We invite you to participate in the first free SOLACI virtual event of 2021. It is carried out with the support of Abbott, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Terumo Interventional Systems and will have the participation of prestigious hemodynamicists from Latin America and the world. The title of the event is: “Left Main PCI and Bifurcations:…
Complex PCI: Complex Characteristics Impact Results
Patients with a bigger number of complex anatomical characteristics that increase PCI complexity have worse results at one-year followup. These data come from a large multicenter study (e-Ultimaster) recently published in EuroIntervention. The more complex the characteristics, the greater the increase in events. It is important to see past the obvious anatomical challenges (bifurcations, calcification,…
Is the Paradigm for Bifurcation Lesions Changing Once More?
Four years ago, we published a summary of the SMART-STRATEGY Study saying that, with bifurcation lesions, “less is more.” Last month, the DEFINITION Study published in the European Heart Journal suggested that things were about to change. Today, the DK-crush technique seems to have rendered both title and article obsolete. According to this recent analysis…
Bifurcation Virtual Summit | Discount for SOLACI Members
The Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology invites you to participate in of the Bifurcation Virtual Summit organized by the SBHCI to take place on August 13 to 14, 2020. The activity has the support of SOLACI and renowned professionals from all around the world will take part. All SOLACI members have an exclusive 13%…
IVUS in Unprotected LMCA Angioplasty: Should We Change the Way We Use It?
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Bifurcation lesions account for about 25% of all angioplasties and it is a challenge for which there is no single treatment strategy. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has proven its usefulness, improving outcomes by reducing mortality in unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) angioplasty. A new strategy consists in conducting an IVUS after…
Bifurcation Summit 2017
We invite you to take part in the Bifurcation Summit 2017 course, to be held on March 24, 2017 in São Paulo, Brazil. Confirmed international guests: Goran Stankovic – (Serbia) – Member of the European Bifurcation Club Pedro Gonçalves (Portugal) – Member of the European Bifurcation Club Ruben Piraino (Argentina) – SOLACI More information
Drug eluting balloon vs. second generation DES for restenotic lesions in bifurcations
Original Title: Drug-eluting balloon versus second-generation drug-eluting stent for the treatment of restenotic lesions involving coronary bifurcations. Reference: Toru Naganuma et al. EuroIntervention 2016;11:989-995 Courtesy of del Dr. Santiago F. Coroleu. PCI involving in-stent restenosis (ISR), especially in coronary bifurcations, is associated with high rates of recurrent restenosis and the need for new revascularization. Although drug…
Long Term Outcomes of Routine vs. Provisional T-stenting for De Novo Coronary Bifurcations: Five Year Outcomes of the BBK-I Trial
Original Title: “Long-term outcomes of routine versus provisional T-stenting for de novo coronary bifurcation lesions: five-year results of the Bifurcations Bad Krozingen I study”. Authors: Miroslaw Ferenc, MD; Mohamed Ayoub, MD; Hans-Joachim Büttner, MD; Michael Gick, MD; Thomas Comberg, MD; Jürgen Rothe, MD; Christian M. Valina, MD; Willibald Hochholzer, MD; Franz-Josef Neumann, MD. Division of Cardiology and…
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