PCR Journal Club

This individual patient data analysis of the three largest RCTs evaluating IVUS-guided stent optimisation showed that an MSA > 5.5 mm2 was associated with reduced TVF at one year. 

At 7 years, low-risk patients affected by severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis 1:1 randomly treated by SAPIEN 3 TAVI or surgery showed similar clinical outcomes and late valve durability

Can mechanical aspiration offer a safer, less invasive option for managing right-sided infective endocarditis? The CLEAR-IE registry provides valuable early insights.

In the overall population (n = 2,114), there was a significant interaction between the effect of randomisation to OCT guidance vs angiography guidance in lesions with moderate/severe calcification (n = 1,082) vs no/mild calcification (n = 1,032) on the 2-year rate of TVF (Pinteraction = 0.01).

This analysis from the XIENCE Short DAPT programme compared the safety and efficacy of one-month versus three-month DAPT in high-bleeding risk patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) following PCI with everolimus eluting stents (EES).

This prespecified analysis of the Fractional Flow Reserve versus Angiography for Multivessel Evaluation (FAME 3) trial examined the impact on cardiovascular outcomes of treatment by CABG versus FFR-guided PCI in patients with three vessel disease (3-VD), stratified by acute (NSTEMI) or chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) presentation.

This exploratory analysis from the MASTER DAPT trial evaluates the effect of abbreviated versus prolonged DAPT on total ischaemic and bleeding events in high-bleeding-risk patients from the MASTER DAPT trial.

This large retrospective analysis using data from the Republic of Korea’s Nationwide Health Claims database showed that co-prescription of a PPI in patients treated with DAPT following an AMI was associated with reduced major GI bleeding as well as reduced minor GI bleeding requiring hospitalisation, regardless...

Which ballooning technique is best after main vessel stenting in bifurcation PCI? This two-part study compares two key approaches: PKP (POT, kissing balloon inflation, final POT) and PSP (POT, isolated side branch dilation, final POT) to determine the optimal strategy.

At two-year follow-up, the use of sirolimus-eluting cobalt-chromium DynamX Drug Eluting Coronary Bioadaptor System (Elixir Medical Corporation) resulted in fewer target lesion failure (TLF) compared with the Resolute Onyx contemporary drug-eluting stent.