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View article: Balloon-expandable Versus Self-expanding Valves in Patients With Prior Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Balloon-expandable Versus Self-expanding Valves in Patients With Prior Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Open
In patients with pre-existing MV prostheses, TAVR was safe and effective regardless of the THV type. Nevertheless, the use of BEVs resulted in an increased rate of device success, driven by lesser THV embolization and residual aortic regur…
View article: Antimicrobial Polymeric Nanoparticles in Endodontics: A Systematic Review
Antimicrobial Polymeric Nanoparticles in Endodontics: A Systematic Review Open
Background: The efficacy of endodontic treatments, essential for managing infections and injuries in dental pulp, heavily relies on completely eradicating microorganisms from the root canal system. Traditional methods often fail to achieve…
View article: Validation of the Valve Academic Research Consortium High Bleeding Risk Definition in Patients Undergoing TAVR
Validation of the Valve Academic Research Consortium High Bleeding Risk Definition in Patients Undergoing TAVR Open
BACKGROUND: The Valve Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding Risk (VARC-HBR) has recently introduced a consensus document that outlines risk factors to identify high bleeding risk in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve r…
View article: Ventricular Fibrillation during Optical Coherence Tomography
Ventricular Fibrillation during Optical Coherence Tomography Open
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging is a valuable tool for complex coronary interventions. While complications are rare, the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias during its use is one of the most feared. Unfortunately, the mechanis…
View article: Extended septal myectomy versus alcohol septal ablation: clinical results at a national referral centre
Extended septal myectomy versus alcohol septal ablation: clinical results at a national referral centre Open
OBJECTIVES Extended septal myectomy and alcohol septal ablation are 2 invasive treatments for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Our goal was to compare which of these techniques achieved a higher reduction in gradients, improvement …
View article: Left bundle branch pacing in a patient with hypertrophic myocardiopathy and complete heart block after alcohol septal ablation.
Left bundle branch pacing in a patient with hypertrophic myocardiopathy and complete heart block after alcohol septal ablation. Open
left bundle branch area pacing has emerged as a novel modality of conduction system pacing which is feasible and safe, with rare complications and a high success rate. In this article, we report the case of a woman with obstructive hypertr…
View article: Very long-term efficacy and safety of paclitaxel-eluting balloon after a bare-metal stent for the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: 8-year results of a randomized clinical trial (PEBSI study)
Very long-term efficacy and safety of paclitaxel-eluting balloon after a bare-metal stent for the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: 8-year results of a randomized clinical trial (PEBSI study) Open
ClinicalTrials.gov; identifier: NCT01839890.
View article: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with extra-small aortic annuli
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with extra-small aortic annuli Open
TAVI is a safe and feasible treatment in patients with extra-SAA with a high rate of technical success. The use of SEV was associated with a lower rate of intraprocedural complications, higher device success at 30 days and better haemodyna…
View article: “Floating” Stent in a Coronary Aneurysm Presenting as ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
“Floating” Stent in a Coronary Aneurysm Presenting as ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Open
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) presenting as an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) represents a clinical challenge due to the technical difficulties in the percutaneous management of this specific situation. Appropriate treatment f…
View article: Risk of Infective Endocarditis Associated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Propensity Score-Based Analysis
Risk of Infective Endocarditis Associated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Propensity Score-Based Analysis Open
Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a feared complication after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR)/transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). It is not certain which procedure carries a higher risk. Our aim was to assess …
View article: Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling and Prognosis in Patients Evaluated for Heart Transplantation: Insights from the OCTOPUS-CHF Study
Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling and Prognosis in Patients Evaluated for Heart Transplantation: Insights from the OCTOPUS-CHF Study Open
Objective: In patients with advanced heart failure, the intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) of subsegmental pulmonary artery measurements is correlated with right heart catheterization parameters. Our aim was to study the prog…
View article: Left bundle branch pacing after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Initial experience of a center
Left bundle branch pacing after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Initial experience of a center Open
Introduction Permanent pacing is often needed in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) due to new onset conduction disorders. Nevertheless, continuous right ventricular pacing may de…
View article: Procedural Safety and Device Performance of the Portico™ Valve from Experienced TAVI Centers: 30-Day Outcomes in the Multicenter CONFIDENCE Registry
Procedural Safety and Device Performance of the Portico™ Valve from Experienced TAVI Centers: 30-Day Outcomes in the Multicenter CONFIDENCE Registry Open
A total of 1001 subjects (82.0 years, 62.5% female, 63.7% NYHA III/IV at baseline) with severe aortic stenosis at high surgical risk were enrolled in the prospective CONFIDENCE registry and treated with a Portico™ transcatheter heart valve…
View article: Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with morbid obesity: a multicentre propensity score-matched analysis
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with morbid obesity: a multicentre propensity score-matched analysis Open
SAVR and TAVR offer similar mid-term outcomes in MO patients with severe AS, however, TAVR offers some advantages in terms of periprocedural morbidity.
