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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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Two cases of circumflex coronary anomaly arising from RCA: one of them with inferior STEMI and VT
28 Jul 2021
The origin of circumflex from the main RCA has a reported incidence of 0.37 %. Here are two very unusual cases of an anomalous origin of the left circumflex coronary artery from the proximal RCA, one of them with inferior STEMI and VT.
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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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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 in imaging: CASTLE, CLI-OPCI, FORZA, ILUMIEN-IV, CLI-OPCI II, and more!
27 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Find out more about various studies & registries in imaging:
- A randomized study comparing imaging guided implantation of Orsiro and Xience: the CASTLE study
- Impact of different optimal stent implantation definitions in OCT-guide PCI
- Risk-stratification in ACS by comprehensive morphofunctional assessment with OCT
- 7.5 years follow-up after OCT-guided PCI: report...
EuroPCR 2021 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials in physiology: FAST II, TARGET FFR, P3, OLV Pullback, France PCI, and more!
27 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Find out more about various studies & registries in imaging:
- Angiography based Fractional Flow Reserve: the FAST II trial
- Instantaneous wave-free ratio for the assessment of nonculprit lesions
- Capacity of the PPG to predict functional revascularisation
- Clinical impact of FFR guided PCI
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.
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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
