Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Between 40% and 70% of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) present coronary lesions. The fact that aortic stenosis affects how blockages act, and that, after stenosis correction, hemodynamic compromise for those same lesions may vary, has been consistently proven. Its management has not been determined yet. The study...
Complex Cinical Cases Resolved With Current Evidence Moderators: Ricardo Lluberas, Jeffrey W. Moses, Jamil Abdalla Saad [plain] SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2016, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Walter E. Washington Convention Center Room 143B, Level 1 [/plain] This session is not CME/CNE accredited. Schedule 4:00 pm Introduction and Session Objectives Moderator: Ricardo Lluberas 4:02 pm Case 1: Primary PTCA With High...
Gentileza del Dr. Javier Castro In the daily practice, a high percentage of ST elevation myocardial infarction patients (STEMI) present multivessel disease (40-65%). This group of patients presents worse clinical evolution and higher mortality than patients with one culprit lesion. When PCI is indicated to a patient with significant lesions in more than...
This study presented at the ESC and simultaneously published in Circulation, is the first randomized controlled study to support the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the context of ACS patients. The study randomized 240 patients undergoing non ST elevation acute coronary syndrome to OCT guided PCI (before and after PCI) vs. conventional...
This study looked at the role of fractional myocardial mass (vessel-specific myocardial mass) in the assessment of stenosis physiological severity. Researchers used CT angiography to study this new concept of myocardial mass subtended by a specific vessel, which could reduce anatomical-physiological mismatch. The study included 463 patients with 724 lesions evaluated by multislice...
Whether you are a specialist on Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology, or a fellow in training, you will find this interesting. You can take part of the VI Workshop on Intravascular Coronary Imaging & Physiology to accomplish the fundamentals and the use of the three most frequent diagnostic techniques, both theory and practice. Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR). Intracoronary Ultrasound...
Courtesy of Dr. Pablo Baglioni. The visual interpretation of coronary angiographies is still used to decide for or against revascularization of ambiguous coronary lesions. Multiple factors other than stenosis degree, have been associated with the functional significance of lesions. The aim of this study was to analyze the ability of interventionists to visually assess...
Live Case broadcasted on June 9, 2016 by TBR productions of New York to Rio de Janeiro, from Columbia University. Doctors: Dimitri Karmpaliots y Jeffrey Moses. Panelists: Alexandre Antonio Cunha Abizaid – BRAZIL, Amanda Guerra Moraes Rego Sousa – BRAZIL Panelists – Fausto Feres – BRAZIL, Costantino Roberto Frack Costantini – BRAZIL, Adriano Mendes Caixeta – BRAZIL, José...
Now, you can read the Congress coverage in this newsletter. Go back to Rio for a few minutes! JUNE 15, 2016 COVERAGE Day 1 Opening day, a tribute to Dr. José Eduardo Sousa, the first to perform a coronary catheterization in Brazil, 50 years ago. Live cases and the Cleveland Clinic Symposium, “The year of...
Rio de Janeiro, June 10, 2016. Finally, a beautiful sunny day at the Wonderful City; despite this was the last day of Congress, activities went full steam ahead. In the morning, in the main room, the highlight was ACC@SOLACI – ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES, where Dr. Eric R. Bates and Dr. Neal Kleiman (both from USA)...