Current hemodialysis patients show similar results for sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel

Original title: Drug-eluting stents in patients on chronic haemodialysis: Paclitaxel-eluting stents vs. limus –eluting stents Reference: Gabriel l. Sardi, et al. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2014 Mar;15(2):86-91. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) including renal failure on hemodialysis is associated with coronary heart disease and diabetes with subsequent need for revascularization that in this special population has a high<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/current-hemodialysis-patients-show-similar-results-for-sirolimus-eluting-and-paclitaxel/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Validation of the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium

Reference: Circulation. 2012; 125:1424–143 Abstract: For many years all efforts applied to the optimization of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were aimed specifically at reducing ischemic events risk through the advent of: 1) new devices (medicated stents), reducing restenosis rates, revascularization and 2) development of new drugs with a potent anti-platelet or anticoagulant such as clopidogrel or,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/validation-of-the-bleeding-academic-research-consortium/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Angioplasty with stenting in ischemic stroke when thrombolytic agents won

Original title: A Controlled Trial of Revascularization in Acute Stroke. Reference: Martin Roubec et al. Radiology. 2012;Epub ahead of print. One of the most crucial forecast factors in patients undergoing acute ischemic stroke, stroke caused by a blockage in a brain artery, is the time window to recanalization.  Thrombolytic agents have been proved useful but not always achieve<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/angioplasty-with-stenting-in-ischemic-stroke-when-thrombolytic-agents-won/" title="Read more" >...</a>

What is an angioplasty?

An angioplasty is a procedure performed to improve blood flow in the body’s arteries and veins. In an angioplasty procedure, imaging techniques are used to guide a balloon tipped catheter (a very thin tube) into an artery or a vein and advance it to where the vessel is blocked or narrowed. The balloon is then<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/what-is-an-angioplasty/" title="Read more" >...</a>

DES and programmed surgery: reality or myth

Original title: Drug-Eluting Stents versus Bare Metal Stents Prior to Noncardiac Surgery. Reference: Sripal Bangalore, et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention 2015;85:533-41 Drug eluting stents (DES) have proved beneficial compared to bare metal stents (BMS), but the need to program a surgical procedure after a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has limited its use. This study analyzed patients receiving<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/05/12/des-and-programmed-surgery-reality-or-myth/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Randomized study of bioabsorbable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent: DESSOLVE II protocol results

Original title: Randomised study of a bioabsorbable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent: results of the DESSOLVE II trial. Reference: Wijns W EuroIntervention 2015 Apr 22;10(12):1383-90. Multicenter, randomized study, which enrolled in 26 centers, a total of 184 patients 2:1 (bioabsorbable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent, (SES) [n = 123] versus zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES) [n = 61]). All patients were evaluated with quantitative<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/05/08/randomized-study-of-bioabsorbable-polymer-coated-sirolimus-eluting-stent-dessolve-ii-protocol-results/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Persistent intraoperative leak Type 1A after stent implantation

Original title: Outcomes of persistent intraoperativa Type Ia endoleak after Standard endovascular aneurysm repair. Reference: Alistair Millen, et al. J. Vasc. Surg 2015;61:1185-91 The purpose of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) in the infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (IAAA) is to prevent growth and rupture. Inadequate proximal seal by the stent favors the presence of leak type 1A that preserves<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/05/07/persistent-intraoperative-leak-type-1a-after-stent-implantation/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Everolimus eluting stent in total occlusions

Original title: Safety and Effectiveness of Everolimus-Eluting Stents in Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion Revascularization Results From the EXPERT CTO (Evaluation of the XIENCE Coronary Stent, Performance, and Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions) Multicenter Trial. Reference: David E. Kandzari et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2015, on line before print. The aim of this study was to evaluate<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/04/30/everolimus-eluting-stent-in-total-occlusions/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Clinical presentation of restenosis in the three generations of DES

Original title: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis Across 3-Stent Generations. Reference: Marco A. Magalhaes et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2014;7:00-00. Studies evaluating the clinical presentation of restenosis after implantation of bare metal stent showed that the recurrence of stenosis is not a benign complication as previously thought, with a significant number of patients with restenosis<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/04/28/clinical-presentation-of-restenosis-in-the-three-generations-of-des/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Angioplasty using a drug eluting balloon in the superficial femoral artery

Original title: Drug-Coated Balloon Versus Standard Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for the Treatment of Superficial Femoral and Popliteal Peripheral Artery Disease 12-Month Results From the IN.PACT SFA Randomized Trial. Reference: Gunnar Tepe et al. Circulation. 2015;131:495-502. This interesting study randomly selected 331 patients with intermittent claudication or ischemic rest pain due to stenosis of the superficial femoral artery or<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/04/27/angioplasty-using-a-drug-eluting-balloon-in-the-superficial-femoral-artery/" title="Read more" >...</a>