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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Ten-year outcomes after DES versus CABG for LM coronary disease: extended follow-up of the PRECOMBAT trial

27 Apr 2020

This 10-year follow-up of the randomised PRECOMBAT trial adds to the already published long-term randomised comparisons of PCI vs. CABG for LM disease, including the data from SYNTAX (10 years), EXCEL (5 years) and NOBLE (5 years) trials.

Dejan Milasinovic

Reviewer

Dejan Milasinovic
Updated pooled analysis of long-term all-cause mortality after PCI vs CABG for LM disease

Rivaroxaban in peripheral artery disease after revascularisation

22 Apr 2020

VOYAGER-PAD (presented at the ACC 2020 Scientific Sessions Virtual Event) evaluates whether rivaroxaban plus aspirin is better than aspirin alone in reducing MALE in symptomatic patients undergoing lower limb revascularisation.

Reviewer

Ali Nazmi Calik
Panagiotis Xaplanteris

Reviewer

Panagiotis Xaplanteris
Rivaroxaban in PAD after revascularisation

ISCHEMIA trial : what's new for stable ischemic heart disease patients ?

09 Apr 2020

The ISCHEMIA trial was designed to evaluate the clinical impact of systematic invasive management in patients with stable ischemic heart disease and significant inducible ischemia. Read this review by guest expert reviewers Francesco Burzotta and Carlo Trani.

Francesco Burzotta

Reviewer

Francesco Burzotta
C. Trani

Reviewer

Carlo Trani
ISCHEMIA trial : what's new for stable ischemic heart disease patients ?

Ticagrelor or prasugrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes - ISAR-REACT 5

06 Apr 2020

The objective of the Intracoronary Stenting and Antithrombotic Regimen: Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment (ISAR-REACT) 5 trial is to test the hypothesis that the ticagrelor strategy is superior to prasugrel strategy in patients with ACS in a composite clinical outcomes.

Mehdi Hadid

Reviewer

Mehdi Hadid

Reviewer

Romain Didier
Ticagrelor or prasugrel in patients with ACS

Transcatheter self-expandable valve implantation for aortic stenosis in small aortic annuli: the TAVI-SMALL registry

30 Mar 2020

This retrospective study represents the first direct comparison among different transcatheter SEVs in patients characterized by small annuli undergoing TAVI.

M. Pighi

Reviewer

Michele Pighi
Transcatheter self-expandable valve implantation for aortic stenosis in small aortic annuli: the TAVI-SMALL registry

2-Year outcomes after stenting of lipid-rich and nonrich coronary plaques (the COLOR Registry)

30 Mar 2020

The authors aimed to investigate the association between NIRS findings in culprit lesions and the clinical outcomes of those lesions in patients undergoing PCI for stable symptoms.

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
2-Year outcomes after stenting of lipid-rich and nonrich coronary plaques

Association of cardiac injury with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

28 Mar 2020

This article explores the association between cardiac injury and mortality in patients with COVID-19.

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Association of cardiac injury with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

Fair allocation of scarce medical resources in the time of Covid-19

27 Mar 2020

This article attempts at providing some practical guidance for resource allocation in difficult clinical scenarios where the patient needs outstrip the existing medical supplies.

Dejan Milasinovic

Reviewer

Dejan Milasinovic
Fair allocation of scarce medical resources in the time of Covid-19

Stent thrombosis in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary stenting in the AUGUSTUS trial

26 Mar 2020

This analysis examines the incidence, timing, and characteristics of stent thrombosis and its outcomes in the AUGUSTUS cohort.

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

Reviewer

Mirvat Alasnag
Stent thrombosis in patients with AF undergoing coronary stenting in the AUGUSTUS trial

Impact of kissing balloon in patients treated with ultrathin stents for left main lesions and bifurcations: an analysis from the RAIN-CARDIOGROUP VII study

26 Mar 2020

The objective of this analysis was to investigate the potential benefits of FKI in bifurcations treated with new generation ultrathin stents using a 1- or 2-stent technique.

Reviewer

Ali Nazmi Calik
Panagiotis Xaplanteris

Reviewer

Panagiotis Xaplanteris
Impact of kissing balloon in patients treated with ultrathin stents for left main lesions and bifurcations: an analysis from the RAIN-CARDIOGROUP VII study