Myocardial infarction or myocardial injury? The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (an update of the 2012 version) is here to clarify that not all cases of elevated cardiac troponin values are acute myocardial infarctions. This document was presented a few days ago at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Munich and simultaneously...
After more than 3 years, SOLACI returns to Lima to carry out the XXXVI edition of the Regional SOLACI Sessions. As always, for SOLACI it implies a great motivation and a stimulating challenge to continue promoting the development of interventional cardiology in Latin American. Are you planning on participating in the next 2018 Perú Sessions?...
Combining B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and high-sensitive cardiac troponin T measures undeniably helps to better stratify severe aortic stenosis patients with low flow and low gradient. Many patients in these conditions clearly benefit from a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure, and for others it is simply useless, and given its high cost, better stratification...
We are deeply thankful to all interventional physicians who, motivated by their great scientific and educational vocation, presented their works at the “José Gabay” Course. Read the presentations below: Module I: Fundamentals and Basic Elements. Leiva Pons, José Luis. “Vascular Closure Devices. Step by Step.” (Spanish version) García García, Hector. “Current Status of Coronary Intervention:...
The obvious risk of bleeding posed by aspirin was too clear in this work, casting a shadow of doubt over the indication of aspirin for primary prevention in diabetic patients. According to the ASCEND trial, presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2018 Congress and simultaneously published in NEJM, aspirin reduces cardiovascular events as...
As observed at the preliminary analysis that motivated the FUTURE trial early termination, the use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) to guide revascularization in an unselected population with multivessel disease was associated to twice the mortality rate in one year, with no beneficial impact on other end points. Even though the combined end point of...
Pressure loss vs. flow curves offer a fundamental synthesis of fluids dynamics in describing aortic valve physiopathology. Severe aortic stenosis is not just an orifice (as suggested by Gorlin) or a segment that offers dynamic resistance. However, once a new transcatheter valve has been implanted, it will behave purely as a resistor. At dobutamine dose,...
JAMA Cardiology dedicated a special with 4 articles on different issues women continue to face when considering this area of expertise, or when they have already chosen this fascinating field but still feel undervalued or discriminated compared with their male colleagues. One of the studies showed the career preferences of med school students. What trainees...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was developed for aortic stenosis, but there is a significant number of patients with severe aortic regurgitation who still undergo this procedure as an off-label indication. Current evidence for this procedure in relation with this disease is growing, mainly due to good results obtained by different...
Once again, the most relevant scientific societies in the world have trusted SOLACI Congress to debate different topics on interventional cardiology, and so we have put together different joint sessions tailored to your interests, to be presented by the most prestigious faculty members in the world. Next, see what joint sessions you will be able...