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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Influenza Vaccination after Myocardial Infarction: IAMI

24 Sep 2021

The objective of the IAMI1 trial was to determine whether early influenza vaccination reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients admitted with an acute-MI or high-risk stable coronary artery disease in an adequately powered randomized control trial setting.

Christopher Johnston

Reviewer

Christopher Johnston
Kalpa De Silva

Reviewer

Kalpa De Silva
Influenza Vaccination after Myocardial Infarction: IAMI

Antiplatelet therapy in patients with conservatively managed spontaneous coronary artery dissection from the multicentre DISCO registry

20 Aug 2021

The aims of this study were to assess the use of antiplatelet drugs in medically treated spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) patients and to investigate the relationship between single (SAPT) and dual (DAPT) antiplatelet regimens and 1-year patient outcomes.

Ahmet Zengin

Reviewer

Ahmet Zengin

Reviewer

Ali Nazmi Calik
Antiplatelet therapy in patients with conservatively managed spontaneous coronary artery dissection from the multicentre DISCO registry

Operator volumes and in-hospital outcomes: an analysis of 7,740 rotational atherectomy procedures from the BCIS national database

05 Jul 2021

Find out more about the results of this analysis which suggest that operator experience may be an important effect modifier in ROTA-PCI.

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
Operator volumes and in-hospital outcomes: an analysis of 7,740 rotational atherectomy procedures from the BCIS national database

Aspirin versus clopidogrel for chronic maintenance monotherapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (HOST-EXAM): an investigator-initiated, prospective, randomised, open-label, multicentre trial

18 Jun 2021

The HOST-EXAM trial sought to define whether, after DAPT for PCI with DES, clopidogrel monotherapy is associated with improved outcomes compared with aspirin monotherapy.

Daniele Giacoppo

Reviewer

Daniele Giacoppo
Aspirin vs clopidogrel for chronic maintenance monotherapy after PCI: HOST-EXAM trial

Multivessel PCI Guided by FFR or Angiography for Myocardial Infarction - FLOWER-MI

26 May 2021

This investigator-initiated randomised, open-label, multicentre trial compares FFR versus angiography guided strategies for treating non-culprit lesions in patients presenting with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease. The results of this study were released during ACC.21.

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
M. Pighi

Reviewer

Michele Pighi
Multivessel PCI Guided by FFR or Angiography for Myocardial Infarction - FLOWER-MI

Intravascular lithotripsy for treatment of calcified coronary lesions: patient-level pooled analysis of the Disrupt CAD studies

11 May 2021

Using patient-level data from the Disrupt CAD I, II, III and IV trials, this pooled analysis assesses the efficacy and safety of intravascular lithotripsy in de novo calcified coronary lesions.

M. Pighi

Reviewer

Michele Pighi
Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
IVL for treatment of CCL: patient-level pooled analysis of the Disrupt CAD studies

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction following transcatheter aortic valve replacement

04 May 2021

The aim of the current study was to determine the clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of STEMI after TAVR.

Elad Asher

Reviewer

Elad Asher
STEMI following TAVR

Initial findings from the North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Registry

10 May 2021

This study aimed at assessing in-hospital outcomes of patients with confirmed COVID-19 and concomitant STEMI in a large dataset obtained from the Midwest STEMI Consortium.

Luigi Biasco

Reviewer

Luigi Biasco
Initial findings from the North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Registry

Impact of post-stenting fractional flow reserve on long-term clinical outcomes - The FFR-SEARCH Study

29 Apr 2021

The objective of this analysis was to prospectively investigate the clinical impact of post-PCI FFR values on long-term clinical outcomes.

M. Pighi

Reviewer

Michele Pighi
Impact of post-stenting fractional flow reserve on long-term clinical outcomes - The FFR-SEARCH Study

Uninterrupted oral anticoagulant therapy in patients undergoing unplanned percutaneous coronary intervention

13 Apr 2021

This large-scale analysis sought to compare interrupted and uninterrupted OAC therapy in patients taking OAC undergoing unplanned coronary angiography or PCI for suspected acute coronary syndrome.

Daniele Giacoppo

Reviewer

Daniele Giacoppo
Cumulative rate of outcomes