1-Though Systolic BP Seems More Important, Diastolic BP Should Not Be Disregarded Systolic hypertension is more often associated to cardiovascular events. However, diastolic blood pressure should not be disregarded, since it can also predict even worse outcomes. Read more HERE 2-After Much Toing and Froing, Gastrointestinal Protection Is Back to the Forefront Several clinical guidelines<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/30/the-most-read-articles-of-july-in-solaci-website/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Winners of the 2019 Bolivia Sessions
The XXXVIII Regional SOLACI Sessions took place on August 23rd and 24th in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The event was a true success, bringing together over 250 attendees and some of the best Latin American specialists in hemodynamics. The Sessions featured two contests: the Contest for Young Interventional Cardiologists and the Medical Image Contest. Dr. Mariano Visconti,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/28/winners-of-the-2019-bolivia-sessions/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Can Antiplatelet Therapy Affect the Life of Coronary Grafts?
The antiplatelet treatment strategy providing optimal balance between thrombotic and bleeding risks in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization surgery is unclear. What does seem somewhat certain is that some antiplatelet therapy is necessary to prevent early thrombosis, mainly in vein grafts, but (as opposed to what happens with angioplasty) there are other relevant factors such as<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/19/can-antiplatelet-therapy-affect-the-life-of-coronary-grafts/" title="Read more" >...</a>
See the Presentations of the 10° ProEducar Fellow Course
Learn about the presentations exhibited during the 10th ProEducar Fellows Course, held in 2019 in the city of Sao Paulo. The course was a real success, as it was attended by more than 150 professionals and renowned international interventionists, such as Doctors Stone, Grines, Granada, Hijazi, Abizaid, Mendiz, Lemos and Leiva Pons. We thank all<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/15/see-the-presentations-of-the-10-proeducar-fellow-course/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Last Congress Day Full of SOLACI Activities
The last day of the SOLACI-SBHCI 2019 Congress was full of sessions where different SOLACI areas were widely represented. The first morning session was “From SOLACI to SBHCI // México, Centro América and El Caribe Present: Más Allá de las Coronarias,” which addressed issues related to coronary angioplasty, the importance of imaging in structural procedures,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/09/last-congress-day-full-of-solaci-activities/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Amount of Baseline Ischemia in Patients with Multivessel Disease and Long-Term Progress
According to this recent analysis of the MASS II trial, which will soon be published in JAMA, baseline ischemia is not associated with events at 10 years in patients with chronic stable angina. The ischemic burden induced through exercise does not predict events or long-term ventricular function. Such data add some suspense to the results<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/08/05/amount-of-baseline-ischemia-in-patients-with-multivessel-disease-and-long-term-progress/" title="Read more" >...</a>
SOLACI-SBHCI 2019 | SOLACI’s Regional Sessions Say “Here!” at the Annual Meeting
For over ten years, SOLACI’s Regional Sessions have set trends in Latin America, promoting medical education, advancing scientific development and research, fostering interventionism’s best practices and organizing scientific events of utmost importance for our specialty in different countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. This is why both SOLACI and SBHCI regard the presence of<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/07/26/solaci-sbhci-2019-solacis-regional-sessions-say-here-at-the-annual-meeting/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Supervised Exercise and Revascularization for Intermittent Claudication
The combination of optimal medical treatment plus angioplasty plus supervised exercise seems to be the first line of treatment for patients with intermittent claudication, in terms of maximum walking distance and best quality of life. This combination requires a multidisciplinary team for the best possible results. The aim of this study was to conduct a<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/07/23/supervised-exercise-and-revascularization-for-intermittent-claudication/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Improved Outcomes after Lower Limb Revascularization
Operator ability combined with improved and diverse devices for lower limb revascularization has clearly increased in the last decade. However, is this technical feasibility we did not use to have translating into better clinical outcomes for patients, or is it simply inflating our interventionist egos? This study aims at answering the question above by identifying<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/07/09/improved-outcomes-after-lower-limb-revascularization/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The Most Read Articles in Interventional Cardiology in SOLACI
1- What to Do with Blood Pressure Levels Between 130/80 and 139/89 mmHg The decision to be made with a treatment-free patient with systolic blood pressure over 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure over 100 mmHg is an easy one. All guidelines agree: treatment should be started immediately alongside lifestyle changes. Read also HERE 2- Low-Risk<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/07/02/the-most-read-articles-in-interventional-cardiology-in-solaci/" title="Read more" >...</a>