Coronary Calcification and Long-Term Outcomes According to Drug-Eluting Stent Generation
Original Research | By P Guedeney, BE Claessen, GW Stone et al.
OBJECTIVES - The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term impact of coronary artery calcification (CAC) on outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention and the respective performance of first- and second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES). BACKGROUND - Whether contemporary DES have improved the long-term prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention in lesions with severe C...
Review Article | By GDI Gioia, J Sonck, C Collet et al.
OBJECTIVES - The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcomes of different bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) techniques. BACKGROUND - Despite several randomized trials, the optimal PCI technique for bifurcation lesions remains a matter of debate. Provisional stenting has been recommended as the default technique for most bifurcation lesions. Emerging data support double-kissing crush ...
Original Research | By MC Baker, YJ Weng, RH William et al.
OBJECTIVE - Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of joint pain and disability, and effective treatments are lacking. Extracellular adenosine has anti-inflammatory effects and can prevent and treat OA in animal models. Ticagrelor and clopidogrel are both used in patients with coronary artery disease, but only ticagrelor increases extracellular adenosine. The aim of this study was to determine whether treatment with ticagrelor was as...
Original Research | By MP Winter, PE Bartko, G Goliasch et al.
AIMS - Concomitant secondary atrioventricular regurgitation is frequent in patients with severe aortic stenosis scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The future implications of leaving associated valve lesions untreated after TAVR remain unknown. Aim of the present study was to characterize the evolution of concomitant secondary atrioventricular regurgitations and to evaluate their impact on long-term prognosis. &...
Review Article | By CJ Kapelios, Μ Bonou, K Malliaras et al.
There is ongoing controversy regarding the association between loop diuretics (LD), especially in high doses, and adverse clinical outcomes in outpatients with heart failure (HF). We performed a systematic review of the evidence for LD in outpatients with HF. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Clinical Trial Collection to identify controlled studies, evaluating the association between LD and morbidity a...
The Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure: An Expert Panel Consensus
Review Article | By D Farmakis, C Chrysohoou, G Giamouzis et al.
Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coexist, being closely interrelated as the one increases the prevalence and incidence and worsens the prognosis of the other. Their frequent coexistence raises several challenges, including under-diagnosis of HF with preserved ejection fraction in AF and of AF in HF, characterization and diagnosis of atrial cardiomyopathy, target and impact of rate control therapy on outcomes, optimal rhy...
Clinical Trial | By B-K Kim, S-J Hong, TICO Investigators et al.
IMPORTANCE - Discontinuing aspirin after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) was evaluated as a bleeding reduction strategy. However, the strategy of ticagrelor monotherapy has not been exclusively evaluated in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). OBJECTIVE - To determine whether switching to ticagrelor monotherapy after 3 months of DAPT reduces net adverse clinical events compared with...
Original Research | By MO Mohamed, J Polad, D Hildick-Smith et al.
AIMS - The present study sought to examine the prevalence, clinical characteristics and one-year outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to complex lesions (multivessel PCI, ≥3 stents, ≥3 lesions, bifurcation with ≥2 stents, total stent length >60 mm or chronic total occlusion [CTO]) in a prospective multicentre registry. METHODS AND RESULTS - Using th...
Expert Opinion | By F Burzotta, JF Lassen, Y Louvard et al.
BACKGROUND - Defining the optimal conduction of percutaneous‐coronary‐intervention (PCI) to treat bifurcation lesions has been the subject of many clinical studies showing that the applied stenting technique may influence clinical outcome. Accordingly, bifurcation stenting classifications and technical sequences should be standardized to allow proper reporting and comparison. METHODS - The European...