myocardial revascularization surgery

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RIPCORD 2 Study: Routine Assessment Using Pressure Wires in Acute Coronary Syndrome

The inclusion of fractional flow reserve (FFR) has changed how coronary interventions are treated. Current guidelines endorse its use in intermediate lesions with no evidence of ischemia in non-invasive studies in patients with multivessel disease. The original RIPCORD (Routine Pressure Wire Assessment Influence Management Strategy at Coronary Angiography for Diagnosis of Chest Pain) study proposed<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/09/12/ripcord-2-study-routine-assessment-using-pressure-wires-in-acute-coronary-syndrome/" title="Read more" >...</a>

La ATC es una alternativa válida en el TCI

Is TCA Useful for Severe Impairment of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction?

Heart disease is the most frequent cause of heart failure and, in some observational studies, transluminal coronary angioplasty (TCA) could help improve ventricular function. The only major randomized study to compare myocardial revascularization surgery (MRS) vs. medical treatment in patients with ventricular function impairment was the STICH study, which showed no difference at 5 years,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/09/06/is-tca-useful-for-severe-impairment-of-left-ventricular-ejection-fraction/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ATC sobre arterias nativas o puentes venosos, ¿cuál tiene mejor pronóstico?

Tricuspid Regurgitation: Edge-to-Edge Treatment with PASCAL

About 4% of the population suffers from tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This disease is associated with hard-to-manage heart failure (HF)—often requiring hospitalization—and with mortality. Surgery in this valve is not simple and has high morbidity and mortality rates due to its comorbidities. Currently, a percutaneous strategy for its resolution is under development, but we still do<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/07/21/tricuspid-regurgitation-edge-to-edge-treatment-with-pascal/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: MRS or PCI? 10-Year Mortality of the SYNTAX Study

Percutaneous treatment of coronary lesions affecting bifurcations has increased in recent decades. Coronary angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI) in these cases is associated with an increased rate of adverse events in patients with multivessel disease and left main coronary artery lesions. The SYNTAX score, which is a predictor of total mortality, is used to evaluate<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/07/01/coronary-bifurcation-lesions-mrs-or-pci-10-year-mortality-of-the-syntax-study/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Una nueva molécula para evitar la nefropatía por contraste

In Multivessel Disease, When Should Renal Impairment Be Considered?

Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and vice-versa. Both diseases share risk factors, including, but not limited to, diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking, dyslipidemia, and old age. As kidney disease develops, its severity grade has been linked to more thrombotic events<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/04/27/in-multivessel-disease-when-should-renal-impairment-be-considered/" title="Read more" >...</a>

MitraClip Failure: What Should We Do?

Currently, edge-to-edge therapy with MitraClip has demonstrated efficacy and safety for the treatment of patients with degenerative or functional mitral regurgitation&nbsp; who are at high risk for surgery. However, device-related complications are still present—though their frequency is subsiding due to greater experience, 3D doppler echocardiography development, and technological advancements: loss of leaflet insertion (LLI), single<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/03/10/mitraclip-failure-what-should-we-do/" title="Read more" >...</a>

By pass y actividad de la enfermedad en la arteria coronaria nativa

Bypass Grafting and Native Coronary Artery Disease Activity

Positron emission tomography (PET) with F sodium fluoride (F-NaF) allows for the assessment of microcalcification activity (MA) in a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions, including atherosclerosis. In coronary artery disease, this tracer correlates with progressive disease and allows for the prediction of atherosclerosis progression.&nbsp; Unlike PETs, computed tomography (CT) allows for the evaluation of an<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2022/03/04/bypass-grafting-and-native-coronary-artery-disease-activity/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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Back to Basics: Ticagrelor Questioned and Clopidogrel in the Limelight

Yet another observational study has come to question the antiaggregation power of ticagrelor when it comes to death or MI reduction, pointing at its higher risk of bleeding vs. clopidogrel.&nbsp; This new analysis recently published in JAHA includes a large number of patients undergoing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the clinical practice.&nbsp; Ticagrelor has been<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2021/04/28/back-to-basics-ticagrelor-questioned-and-clopidogrel-in-the-limelight/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The Most Read Articles in Interventional Cardiology during February

01- Efficacy of AstraZeneca’s Vaccine against COVID-19 This study, published in the&nbsp;Lancet,&nbsp;looks into the vaccine resulting from the collaboration of&nbsp;the Oxford University and AstraZeneca, among others. Read more HERE 02- Findings on Sputnik V Vaccine Against COVID-19 The&nbsp;Sputnik V&nbsp;vaccine was developed by&nbsp;Gamaleya NRCEM. Similarly to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, it is based on a viral vector,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2021/03/03/the-most-read-articles-in-interventional-cardiology-during-february/" title="Read more" >...</a>

La meseta por la que transcurre la cirugía desde hace varios años

FREEDOM with FFR: Different Outcomes?

The FREEDOM has clearly established the benefit of myocardial revascularization surgery (CABG) over percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in diabetic patients with multivessel disease. Coronary physiology as guideline for revascularization works best precisely in this kind of patients and its impact has never been studied in diabetics.&nbsp; This study, published in Circ Cardiovasc Interv, assessed the<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2021/02/17/freedom-with-ffr-different-outcomes/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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