Original Title: 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Reference: Levine GN et al. Circulation. 2016 Mar 29. [Epub ahead of print]. Courtesy of Dr. Alejandro Lakowsky. The new ACC-AHAGuidelines on the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy(DAPT) in patients with coronary artery disease have just been...
Original Title: Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Thrombosis. Multicenter Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical Presentation, Mechanisms, and Predictors. Reference: Puricel S et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016;67:921-31. Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. Bioresorbable scaffolds (BVS) were introduced in interventional cardiology to avoid late DES complications. However, recent reports suggest an elevated incidence of thrombosis with these new devices....
Original Title: Outcomes in Patients with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Left Main Stenting. The TAVR-LM Registry. Reference: TarunChakravarty et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol 67, N° 8, 2016. Courtesy of Dr. Santiago F. Coroleu. High surgical risk patients with severe aortic stenosis and significant left main aortic arterydiseaseare often treated combining...
Original Title: Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Drug-Eluting Stents for Infrapopliteal Lesions in Critical Limb Ischemia (PADI) Trial. Reference: Marlon I. Spreen et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Feb;9(2):e002376. The treatment of infrapopliteal lesions in patients with critical limb ischemia is limited by the high rates of restenosis. The most frequent course of treatment is...
Original Title: Successful Recanalization of Native Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Is Not Associated With Improved Long-Term Survival. Reference: Pil Hyung Lee et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2016. Online before print. The aim of this study was to assess long term clinical outcomes after successful recanalization of chronic total occlusion (CTO) with DES...
Original Title: Left main stenting in Comparison with Surgical Revascularization 10-year outcomes of the (Left Main Coronary Stenting) LE MANS trial. Reference: Buszman P et al. J Am CollCardiolIntv. 2016;9(4):318-327. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2015.10.044. Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. Long term outcomes of left main stenting are unknown. This study reports 10 year follow up outcomes of the LEMANS trial patients. The...
Original Title: Effects of Ranolazine in Angina and Quality of Life after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Incomplete Revascularization Results from the Ranolazine for Incomplete Vessel Revascularization (RIVER-PCI) Trial. Reference: Karen P. Alexander et al. Circulation. 2016 Jan 5;133(1):39-47 Courtesy of Dr. Santiago Alonso Persistence or return of angina after PCI is relatively frequent, which is why...
Original Title: Randomized Trial of stent versus Surgery for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis. Kenneth Rosenfield. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print] Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Stokes are one of the main causes of death and disability in the world and up to 20% of strokes can be explained by carotid stenosis....
Original Title: Impact of diabetic status on outcomes after revascularization with drug-eluting stents in relation to coronary artery disease complexity. Reference: Koskinas KC et al. Circ Cardiovasc Intv. 2016; Epub ahead of print Diabetic patients ongoing PCI with drug eluting stents (DES) are at higher risk of repeat revascularization than non-diabetic patients. According to this...
Original Title: Fractional flow reserve vs. angiography in guiding management to optimize outcomes in non-St segment elevation myocardial infarction: the British Heart Foundation FAMOUS–NSTEMI randomized trial. Reference: Jamie Layland et al. European Heart Journal (2015) 36, 100–111 Courtesy of Dr. José Amadeo Guillermo Álvarez. Several studies have established the value of fractional flow reserve (FFR) in...