Título original: Impact of Low Flow on the Outcome of High-Risk Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Referencia: Florent Le Ven, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 62;9:792-788 Un estado de bajo flujo (índice de volumen sistólico <35ml/m2) en el contexto de estenosis aórtica severa ha demostrado ser predictor de peor pronóstico con la...
Título original: Outcomes After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: From the Western Denmark Heart Registry. Referencia: Lisbeth Antonsen et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:912–919 (2013) Con el aumento de la expectativa de vida a nivel mundial cada vez serán más los pacientes añosos que nos...
Título Original: The Independent Value of a Direct Stenting Strategy on Early and Late Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Referencia: Gabriel L. Sardi et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:949–956 (2013). El uso de stent directo (SD) (implante de stent sin pre dilatación) ha demostrado ser una estrategia segura, especialmente...
Título Original: Patients Without Prolonged QRS After TAVI with CoreValve Device do not Experience High-Degree Atrio-Ventricular Block. Referencia: Gauthier Mouillet et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:882–887 (2013). El bloqueo aurículo ventricular de alto grado (BAV) en el contexto del reemplazo valvular aórtico percutáneo (TAVI) ha sido reportado con una incidencia variable (3-45%) dependiendo de...
Título original: Consensus document on the radial approach in percutaneous cardiovascular interventions: position paper by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Working Groups on Acute Cardiac Care and Thrombosis of the European Society of Cardiology. Referencia: Martial Hamon et al. EuroIntervention 2013; 8-online publish-ahead-of-print January 2013. La Sociedad Europea de Cardiología (ESC) publicó...
Título original: Characteristics of Ischemic Brain Lesions After Stenting or Endarterectomy for Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis : Results From the International Carotid Stenting Study-Magnetic Resonance Imaging Substudy (ICSS-MRI). Referencia: Henrik Gensicke et al. Stroke 2013;44:80-86. Este trabajo es un subestudio utilizando resonancia magnética (RMN) del International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) que randomizó a angioplastia carotídea...
Título original: Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Rather Than Residual Platelet Reactivity After Clopidogrel Pre-Treatment Is Associated With an Increased Ischemic Risk During Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Referencia: Lawrence Ang et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;61:23–34. Los test de función plaquetaria han identificado diferencias en la respuesta de cada paciente (ptes) al clopidogrel y una menor...
Título original: High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy Before Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation in Complex Calcified Coronary Lesions. The Randomized ROTAXUS (Rotational Atherectomy Prior to Taxus Stent Treatment for Complex Native Coronary Artery Disease) Trial. Referencia: Mohamed Abdel-Wahab et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013; article in press Las lesiones severamente calcificadas dificultan la entrega y expansión adecuada...
Título original: Predictors of Treatment in Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Elderly: Impact on Decision Making and Clinical Outcome After Interventional Versus Conservative Treatment. Referencia: Harald Rittger et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 80:735–743 (2012). Este estudio publicado recientemente en Cath Cardiovasc Interven se realizó para determinar los factores que inclinaron a los médicos tratantes...