Cardiac revascularization surgery (CABG) has shown positive results at long term in CAD patients with multivessel or left main disease. However, we are well aware that, after CABG, there might be native disease progression over time. Also, at followup, we often see high incidence of venous graft failure. According to registry data, approximately 1 in...
Lesions in the left main coronary artery (LMCA) continue to pose a significant challenge. The use of coronary imaging before percutaneous coronary implantation (PCI) has proven useful in analyzing the lesion, identifying the presence and location of calcification, and determining lesion length in the LMCA, the left anterior descending artery, and the circumflex artery. Various...
The transcatheter treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been shown to reduce thromboembolic events in patients with cryptogenic stroke. However, most of large randomized studies have failed to include patients with thrombophilia, either inherited or acquired. For instance, the RESPECT study excluded patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (AFA) or hyperhomocysteinemia, while the REDUCE screened for...
The past 29 and 30th of September, 2023, the symposium Women in Cardio was held at Madero Hotel, in Buenos Aires; a joint effort organized by Boston Scientific Latam together with CACI the (Argentinian School of Interventional Cardiologists) and SOLACI’s MIL Group (the Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology). Over the course of 2 days,...
The program MIL Training More MIL continues in specialized centers in Buenos Aires. Las Friday the chosen site was Anchorena Clinic. On this last day of training participants saw a TAVR case with Evolut PRO and reviewed several TAVR cases with small annuli, as well as several canned cases of aortic valve implantation with ACURATE...
The program MIL Training More MIL continues in specialized centers in Buenos Aires. Yesterday it took place at the prestigious Favaloro Foundation. During the session, Dr. Fava, interventional cardiologist from the foundation, delivered talks together with the grant holding physicians on MItraclip, Evidence in Cusp Overlap, Pacemaker Risks in Self-Expandable TAVR, Coronary Artery Disease and...
The scholarship program MIL Training More MIL continues at specialized centers in Buenos Aires. Yesterday, (Tuesday 26/09), selected female interventionists attended the Cardiovascular Institute of Buenos Aires (ICBA), where an intense session on structural heart disease took place. There were 2 live cases on bicuspid valve and complex access, transfemoral and trans-iliac respectively, both with...
TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) has proven to be beneficial and is currently performed in increasingly younger and lower-risk patients. However, as with surgical bioprostheses, structural deterioration, whether due to stenosis or regurgitation, is one of the challenges we must address. While currently uncommon, this is an issue we will probably see more and more...
The presence of lesions in multiple vessels is common in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). It has been shown that, when they are treated in a second procedure, patients have a better outcome. To date, there is limited information available on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in vessels with severe non-culprit lesions during primary angioplasty....
At present, severe calcified coronary stenosis poses a significant challenge for PCI. A successful intervention will require plaque modification prior stenting, seeing as sub-expansion has been associated with worse clinical outcomes at followup. The tools normally used to treat these complex lesions include specialized balloons such as cutting, scoring, and high pressure balloons, as well...