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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Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair vs. isolated mitral surgery for severe mitral regurgitation: a French nationwide study

06 Mar 2024

The present analysis represents the largest comparison between surgical vs. percutaneous repair of mitral valve. 

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair vs. isolated mitral surgery for severe mitral regurgitation: a French nationwide study

Medically treated nonischemic thin-cap fibroatheroma lesions versus fractional flow reserve-guided complete revascularization in diabetic patients

27 Feb 2024

This sub-analysis denotes that medically treated diabetic patients with FFR-negative, TCFA-carrying target lesions were associated with a higher rate event rate compared to angiographically similar ischemic target lesions that underwent revascularization.

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

Reviewer

Mirvat Alasnag
Medically treated nonischemic thin-cap fibroatheroma lesions vs FFR-guided complete revascularization in diabetic patients

Artificial intelligence-derived risk score for mortality in secondary mitral regurgitation treated by transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: the EuroSMR risk score

13 Feb 2024

The study aim was to develop and validate a novel score for prediction of 1-year mortality and clinical outcomes through artificial intelligence (AI) application in patients undergoing M-TEER.

Luigi Biasco

Reviewer

Luigi Biasco
Federico Giacobbe

Reviewer

Federico Giacobbe
AI-derived risk score for mortality in secondary MR treated by TEER: the EuroSMR risk score

Pretreatment with P2Y12 inhibitors in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction - insights from the Bern-PCI Registry

26 Jan 2024

This study sought to compare outcomes between patients presenting with STEMI before and after the recent ESC guidelines for the management of ACS recommend against pre-treatment with P2Y12 inhibitors in STEMI patients.

Reviewer

Leonidas Koliastasis
Panagiotis Xaplanteris

Reviewer

Panagiotis Xaplanteris
Pretreatment with P2Y12 inhibitors in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction - insights from the Bern-PCI Registry

Coronary physiology guidance vs conventional angiography for optimization of percutaneous coronary intervention: the AQVA-II Trial

24 Jan 2024

The primary aim of this study was to demonstrate the superiority of physiology-guided PCI, using either angiography or microcatheter-derived FFR, over conventional angiography-based PCI in complex high-risk indicated procedures (CHIPs) in obtaining a higher FFR post-PCI.

Reviewer

Salvatore Brugaletta
Coronary physiology guidance vs conventional angiography for optimization of percutaneous coronary intervention: the AQVA-II Trial

Rethinking false positive exercise electrocardiographic stress tests by assessing coronary microvascular function

24 Jan 2024

This study aims to compare the results of EST in patients reporting angina with those having non-obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA), against the reference standard of microvascular function.

Reviewer

Ali Nazmi Calik
Ali Kerem Yılmaz

Reviewer

Ali Kerem Yılmaz
Rethinking false positive exercise electrocardiographic stress tests by assessing coronary microvascular function

Electrosurgical laceration and stabilisation of three clip devices (ELASTA-Clip) to enable transcatheter mitral valve implantation

22 Nov 2023

ELASTA-Clip is a novel technique that offers a potential solution for individuals in whom the mitral regurgitation worsens or recurs.

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

Reviewer

Mirvat Alasnag
Electrosurgical laceration and stabilisation of three clip devices (ELASTA-Clip) to enable TMVI

The mortality burden of untreated aortic stenosis

14 Nov 2023

This study, based on extensive real-world data, aimed to assess mortality rates across different untreated AS severities and AS treatment rates.

Alessandro Sticchi

Reviewer

Alessandro Sticchi

Reviewer

Giulia Costa
The mortality burden of untreated aortic stenosis

Guiding intervention for complex coronary lesions by optical coherence tomography or intravascular ultrasound

06 Nov 2023

The OCTIVUS trial was a prospective multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial comparing OCT guided PCI with IVUS guided PCI. In this pre-specified sub-study, the authors report the outcomes in patients with complex coronary lesions undergoing OCT- or IVUS-guided PCI. 

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
Guiding intervention for complex coronary lesions by OCT or IVUS

Clopidogrel versus aspirin monotherapy beyond 1 year after PCI: STOPDAPT-2 five-year results

03 Nov 2023

The STOPDAPT-2 trial was a multicenter, open-label, adjudicator-blinded, randomised control trial comparing clopidogrel monotherapy after one-month DAPT with aspirin monotherapy following 12-months DAPT in patients undergoing PCI with a everolimus-eluting stent...

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
Clopidogrel versus Aspirin Monotherapy Beyond 1 Year After PCI: STOPDAPT-2 5-Year Results