Cerebral ischemic events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have been identified as independent predictors of morbidity and mortality. New-generation devices have managed to partially reduce the rate of cerebral events, but it still is around 5.5% at 30 days for patients undergoing TAVR through transfemoral access. First data on cerebral protection devices had only shown...
J Am Coll Cardiol Intv has recently published a special issue on bioresorbable scaffolds. Abbott’s decision to pull Absorb off the market probably prompted the fast publishing of all related articles sent to the journal. Bioresorbable scaffolds were developed in hopes that they would reduce the rates of events per year 1 year post-implantation by 1.5%-3%...
It seems that a LDL level of 70 mg/dL is no longer low enough for high-risk secondary patients; in consequence, this study attempted to set a new target, one that appears almost impossible to reach: 40 mg/dL or lower. This study, simultaneously presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2017 and published in The Lancet, showed...
We thank all the speakers of the Chile 2016 Sessions who shared their presentations to contribute to our mission of promoting the dissemination of information from research and clinical practice in Interventional Cardiology. You can read and/or download them below Lluberas, Ricardo. “Role of pharmacovasive therapy in the treatment of IAMcEST. Implications for Latin...
The DENERHTN trial (Renal Denervation for Hypertension) confirmed the efficacy of renal denervation in addition to antihypertensive standard care in patients with resistant hypertension. This study reports the influence of adherence to treatment to control blood pressure. It included 106 patients with resistant hypertension after four week treatment with indapamide 1.5 mg/day, ramipril 10...
Lowering blood pressure with renal denervation has been demonstrated in previous studies but unfortunately there was not much data regarding the reduction of clinical events. This study will enroll patients between 40 and 55 years of age with resistant hypertension plus risk factors for major cardiovascular events. A five year follow-up has been planned. The...
The second day of the SOLACI/SBHCI 2023 Congress, the largest interventional cardiology meeting in Latin America, organized by the Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology (SOLACI) and the Brazilian Society of Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology (SBHCI), held in Rio de Janeiro, featured various national and international guests, along with important sessions on the main topics...
Initial studies showed a blood pressure significant reduction to 3 years in patients with resistant hypertension, while the SIMPLICITY HTN -3 with a larger number of patients compared to a group with “Sham” procedure (renal angiography with conscious sedation) could not confirm the results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible confounding...