A new clinical case to keep learning with colleagues! Today, we present a Thoracic Aortic Dissection in Patient with Complex Arch. This is the 4th case for SOLACI Peripheral, which continues its mission: to deepen knowledge exchange among Latin American interventional cardiologists. Tell us what you think about this case using the comments section in this...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Bicuspid aortic valves are found in approximately 2% of patients and represent the most frequent cause of aortic stenosis in young adults requiring valve replacement. Though TAVR has advanced significantly, this entity has not yet been included in the different randomized studies. At present, we have data from different reports,...
The trick is to avoid testing empirically more to the right or to the left, a more caudal or cranial angular, and check what a multislice computed tomography suggests. The increase in coronary computed tomography imaging studies—due to guideline recommendations, practicality, and patient comfort—means that we frequently have these data in the cath lab even...
Courtesy of the SBHCI. The 2-year results of the PARTNER 2A trial showed that transcatheter aortic valve implantation has a result similar to that of surgery in patients with aortic stenosis and intermediate surgical risk. We lacked long-term data, both clinical and related to prosthesis function. Now, at TCT 2019, researchers presented the 5-year data for this...
Join us on May 15 thru 18 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to celebrate the 27th Inter-American Congress and the 27th Dominican Congress of Cardiology, organized by the Inter-American Society of Cardiology (SIAC), where SOLACI will proudly hold a joint scientific session with the Inter-American Society of Cardiology (SIAC), the Dominican Society of Cardiology (SCD)...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Mitral regurgitation is the most frequent type of valve disease, accounting for >6% of patients over 65 years old. Surgery is currently the strategy of choice, but percutaneous treatment is a valid alternative. The long-term progress of symptomatic patients at high surgical risk who do not meet the formal indications for...
These new hypertension guidelines (which were as long-awaited as the American ones, back then) finally emerged in Barcelona, at the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Congress. The document was issued jointly with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). These guidelines provide recommendations for physicians to diagnose hypertension, evaluate risk, and determine when and how to...
The association between aortic stenosis and coronary disease is common, since both conditions share pathogenesis, risk factors, and symptoms. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is currently indicated for high-risk and inoperable patients. It also appears as a valid alternative for the treatment of intermediate-risk patients, and it could soon be indicated for low-risk patients. Coronary...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Even though the presence of paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) has been reduced, thank to greater experience and new devices, it is still frequent and has an impact in survival (especially moderate and severe PVR). Recent research has shown that mild PVR also has a negative impact. However, these data were provided...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Currently, some small observational studies and a meta-analysis suggest that women experience more short-term complications after TAVR (due to higher rates of bleeding, vascular complications, and stroke), as well as less 1-year mortality. However, results are still conflicting. This work analyzed 17 studies including 8 different registries, with a total 23,303 women and 23,885 men....