Original title: A direct comparison of intravenous enoxaparin with unfractionated heparin in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the ATOLL trial). Reference: Collet et al. Am J Cardiol. 2013; Epub ahead of print. ATOLL study analysis suggests that enoxaparin is superior to unfractionated heparin in reducing ischemic events and mortality in patients suffering ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI)...
Original title: A Direct Comparison of Early and Late Outcomes with Three Approaches to Carotid Revascularization and Open Heart Surgery. Reference: Mehdi H. Shishehbor et al. J Am Coll Cardiol, article in press. The prevalence of severe carotid stenosis (> 80%) in patients planning to have a Central Venous Catheter (CVC) is estimated at between 6 and...
Original title: Determinats and Outcomes of Acute transcatheter Valve-in Valve Therapy or Embolization. Reference: Raj R Makkar, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;62:418-30 Percutaneous aortic valve implantation has proven to be feasible, safe and a successful follow up. Only in a few patients is the two-valve implantation necessary due to bad positioning or embolism but...
Original title: Real-Word of the Impella 2.5 Circulatory Support System in Complex High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The USpella Registry Reference: Brijeshwar maini, et al. Catheterization and Cardiovscular Intervention For about a decade angioplasty has begun to be performed in increasingly complex patients (PE) such as those with left coronary trunk injury, 3-vessel injury, poor ventricular function and surgically...
Original title: Strategies for Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes. The FREEDOM Trial. Reference: Michael E. Farkouh et al. N Engl J Med 2012. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1211585 This study was designed to determine the best revascularization strategy in diabetic patients with multivessel using current techniques of angioplasty (PCI) and surgery (CABG). Randomized 1:1 diabetic patients with injuries > 70%...