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SURTAVI Follow-Up Completed with Good News

The assessment of all severe aortic stenosis patients at intermediate risk of the SURTAVI was finally completed, confirming inferiority against the traditional surgical replacement (SAVR) in hard points such as all-cause mortality and disabling stroke.&nbsp; The aim of this study was to report SURTAVI 2-year outcomes (Surgical Replacement and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) and confirm<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/04/29/surtavi-follow-up-completed-with-good-news/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Resultados alentadores en la válvula mitral percutánea en los pacientes complejos

Promising Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Complex Patients

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The risk of repeat surgical mitral valve repair involves 6% to15% mortality at 30 days, even close to 20% in acute cases. However, mortality can rise to over 40% when it comes to a third or fourth surgical intervention.&nbsp; One of the solutions to this serious problem is transcatheter mitral<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/04/16/promising-outcomes-of-transcatheter-mitral-valve-replacement-in-complex-patients/" title="Read more" >...</a>

El uso del ultrasonido intravascular en la angioplastia de tronco no protegido se asocia con mejores resultados en comparación con la angioplastia guiada solo por angiografía.

IVUS in Left Main Coronary Artery Angioplasty: Luxury or Necessity?

Technique advancements in left main coronary artery angioplasty have turned this procedure into a reasonable alternative to surgery, particularly in patients with a low or intermediate Syntax score and, obviously, those in whom surgery was contraindicated. Results can be credited to a refinement in technique, better drug-eluting stents, better patient selection, and frequent use of<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/04/15/ivus-in-left-main-coronary-artery-angioplasty-luxury-or-necessity/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Resonancia vs FFR en lesiones no culpables del infarto

MR vs. FFR in Non-Culprit Lesions

Magnetic resonance (MR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) correlate moderately as regards the assessment of non-culprit lesions in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction who underwent primary angioplasty. For a similar degree of diagnostic accuracy, we would require a visual, semiquantitative, or fully quantitative comprehensive assessment of lesions. This work, soon to be published in<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/04/14/mr-vs-ffr-in-non-culprit-lesions/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Most read scientific articles

The Most Read Scientific Articles of March

01- Coronavirus and the Heart: How Should Cardiologists Prepare? As the number of confirmed cases increases throughout the globe, a picture is emerging as to what the direct cardiovascular effects of this pandemic may be. Read more HERE 02- TAVR: Should Transradial Approach be the Second Access Site? Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. One of<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/04/08/the-most-read-scientific-articles-of-march/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Mejoras tecnológicas en las válvulas que se traducen en resultados clínicos

Technological Improvements in Valves Translate into Clinical Results

Three generations of self-expanding valves, three different prognoses for our patients. Design improvements and better materials in self-expanding, supra-annular aortic valves, and their better results, have allowed for the expansion of the indication for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Particularly, the addition of a pericardial skirt improves annular sealing and results in a significantly low<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/04/08/technological-improvements-in-valves-translate-into-clinical-results/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ACC 2020 Virtual | La denervación renal resurge con nueva evidencia

Virtual ACC 2020 | Renal Denervation Arises with New Evidence

In patients with uncontrolled hypertension who do not comply with treatment, renal denervation can generate benefit by reducing both ambulatory and office blood pressure, compared with patients who underwent a sham procedure. This new information emerges from the SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED trial, presented virtually at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2020 Scientific Session and<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/04/04/virtual-acc-2020-renal-denervation-arises-with-new-evidence/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Virtual ACC 2020 | First Results of Evolut in Low-Risk Bicuspid Valves

The initial results of this study presented “virtually” at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2020 Scientific Session suggest that patients with severe bicuspid aortic stenosis can be treated with self-expandable valve Evolut. This is a small study presenting its 30-day outcomes. There is still a long way to go. The rate of all-cause mortality<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/04/02/virtual-acc-2020-first-results-of-evolut-in-low-risk-bicuspid-valves/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Virtual ACC 2020 | COAPT: Better Quality of Life Translates into Harder End-Points

After transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip, the COAPT patients saw improved quality of life, better survival rate and fewer hospitalizations for cardiac failure at long term follow-up.&amp;nbsp; Improved quality of life had already been presented, exactly one year ago at the ACC 2019. In that occasion, it was established that the MitraClip reduces symptoms<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/03/25/virtual-acc-2020-coapt-better-quality-of-life-translates-into-harder-end-points/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ACC 2020 Virtual | Placas “peligrosas” por tomografía efectivamente predicen infartos

Virtual ACC 2020 | “Dangerous” Plaques by CT Effectively Predict Infarction

This post-hoc analysis of the SCOT-HEART shows low-attenuation plaque burden might successfully predict events. A greater number of low-attenuation plaques seems to be synonymous with greater risk which makes them better predictors than clinical scores, coronary calcification and stenosis degree.&nbsp; IVUS, CT and carotid ultrasound are the accepted tools to diagnose plaque burden and predict<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2020/03/25/virtual-acc-2020-dangerous-plaques-by-ct-effectively-predict-infarction/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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