angiography

MRI more sensitive for diagnosing endoleaks after stent 

Original title:&nbsp;Magnetic Resonance Imaging is More Sensitive than Computed Tomography Angiography for the Detection of Endoleaks after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;J. Habets et al. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Volume 45 Issue 4 April/2013 Currently computed tomography angiography (CTA) with late stages is considered the most appropriate method to<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/05/31/n-2780/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Colchicine could reduce restenosis in diabetic patients treated with BMS

Original title:&nbsp;Colchicine Treatment for the Prevention of Bare-Metal Stent Restenosis in Diabetic Patients.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Spyridon Deftereos et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;61:1679&ndash;85. In stent restenosis is more frequent in diabetic patients, who therefore find DES particularly beneficial. However, there is a subset of these patients with contraindication to prolonged double antiaggregation, due to a programmed surgery<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/04/23/n-2885/" title="Read more" >...</a>

IVUS improves outcomes in long lesions with DES

Original title:&nbsp;Randomized Comparison of Clinical Outcomes between Intravascular Ultrasound and Angiography-Guided Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Long Coronary Artery Stenosis.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Jung-Sun Kim et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in press. Treating long lesions is difficult and the chance of instant thrombosis may be higher in these lesions. Coronary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can help in<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/04/11/n-2843/" title="Read more" >...</a>

A moderate dose of midazolam and fentanyl is effective in reducing radial spasms 

Original title:&nbsp;Moderate Procedural Sedation and Opioid Analgesia During Transradial Coronary Interventions to Prevent Spasm. A Prospective Randomized Study.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Spyridon Deftereos et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013;6:267&ndash;73. The trans-radial approach has become the preferred diagnostic and therapeutic study for evidence of minor vascular complications, shorter hospital stays, less blood loss and better outcomes in acute<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/04/02/n-2794/" title="Read more" >...</a>

A moderate dose of midazolam and fentanyl is effective in reducing radial spasms 

Original title:&nbsp;Moderate Procedural Sedation and Opioid Analgesia During Transradial Coronary Interventions to Prevent Spasm. A Prospective Randomized Study.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Spyridon Deftereos et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013;6:267&ndash;73. The trans-radial approach has become the preferred diagnostic and therapeutic study for evidence of minor vascular complications, shorter hospital stays, less blood loss and better outcomes in acute<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/04/02/n-2801/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Women have a higher mortality rate in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction 

Original title:&nbsp;Is the difference in outcome between men and women treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention age dependent?: Gender difference in STMI stratified on age&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Amber M Otten et, al.European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care January 31:1-8 Numerous publications have shown that women have worse outcomes than men in chronic ischemic heart disease but their evolution<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/03/13/n-2962/" title="Read more" >...</a>

It takes more patience to implant stents.

Original title:&nbsp;Duration of Balloon Inflation for Optimal Stent Deployment: Five Seconds Is Not Enough.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Thomas Hovasse et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:446&ndash;453 (2013). Adequate stent expansion and apposition to the vessel wall is essential to optimize the results of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). If the above is not adequate, it increases the risk of<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/02/22/n-3095/" title="Read more" >...</a>

A worse prognosis for incomplete revascularization in both angioplasty and surgery.

Original title:&nbsp;The Negative Impact of Incomplete Angiographic Revascularization on Clinical Outcomes and Its Association With Total Occlusions. The SYNTAX (Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) Trial.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Vasim Farooq et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;61:282&ndash;94 In patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery, (CABG), or percutaneous transluminal<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/02/22/n-3088/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Multislice tomography to stratify low-risk chest pain. Lower cost and larger revascularization. 

Original title:&nbsp;Outcomes After Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in the Emergency Department. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Edward Hulten et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013. Article in press Chest pain is the second most common cause for visiting an emergency department. In all consultations, only few are finally acute coronary syndromes, for<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/02/13/n-3046/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The FFR improves outcomes in daily practice as in randomized studies

Original title:&nbsp;Long-term outcomes of fractional flow reserve-guided vs. angiography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in contemporary practice.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Li J et al. Eur Heart J. 2013; Epub ahead of print Precision of the fractional flow reserve (FFR) to estimate the functional compromise of coronary stenosis and its ability to reduce events to decide PTCA, based on their outcome has<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/02/06/n-3025/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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