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Impact of intravascular ultrasound on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction
04 Nov 2021
There are limited data evaluating long-term outcomes of IVUS use in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study was to examine the impact of IVUS-guided PCI on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with AMI.
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Ticagrelor monotherapy in patients at high bleeding risk undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: TWILIGHT-HBR
28 Oct 2021
To further investigate the treatment effects of ticagrelor monotherapy compared with ticagrelor plus aspirin in a contemporary HBR population, a pre-specified analysis of the TWILIGHT trial, TWILIGHT-HBR, was conducted by using the Academic Research Consortium (ARC) criteria for HBR.
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Cases on complications of coronary perforation: STEMI & NSTEMI
08 Oct 2021 – From AICT AsiaPCR 2021
Watch this session to learn more about complications of coronary perforation, thanks to a selection of two challenging cases: a percutaneous ventricular support device absorbing guidewire during STEMI PCI, as well as a guidewire-induced perforation of tortuous small distal coronary artery.
Abstracts on pharmacotherapy and vascular access
08 Oct 2021 – From AICT AsiaPCR 2021
Watch this session to discover three abstracts on pharmacotherapy and vascular access: a molecular analysis of CYP2C19 alleles and clopidogrel resistance among Bangladeshi patients with ACS, a transradial vs. transfemoral approach in coronary angioplasty using rotational atherectomy, as well as a potential new interventional therapy with Phosphatidylcholine/deoxycholate to...
Treating complex coronary lesions: right case right time Prevail™ DCB
01 Oct 2021 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2021
Thanks to this session, find out more about indications for drug-coated balloons, or, on the contrary, learn when not to use it. And through the analysis of two concrete cases, see how DCB can be an important tool to tackle increasingly complex patients and anatomies, especially...
Telescope guide extension catheter in complex coronary interventions
01 Oct 2021 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2021
View the complex case of this 70-year-old male patient with hypertension and diabetes who presented with chest pain and NSTEMI, which shows that, when dealing with challenging calcific disease, guide catheter extensions help improve device delivery.
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.
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Treatment effects of Interleukin-6 receptor antibodies for modulating the systemic inflammatory response after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the IMICA Trial
21 Sep 2021
The IMICA trial explored the effect of a single 1-hour infusion of Tocilizumab, initiated in patients as early as feasible in their hospital admission, post-cardiac arrest, and sought to investigate whether this would reduce the systemic inflammatory response.
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STOPDAPT-2 ACS: exploring the limits of short DAPT
31 Aug 2021
Hirotoshi Watanabe (Kyoto, Japan) presented the results of the STOPDAPT-2 ACS trial in a Hot Line session of the ESC Congress 2021. Dejan Milasinovic provides his analysis of this study.
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RIPCORD 2: does routine pressure wire assessment influence management strategy of coronary angiography for diagnosis of chest pain?
29 Aug 2021
Nicola Ryan presents a synthesis of this study which compares FFR-guided assessment of patients with chest pain with angiographic guidance alone, and which was presented by Nicholas Curzen (Southampton, USA) during the ESC Congress 2021.
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RIPCORD 2: influence of routine pressure wire assessment on management strategy of coronary angiography for diagnosis of chest pain - interview with Nick Curzen
29 Aug 2021
Panos Xaplanteris interviews Nick Curzen about this study on FFR-guided assessment of patients with chest pain when compared with angiographic guidance alone which was presented during ESC Congress 2021.
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TOMAHAWK: immediate angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation
29 Aug 2021
Elad Asher analyses this study which compared the benefits of immediate coronary angiography with those of initial intensive care assessment with delayed angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Hot Line session of the ESC Congress 2021.
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The Lancet Commission to reduce global burden of cardiovascular disease in women by 2030
29 Aug 2021
Vijay Kunadian summarizes the key points of the LBT session of the ESC congress 2021 held on Sunday, 29 August focusing on the Lancet Commission to reduce the global burden of heart disease in women by 2030.
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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.
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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.
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Complications in complex rotational atherectomy
This session will help you get prepared if you have to become familiar with a novel way to release stuck rotational atherectomy burr, deal with severely calcified RCA including removal of a stuck Rotablator, or cope when Rotablator burr catheter entraps.
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.
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EuroPCR 2021 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials: Alster-FLX, ANGIE, COLOR, CREDENCE BRS, and P3
27 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Find out more about various studies & registries:
- Left atrial appendage occlusion with the WATCHMAN FLX: The Alster-FLX Registry
- Anatomical snuffbox for coronary angiography and interventions
- Randomized comparison between Radial and Femoral Large-bore access Complex PCI
- Experience with BRS for treatment of de novo native peripheral artery lesions
- Clinical validation of...
EuroPCR 2021 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials in ACS: COOL AMI EU pivotal rial and more!
21 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Find out more about various studies & registries in ACS:
- COOL AMI EU pivotal trial
- Complete versus incomplete revascularization in NSTEMI patients
- Non-hyperaemic IMRangio and long-term clinical outcome in STEMI
Managing a patient with STEMI and bystander disease in the pandemic (Part 2) - Session with LIVE case
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to be updated on developments in treatment of ACS and STEMI, and to discuss diagnosis and treatment for bystander disease.
This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.
