Technical aspects of the culotte technique
Expert Opinion | By Erglis A, Lassen JF, Di Mario C.
The culotte technique provides near perfect coverage of the carina and side branch ostium at the expense of an excess of metal covering the proximal end. It can be used in almost all true bifurcation lesions, but should be avoided in bifurcations when there is a large mismatch between the proximal main branch and the side branch diameters. The main disadvantage of this technique is that rewiring of both branches through the stent struts is requir...
Original Research | By Y Ueki, A Karagiannis, C Zanchin et al.
OBJECTIVES - This study sought to validate European Society of Cardiology guideline-endorsed high-risk features of stent-related recurrent ischemic events for the prediction of ischemic and bleeding outcomes including a stratification according to the PRECISE-DAPT score estimated bleeding risk. BACKGROUND - The 2017 European Society of Cardiology–focused update on dual-antiplatelet therapy...
SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiogenic Shock
Original Research | By Vikas Aggarwal, MBBS, MPH , FACC
The following are key points to remember from this summary of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Classification of Cardiogenic Shock (CS). The document is endorsed by the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons: A system describing stages of CS from “...
Clinical Trial | By Ferenc M, Ayoub M, Büttner HJ et al.
AIMS - Previously, we reported that the nine-month angiographic result after treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions with provisional T-stenting was not significantly different from that with routine T-stenting. To compare long-term clinical outcomes of the two stenting strategies, we extended the follow-up of our study on bifurcation stenting. METHODS AND RESULTS - One hundred and one patient...
Clinical Trial | By Hildick-Smith D, Behan MW, Lassen JF et al.
Clinical Trial | By PW Serruys; M Tomaniak; P Chichareon et al.
AIMS - To evaluate the impact of 23-month ticagrelor monotherapy following one-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the rates of patient-oriented composite endpoints (POCE) and net adverse clinical events (NACE). METHODS AND RESULTS - The rates of site-reported Academic Research Consortium (ARC)-2 defined POCE (all-cause deat...