The aim of this study was to determine whether incomplete revascularization is associated to higher adverse events risk and acute myocardial infarction in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Coronary artery disease patients or patients with prior PCI often have non cardiac surgery. These patients may have had all obstructions treated before surgery (complete revascularization) or...
The aim of this study was to find the optimal angiographic endpoint for infrapopliteal interventions to be able to predict wound healing. Evidence shows acceptable patency and successful limb salvage in patients with critical limb ischemia after infrapopliteal intervention. However, the optimal angiographic endpoint remains unclear. Is it enough to restore flow in one...
There are limited data on aspirin desensitization in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to test the safety and efficacy of a rapid desensitization protocol inpatients with a history of aspirin sensitivity about to receive PCI. This was a prospective multicenter observational study, carried out in seven Italian...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The transradial approach has been advanced in time, and is being increasingly used in more and more complex angioplasty procedures with the same benefit, compared to the classical femoral approach. As a result, in many high volume centers, this reality has demoted the femoral approach to a few particular procedures....
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Contrast induced kidney injury incidence is in direct correlation to the administered contrast. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of sinus aspiration immediately after PCI as a measure to reduce the volume of contrast arriving in the kidneys. The study included 43 patients with diabetes and renal impairment...
This study describes the accuracy of the new computed tomography (CT) technique to calculate fractional flow reserve (FFR). Other CT techniques to measure FFR use allometric scaling and assume coronary microvascular resistance. However, instead of assuming these parameters, this new technique calculates them based on coronary and aorta lumen deformation. The accuracy of this...
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Delaying or failing to heal trophic wounds in critical limb ischemia (CLI) changes quality of life, delays rehabilitation and is associated to infections and amputation. Pedal artery revascularization with angioplasty would speed up recovery and improve CLI wound healing. The study analyzed 257 patients with de novo infrapopliteal...
The goal of this study was to assess all available revascularization strategies for patients undergoing ST elevation acute myocardial infarction and multivessel disease. Among the strategies to treat this group of patients, there were: culprit vessel intervention only, culprit vessel intervention and, in case of success, multivessel intervention, culprit vessel intervention with staged revascularization,...
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...