PCR Journal Club

The PCR Journal Club provides a selection of Literature Reviews of top interventional cardiovascular journals world-wide, selected and commented by the PCR Journal Club team.

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Right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling and afterload reserve in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair

10 Feb 2022

The authors hypothesized that disordered right ventricular to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) coupling may denote RV decompensation in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR) that may correlate with poor clinical outcomes.

Christopher Allen

Reviewer

Christopher Allen

Reviewer

Alison Duncan
Right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling and afterload reserve in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair

Frequency and outcomes of periprocedural MI in patients with chronic coronary syndromes undergoing PCI

09 Feb 2022

This study evaluated the frequency and impact of periprocedural MI by using various MI definitions among patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Frequency and outcomes of periprocedural MI in patients with chronic coronary syndromes undergoing PCI

Improved 3-year cardiac survival after IVUS-guided long DES implantation: a patient-level analysis from 2 randomized trials

02 Feb 2022

This study aimed to increase the power to detect differences in patient survival (freedom from cardiac deaths) with IVUS versus angiography guidance by pooling the individual patient data from the IVUS-XPL and ULTIMATE trials.

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
Improved 3-year cardiac survival after IVUS-guided long DES implantation: a patient-level analysis from 2 randomized trials

Cardiohepatic syndrome is associated with poor prognosis in patients undergoing tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair

27 Jan 2022

As the prognostic role of cardiohepatic syndrome (CHS) has not yet been evaluated, Stolz et al. in the present study assessed its impact on T-TEER outcomes.

Jonathan Curio

Reviewer

Jonathan Curio
Dr. Gilbert Tang

Reviewer

Gilbert Tang
Cardiohepatic syndrome is associated with poor prognosis in patients undergoing tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair

Ticagrelor monotherapy after PCI in high-risk patients with prior MI: a prespecified TWILIGHT substudy

31 Jan 2022

In this prespecified subgroup analysis of the TWILIGHT trial, the authors report the impact of prior MI on treatment effects of ticagrelor monotherapy compared to ticagrelor and aspirin in patients at least three months post PCI...

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
Ticagrelor monotherapy after PCI in high-risk patients with prior MI: a prespecified TWILIGHT substudy

4-year outcomes after left atrial appendage closure versus Nonwarfarin oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation

24 Jan 2022

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is a promising interventional treatment option for preventing cardioembolic events in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) patients who can not tolerate long-term oral anticoagulation.

Reviewer

Ali Nazmi Calik
4-year outcomes after left atrial appendage closure versus Nonwarfarin oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation

Cusp symmetry and coronary ostial eccentricity and its impact on coronary access following TAVR

26 Jan 2022

Recently, coronary access has been recognized as an important consideration in the lifetime management of patients with severe aortic stenosis...

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

Reviewer

Mirvat Alasnag
Cusp symmetry and coronary ostial eccentricity and its impact on coronary access following TAVR

30-day outcomes following transfemoral transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement: Intrepid TMVR early feasibility study results

21 Jan 2022

The study by Zahr et al. reports the results of an interim analysis assessing procedural and clinical outcomes at 30-day in 15 patients treated with the newly developed Medtronic Intrepid 35-F trans-femoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system.

Luigi Biasco

Reviewer

Luigi Biasco
30-day outcomes following transfemoral transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement: Intrepid TMVR early feasibility study results

Defining percutaneous coronary intervention complexity and risk: an analysis of the UK BCIS Database 2006-2016

04 Jan 2022

A multiple logistic regression model was developed to identify variables associated with in-hospital MACCE and to construct a CHIP score. The cumulative effect of this score on patient outcomes was examined.

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Defining percutaneous coronary intervention complexity and risk: an analysis of the United Kingdom BCIS Database 2006-2016

Iatrogenic atrial septal defects following transcatheter mitral valve repair and implications of interventional closures

21 Dec 2021

The authors investigated whether iatrogenic atrial septal defect closure post-transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair is superior to conservative therapy, and whether outcomes (death/heart failure hospitalization) differ between patients with and without an iASD post-TMVR.

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Iatrogenic atrial septal defects following transcatheter mitral valve repair and implications of interventional closures