Guiding Principles for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Consensus | By Brilakis ES, Mashayekhi K, Tsuchikane E et al.
Homeostatic Chemokines and Prognosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Original Research | By KC, M Hartford, A Ravn-Fischer, E Lorentzen et al.
BACKGROUND- The chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 are up-regulated in atherosclerotic disease and heart failure, and increased circulating levels are found in unstable versus stable coronary artery disease. OBJECTIVES- The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of CCL19 and CCL21 in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS- CCL19 and CCL21 levels were analyze...
Review Article | By RJ Lederman, VC Babaliaros, T Rogers et al.
Coronary artery obstruction is an uncommon but devastating complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Computed tomography appears to be a sensitive but nonspecific predictor of coronary artery obstruction. Transcatheter approaches to prevent and treat coronary artery obstruction, such as “snorkel” stenting, are unsatisfactory because of serious early and late ischemic complications. Bioprosthetic or native a...
Surgery Does Not Improve Survival in Patients With Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
Original Research | By AL Axtell, V Bhambhani, P Moonsamy et al.
BACKGROUND - Patients with isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in the absence of left-sided valvular dysfunction are often managed nonoperatively. OBJECTIVES - The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of surgery for isolated TR, comparing survival for isolated severe TR patients who underwent surgery with those who did not. METHODS - A longitudinal echocardiography database was...
Original Research | By P Taxiarchi, E Kontopantelis, GP Martin et al.
OBJECTIVES - The aim of this study was to evaluate national temporal trends in same-day discharge (SDD) and compare clinical outcomes with those among patients admitted for overnight stay undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for stable angina. BACKGROUND- Overnight observation has been the standard of care following PCI, with no previous national analyses around changes...
Consensus | By Banning AP, Lassen JF, Burzotta F et al.
The 2017 EuropeanBifurcationClub (EBC) meeting was held in Porto (Portugal) and allowed a multidisciplinary international faculty to review and discuss the latest data collected in the field of coronary bifurcation interventions. In particular, the topic of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on left main coronary artery (LM) disease was highlighted as a contemporary priority. Herein, we summarise the key LM anatom...
Consensus | By Mintz GS, Lefèvre T, Lassen JF et al.
Interventional cardiology and coronary stent insertion have an increasing role in the optimal management of left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis. Assessing the extent of obstructive disease of the LMCA by angiography alone can be challenging. However, in contrast to the two-dimensional, shadow graphic nature of coronary angiography, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is an accurate tomographic technique for assessing both...
Consensus | By Ormiston JA, Kassab G, Finet G et al.
This is a consensus document from the European Bifurcation Club concerning bench testing in coronary artery bifurcations. It is intended to provide guidelines for bench assessment of stents and other strategies in coronary bifurcation treatment where the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidelines are limited or absent. These recommendations provide guidelines rather t...