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Management of multi-vessel calcified coronary artery disease in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
17 Mar 2020
View this case of a 79-year-old woman complaining of atypical chest pain for 3 months, with diabetes and end-stage chronic kidney disease. Coronary CT revealed diffuse calcifications BUT critical coronary artery stenosis was excluded...
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The application of predefined optimisation criteria for intravascular ultrasound guidance of left main stenting improves outcomes
16 Mar 2020
This registry-based analysis evaluated the impact of standardisation of IVUS guidance on the results of LM PCI.
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Intravascular imaging and 12-month mortality after unprotected left main stem PCI : an analysis from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society database
20 Feb 2020
This retrospective analysis of the BCIS nationwide database compares the outcomes of unprotected left main PCI with and without the use of intravascular imaging (IVUS or OCT).
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Mortality after repeat revascularization following PCI or coronary artery bypass grafting for left main disease: The EXCEL Trial
05 Feb 2020
This study is a sub-analysis of the EXCEL (Evaluation of XIENCE Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization) trial. Its aim is to evaluate the rate and impact of repeat revascularization of the Left Main coronary artery using modern PCI or surgical...
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Long-term follow-up of complete versus lesion-only revascularization in STEMI and multivessel disease
21 Jan 2020
The CvLPRIT trial demonstrated that at one-year MACE (all-cause death, recurrent MI, heart failure and ischaemia driven revascularisation) was significantly lower in the CR group compared to the IRA group with no differences in safety endpoints. In this paper, the authors report the extended follow-up to...
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Best of PCRonline in 2019
13 Jan 2020
Thank you to the thousands of cardiologists and healthcare professionals whose contribution to the website provides the community with a valuable, free resource of education in cardiovascular interventions - this embodies the By and For that sets PCRonline apart! Thanks to you, over half a million...
Interactive Case Corner 8 - LICA stenosis & complex LM PCI
19 Dec 2019 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2019
Consult this session to discover two challenging cases: a very distal stenosis in LICA with aberrant origin, where you will learn more about arch anomalies, and a complex LM PCI, where you will gain insight into the role of rotablation and OCT.
How to optimise PCI in a patient with multivessel disease? LIVE Case
19 Dec 2019 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2019
Watch this case of an 81-year-old female with no prior history of CAD who presented with unstable angina. The patient had recent acute coronary syndrome and baseline angiography shows multivessel disease.
The objectives of this case are:
- Assess your patient as a whole package!
- Lesion preparation is key for...
Complex and challenging cases I
18 Dec 2019 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2019
Consult this session to learn how to manage complex complications, with a selection of challenging clinical cases such as: high-risk left main artery, stent ablation and rota-stenting, LT main lesion, and more!
Interactive Case Corner 4 - Wandering stent
18 Dec 2019 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2019
Consult this session to discover the case of a high-risk patient accepted for LM and multivessel PCI, and learn more about the transulnar approach strategy and benefits.
