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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Long‐term safety of paclitaxel drug‐coated balloon‐only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease: the SPARTAN DCB study

16 Sep 2020

This study adds to the growing body of evidence demonstrating that DCB is a safe option for the treatment of de novo coronary lesions with NO signal towards increase in mortality up to 5-year follow-up.

Aditya Bharadwaj

Reviewer

Aditya Bharadwaj
Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

Reviewer

Mirvat Alasnag
Long‐term safety of paclitaxel drug‐coated balloon‐only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease

Timing of oral P2Y12 inhibitor administration in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome

08 Sep 2020

What do you do in your daily practice: Do you use routine pre-treatment in NSTEMI patients? Have you modified your practice based on the new ESC guidelines?

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Timing of oral P2Y12 inhibitor administration in NSTE-ACS

Transcarotid vs subclavian/axillary access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement with SAPIEN 3

20 Aug 2020

The purpose of this study is to report outcomes of TC and TAx access using the Edwards SAPIEN 3 and SAPIEN 3 Ultra valves from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) Registry.

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

Reviewer

Mirvat Alasnag

MIRTOS trial: Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in patients with STEMI treated with thrombolysis

07 Aug 2020

The MIRTOS trial, which included STEMI patients receiving DAPT and thrombolysis ‘together’, aimed to evaluate whether ticagrelor could improve microvascular perfusion and reduce MACE compared to clopidogrel

Reviewer

Ali Nazmi Calik
Can Yucel Karabay

Reviewer

Can Yücel Karabay
MIRTOS trial: Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in patients with STEMI treated with thrombolysis

Safety of Revascularization Deferral of Left Main Stenosis Based on Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Evaluation

05 Aug 2020

The main message appears to be that iFR-based deferral of LM revascularization is not linked to an excessive risk of MACE during 30-month median follow-up. Given the historical predominance of angiography-based decision making, this study provides further evidence in support of thinking and acting beyond angiography...

Dejan Milasinovic

Reviewer

Dejan Milasinovic
Safety of Revascularization Deferral of Left Main Stenosis Based on Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Evaluation

Cangrelor, Tirofiban and Chewed or Standard Prasugrel Regimens in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Primary Results of the FABOLUS FASTER Trial

15 Jul 2020

The results of the FABOLUS FASTER trial clearly highlight that a high residual platelet reactivity persists when targeting platelet activation by inhibition of the P2Y12 receptor either with Prasugrel or Cangrelor, while tackling the mechanism of platelet adhesion thought the inhibition of GPIIB/IIIA might almost completely...

Luigi Biasco

Reviewer

Luigi Biasco
Primary Results of the FABOLUS FASTER Trial

Multivessel versus culprit-only revascularisation in STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease: meta-analysis of randomised trials

23 Jul 2020

The current meta-analysis study sought to evaluate contemporary randomized trials on multivessel versus IRA-only PCI in patients presenting with STEMI and multivessel CAD.

Reviewer

Ali Nazmi Calik
Multivessel versus culprit-only revascularisation in STEMI and multivessel CAD

Multicentre, randomised comparison of two-stent and provisional stenting techniques in patients with complex coronary bifurcation lesions: the DEFINITION II trial

22 Jul 2020

DEFINITION-II adds to the evidence that an upfront 2-stent strategy may be most appropriate in true complex bifurcation lesions.

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
DEFINITION II trial: comparison of two-stent and provisional stenting techniques in patients with complex coronary bifurcation lesions

Intravascular healing is not affected by approaches in contemporary CTO PCI: the CONSISTENT CTO study

16 Jul 2020

This study compares clinical, angiographic and imaging outcomes of patients undergoing CTO PCI with dissection and re-entry techniques (DART) and subintimal stenting to intimal techniques.

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
CONSISTENT CTO study: intravascular healing is not affected by approaches in contemporary CTO PCI

Subcutaneous selatogrel inhibits platelet aggregation in patients with acute myocardial infarction

07 Jul 2020

This study sought to assess the antiplatelet response to selatogrel, a novel subcutaneous reversible P2Y12 receptor antagonist, in patients with AMI.

Felice Gragnano

Reviewer

Felice Gragnano

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Subcutaneous selatogrel inhibits platelet aggregation in patients with acute myocardial infarction