In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), early treatment with statins —regardless of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels — is routine around the world. Adding a potent LDL lowering agent, as a PCSK9 inhibitor, has proven clinical benefits in patients with a history of acute coronary syndrome or atherosclerosis, since treatment with statins have not…
TCT 2022 | Angioplasty vs. Surgery: The BEST Study Long-Term Results
The BEST study was a prospective, randomized study to compare percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with everolimus-eluting stents vs. myocardial revascularization surgery (MRS) in patients with multivessel disease. The analysis was interrupted early due to slow patient inclusion. The study included 880 patients, who were randomized 438 to the PCI arm and 442 to the MRS arm.…
TCT 2022 | BYPASS CTCA
Studies have shown that the use of computed tomography cardiac angiography (CTCA) prior invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in patients with prior cardiac artery bypass graft (CABG) might reduce procedural time and post procedure kidney injury. 1 out of 5 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and prior CABG need to be assessed with ICA within 3 years…
TCT 2022 | Edge-to-Edge Repair in Patients with Severe Mitral Insufficiency and Cardiogenic Shock: Analysis of the TVT Registry
Approximately 1 in 5 patients admitted for cardiogenic shock (CS) were observed to have moderate to severe mitral insufficiency (MI), which increases the risk of mortality by about 60%. To date, there is limited data on the role of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair therapy in this setting. The aim of this study was to describe the…
TCT 2022 | AMULET IDE: Events at 3 Years Using the AMULET Appendage Closure Device
The aim of this study was to assess the 3-year efficacy for the endpoints of the AMULET Occluder (Abbott) left atrial appendage closure device compared with the Watchman 2.5 device. The evaluated endpoints were analyzed according to a “per protocol” population, assessing a composite of stroke, systemic embolism, or cardiovascular death. The secondary endpoints were…
TCT 2022 | FRANCE-TAVI Registry: Small Annuli
The presence of small annuli, defined in this registry as < 23 mm diameter or indexed diameter <12 mm/m2 by CT, continues to be one of the greatest challenges of both surgical and endovascular aortic valve treatments. The FRANCE-TAVI Registry looked at 1,195 patients presenting small annuli. 895 (74.9%) received balloon expandable valves (BEV) and…
ESC 2022 | INVICTUS and PRE18FFIR
On the 3erd day of the European Cardiology Congress 2022 the INVICTUS study was presented, including 4565 patients with atrial fibrillation secondary to rheumatism driven CAD. The aim of this study was to compare the use of Rivaroxaban vs vitamin K antagonists (VKA) in this populations. Mean age was 50 and most patients were women. …
ESC 2022
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AHA 2021
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