The Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology will once more say here at EuroPCR 2024, undoubtedly one of the most relevant international meetings in the field. In this context, a joint symposium will be held on Thursday 16 at 14.45 (UTC +2 – Paris time), in room 253. This session will discuss “State of the…
Watch Again Are You Ready for Left Main?
You can now relive our virtual event on Are You Ready for Left Main? on our YouTube channel. The event was held through the LATAM Bif-SOLACI Group, had the support of Terumo, and had the invaluable presence of Dr. Goran Stankovic (SRB), among other prominent experts from Latin America. Watch the full video below. 🚀…
Left Main Revascularization: 12 Year Registry in Canada
The current indication for severe left main lesion continues to be coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) but percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has come far in this territory thanks to increasing operator experienced and the use of IVUS during procedures. At present, left main disease have a Class IIa indication in the American guidelines when…
Left Main Coronary Artery Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Evolution and Results over Time
Left main coronary artery percutaneous coronary intervention (LMCA PCI) is a treatment option that is increasingly used in our setting. One of the reasons for choosing this therapeutic strategy is the improvements in devices and techniques. However, the long-term results of LMCA PCI are not well established. The aim of this retrospective study was to…
IVUS vs iFR for Left Main Decision Making
No decision on the coronary tree has more impact than left main intervention. This makes interventionists prone to over and underestimation of angiographic imaging. In other words, in real life we never report on angiograms showing moderate left main lesions. This reality should be looked into, since operating or intervening moderate left main lesions on…