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)<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/05/07/solaci-siac-sdc-virginia-university-joint-session/" title="Read more" >...</a>
According to this sub-study of the FRANCE TAVI registry, mortality is similar for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in hybrid operating rooms vs. conventional catheterization labs. These findings support performing TAVR in conventional cath labs, which goes hand in hand with TAVR expansion, with improved logistics and organization costs. This study compared outcomes of patients undergoing<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/05/03/is-hybrid-operating-room-necessary-for-safe-tavr/" title="Read more" >...</a>
1- Long-Term Foramen Ovale Closure after Cryptogenic Stroke Patent foramen ovale closure is the standard treatment for cryptogenic stroke patients. However, there are is little information on its long-term evolution. Read more 2- Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Is There a New Plan A? The last available evidence suggests that open surgery should be the<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/05/03/the-most-read-scientific-articles-in-interventional-cardiology/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is more common than we thought. Around 1.6 million people in the US and over 3 million in Europe experience significant TR. It usually has a functional cause and its negative impact on patient prognosis is strong. Its surgical treatment is challenging, and it is important that its resolution<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/05/03/promising-results-for-tricuspid-repair/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Fractional Flow reserve (FFR) guided myocardial revascularization surgery (CABG) has similar graft failure rate and clinical outcomes as angiography guided CABG. When planning PCI, the value of FFR for lesion assessment pose no questions, but we know little when it comes to CABG. Since the early start, back when Dr. Mason Sones performed catheterizations and<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/05/02/angiography-guided-cabg-still-adequate/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Every operator keeps track of their cases. Have they reached their potential or are they still learning and improving their technique? After 1000 procedures, can we expect them to have better results than someone that has only done 500? Prior studies have reached conflictive results and consequently the relationship between learning curve and volume-outcomes remains<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/04/23/tavr-learning-curve-and-volume-outcomes-relationship-plateau/" title="Read more" >...</a>
1- What to Do with Blood Pressure Levels Between 130/80 and 139/89 mmHg The decision to be made with a treatment-free patient with systolic blood pressure over 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure over 100 mmHg is an easy one. All guidelines agree: treatment should be started immediately alongside lifestyle changes. Read more 2-<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/04/22/the-most-read-articles-of-march-in-interventional-cardiology/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Severe or moderate mitral regurgitation is associated to worse evolution after TAVR. However, we should not forget the tricuspid valve that, even though not extensively researched, is also associated to a negative impact in its evolution. A meta-analysis of 12 studies with a total 41485 patients was carried out. <a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/04/16/is-tricuspid-regurgitation-after-tavr-significant/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The femoral approach is preferred when it comes to TAVR, but sometimes it is not viable. This is when other access sites come into play, such as the trans-subclavian/axillary (TS/TAx), the apical, transcaval, transcarotid (TC) or transaortic. At present, few studies have looked into this matter, which is why it<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/04/11/subclavian-and-axillary-access-for-tavr-a-valid-alternative/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Surgical risk scores cannot be used for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and they usually overestimate procedural risk. There are 5 big complications after TAVR, specifically, that cannot be predicted by conventional surgical scores. These 5 peri-procedural complications are considered important because they have a somewhat significant impact on survival after TAVR. They are: 1)<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2019/04/01/we-must-still-fear-the-big-five-complications-after-tavr/" title="Read more" >...</a>