View article: Gender Differences in Cardiogenic Shock Patients: Clinical Features, Risk Prediction, and Outcomes in a Hub Center
Gender Differences in Cardiogenic Shock Patients: Clinical Features, Risk Prediction, and Outcomes in a Hub Center Open
Introduction There is scarce knowledge about gender differences in clinical presentation, management, use of risk stratification tools and prognosis in cardiogenic shock (CS) patients. Purpose The primary endpoint was to investigate the di…
View article: Prospective application of a bleeding and ischemic risks-adjusted antithrombotic protocol in elderly patients revascularized with everolimus-eluting stents: EPIC05-Sierra75 study.
Prospective application of a bleeding and ischemic risks-adjusted antithrombotic protocol in elderly patients revascularized with everolimus-eluting stents: EPIC05-Sierra75 study. Open
In elderly population, the application of this risks-adjusted antithrombotic protocol after revascularization with last generation EES seems to be associated with an improved prognosis in terms of ischemic and bleeding outcomes.
View article: Lack of Usefulness of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA as a Biomarker for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: A Prospective Study
Lack of Usefulness of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA as a Biomarker for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: A Prospective Study Open
Background Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among long-term heart transplant recipients. There is an unmet need for a non-invasive biomarker of CAV that could obviate the need to perform…
View article: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in obese patients: procedural vascular complications with the trans-femoral and trans-carotid access routes
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in obese patients: procedural vascular complications with the trans-femoral and trans-carotid access routes Open
OBJECTIVES Obesity may increase the risk of vascular complications in transfemoral (TF) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. The transcarotid (TC) approach has recently emerged as an alternative access in TAVR. We soug…
View article: Case Report: Aortic to right ventricular fistula after TAVR in a patient with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis
Case Report: Aortic to right ventricular fistula after TAVR in a patient with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis Open
Aortic to right ventricular fistula formation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a rare complication. We describe the first case of an aorto-RV fistula after TAVR, conservatively managed, in a patient with concomitant a…
View article: Prospective application of a risks-adjusted antithrombotic protocol in elderly patients treated with the last generation of everolimus-eluting stents. The SIERRA-75 (EPIC-05) registry
Prospective application of a risks-adjusted antithrombotic protocol in elderly patients treated with the last generation of everolimus-eluting stents. The SIERRA-75 (EPIC-05) registry Open
Background Elderly patients show a higher incidence of ischemic and bleeding events after PCI. Purpose We sought to investigate clinical outcomes in elderly patients revascularized with last generation everolimus-eluting stent (EES) treate…
View article: Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation Open
Introduction Infective endocarditis (IE) is a potentially serious complication in patients with prosthetic heart valves. The objective of this study is to analyze and describe the incidence, baseline characteristics, risks factors and in-h…
View article: Patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis. Role of endomyocardial biopsy
Patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis. Role of endomyocardial biopsy Open
Introduction Between the indications for endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is the study of patients with heart failure associated with restrictive or infiltrative cardiomyopathy, such as cardiac amyloidosis if another workup is inconclusive. Alt…