Original title: Post-Procedural Hypertension Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Incidence and Clinical Significance. Reference: Gidon Y. Perlman et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in press. Pre-procedural hypertension (HTN) is a risk factor and a predictor of increased mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). The disappearance of the pressure gradient across the aortic valve following...
Original title: Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Rather Than Residual Platelet Reactivity After Clopidogrel Pre-Treatment Is Associated With an Increased Ischemic Risk During Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Reference: Lawrence Ang et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;61:23–34. Platelet function tests have identified differences in the response of each patient to clopidogrel and minor platelet inhibition has been associated with thrombotic...
Original title: Reduction in First and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events with Ticagrelor Compared with Clopidogrel in the PLATO Study. Reference: Payal Kohli et al. CIRCULATION AHA.112.124248. In analyzing randomized and monitored study outcomes, we usually observe that after the occurrence of any primary outcome event patients are typically blocked for further analysis. This practice limits the information on subsequent...