Original title: One-Stop Hybrid Coronary Revascularization versus Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Treatment of Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Three-Year Follow-up Results from A Single Institution. Reference: Liuzhong Shen et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in press. Accepted Manuscript. A mammary bridge to anterior descending artery (LMCA) with a permeability >...
Original title: Coronary Obstruction After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. A Systematic Review. Reference: Henrique Barbosa Ribeiro et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in press. In the context of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) there can be complications such as conduction disturbances, bleeding, residual aortic insufficiency or vascular complications, all of which have been detailed with...
Original title: Residual SYNTAX score after PCI for triple vessel coronary artery disease: quantifying the adverse effect of incomplete revascularisation. Reference: Christopher J. Malkin et al. EuroIntervention 2013;8:1286-1295. In the angioplasty branch of the SYNTAX study, complete revascularization was reached in 56.7% of the population. On the other hand, in the real world, around 40% of patients that...
Original title: Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor loading doses in STEMI patients: The Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor Drugs (RAPID) primary PCI Study. Reference: Guido Parodi et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013. Article in press. Current guidelines recommend the use of prasugrel or ticagrelor in patients with ST elevation acute coronary syndromes who are due to receive...
Original title: Effect of Platelet Inhibition with Cangrelor during PCI on Ischemic Events. CHAMPION PHOENIX. Reference: Deepak L. Bhatt et al. N Engl J Med 2013. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1300815. Despite advances in adjuvant therapy thrombotic complications remain a problem during coronary angioplasty. So far, up to the present, there was only P2Y
Original title: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Optimal Medical Therapy for Prevention of Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction in Subjects With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. Reference: Sripal Bangalore et al. Circulation. 2013;127:769-781 In the context of coronary angioplasty complications may arise, such as a periprocedural infarction. However, this event does not have the same clinical consequences compared to a spontaneous infarction. ...
Original title: Angiographic Success and Procedural Complications in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions. A Weighted Meta-Analysis of 18,061 Patients From 65 Studies. Reference: Vishal G. Patel et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in press. Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) are found in between 15% and 30% of patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Successful CTOs...
Original title: Long-term outcomes of fractional flow reserve-guided vs. angiography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in contemporary practice. Reference: Li J et al. Eur Heart J. 2013; Epub ahead of print Precision of the fractional flow reserve (FFR) to estimate the functional compromise of coronary stenosis and its ability to reduce events to decide PTCA, based on their outcome has...
Original title: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Trombectomy Versus No Thrombectomy in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Thrombus-Rich Lesion. MUSTELA (MUltidevice Thrombectomy in Acute ST-Segment ELevation Acute Myocardial Infarction) Trial Reference: Marco De Carlo, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2012;5:1223–30 The main objective during primary PCI is myocardial reperfusion, which is limited by distal...
Original title: Ambulatory Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Safe, Effective, and Cost-Saving Strategy. Reference: Philippe Le Corvoisier et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:15–23 (2013). The number of PCI procedures has increased and for many interventional cardiology centers PC interventions entail significant resource consumption. Reducing post procedure hospital stay could reduce costs and optimize hospitalization resources. The safety...