This last year, new data in pharmacology gave way to changes in practices and new hypotheses, when not simply further justified the already existing evidence. In this new editorial section, we share the most relevant of last year’s works to keep you up to speed on the main topics in the field. The Most Relevant...
This last year, new data in structural heart disease gave way to changes in practices and new hypotheses, when not simply further justified the already existing evidence. In this new editorial section, we share the most relevant of last year’s works to keep you up to speed on the main topics in the field. The...
2021 was filled with challenges for SOLACI. Many of the initiatives we started planning in 2020 saw the light and became a reality that strengthens our society’s reach and mission. And not just that: we have also stepped up our efforts to expand and develop our traditional institutional activities always with the intent to add...
A new year is coming to an end and at SOLACI we are going over the most read studies on our website, on a vital topic, peripheral vascular disease. Follow us to keep up to date. The Most Read Articles of 2021: Structural Heart Disease 01- Surgeons’ Claim on Low-Risk Patients with Aortic Stenosis Recent...
Empagliflozin has shown early and sustained improved quality of life (at least for a year) in patients with cardiac failure and preserved function. Patients with cardiac failure and preserved ejection fraction present a deteriorated quality of life. The EMPEROR-Preserved assessed the efficacy of Empagliflozin in several baseline health status assessments. HRQoL was measured using the...
In patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) through transfemoral access, a closure device based on plug technology (MANTA VCD) is associated with a higher chance of access-related complications, but with shorter hemostasis time compared with a device with suture technology such as ProGlide VCD. Nowadays, most patients undergo TAVR through transfemoral access. Percutaneous...
Since the latest version to the Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology, plenty of evidence has been accumulating, finally leading to this updated version. In this regard, below you will find what has been called “10 commandments” that sum up this new document, to keep you in the loop. The incidence...
Sutureless surgical aortic valve replacement (SU-SAVR) has been designed to make surgical valve replacement easier and faster, especially compared against conventional biological valves which require multiple sutures; their rapid deployment translates into reduced cross-clamp and operative time. These valves shorten operating time and are less invasive than conventional surgical valves. Except for sternotomy incisions, they...
Troponins have long had diagnostic value not only for infarction. Their ability to predict mortality is well established for all cardiac conditions. Moreover, it has been demonstrated in all critically ill patients, including patients with COVID-19, regardless of the triggering condition. While their significance in COVID cases is backed by the literature, there was not...
Ideally, we will not puncture the femoral artery blindly if we are planning to use a big caliber releasing device and a percutaneous closure device during TAVR. The risk of a high or low puncture or the presence of a lateral branch compromising the puncture site might become a major vascular and bleeding complication. There...