, Very Thin, and Ultrathin Struts, with Permanent or Biodegradable Polymer… Which Is the Best Combination?

Results from the BIO-RESORT trial at three years, soon to be published in JACC Intv., show that, despite significant differences among stents as regards strut thickness and capability to reabsorb the polymer, there are no apparent safety or efficacy differences among devices. The aim of this study was to determine the three-year safety and efficacy<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/18/thin-very-thin-and-ultrathin-struts-with-permanent-or-biodegradable-polymer-which-is-the-best-combination/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Infarto agudo de miocardio y lesiones de múltiples niveles

STEMI in Coronary Dissections. When Should We Do It and What Are Its Outcomes?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Generally, coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is not very frequent in young women and presents better evolution with medical treatment. However, it is occasionally associated with ST segment elevation. In this scenario, PCI with stent implantation is quite challenging. The study looked at 4298 STEMI patients; 53 presented SCAD (1.23%). STEMI-SCAD<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/17/stemi-in-coronary-dissections-when-should-we-do-it-and-what-are-its-outcomes/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Protrusión de placa en angioplastia carotidea ¿Qué riesgo implica y cómo prevenirlo?

The Real Impact of Peripheral Artery Disease in TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The real incidence of peripheral artery (PAD) disease in TAVR remains unclear. Different reports still estimate it is between 10 and 46%, but they have shown it has a negative impact in evolution. 51,685 TAVR patients were analyzed. 12,740 of these patients presented PAD (24.6%). PAD patients tended to be<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/11/the-real-impact-of-peripheral-artery-disease-in-tavr/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ESC 2019 | CONDI-2ERIC-PPCI: punto final para el pre-acondicionamiento isquémico en angioplastia primaria

ESC 2019 | CONDI-2ERIC-PPCI: Final Blow Against Ischemic Pre-Conditioning in Primary Angioplasty

Remote ischemic conditioning does not offer any clinical benefit to patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty, according to this study presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2019. Prior studies were limited and small, but this analysis seems to provide definitive evidence with regard to ischemic pre-conditioning. The<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/05/esc-2019-condi-2eric-ppci-final-blow-against-ischemic-pre-conditioning-in-primary-angioplasty/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ESC 2019 | ISAR-REACT 5 | Prasugrel o ticagrelor en el SAC, ¿Cuál es mejor?

ESC 2019 | ISAR-REACT 5 | Which Is Better in ACS, Prasugrel or Ticagrelor?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The benefit of dual antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has been proven long ago, and both prasugrel and ticagrelor have offered best results than clopidogrel. However, nowadays, it is unclear which of them is superior in the long term, taking into account the fact that one starts to<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/09/05/esc-2019-isar-react-5-which-is-better-in-acs-prasugrel-or-ticagrelor/" title="Read more" >...</a>

El último día del Congreso llegó repleto de actividades de SOLACI

Last Congress Day Full of SOLACI Activities

The last day of the SOLACI-SBHCI 2019 Congress was full of sessions where different SOLACI areas were widely represented. The first morning session was “From SOLACI to SBHCI // México, Centro América and El Caribe Present: Más Allá de las Coronarias,” which addressed issues related to coronary angioplasty, the importance of imaging in structural procedures,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/09/last-congress-day-full-of-solaci-activities/" title="Read more" >...</a>