Periprocedural myocardial infarction (PMI) is myocardial injury that occurs during revascularization procedures, such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). What remains unclear is the prognostic implications of periprocedural myocardial infarction and the extent of myonecrosis that is prognostically significant. In the … [Read more...] about Prognostic implication of myocardial injury during PCI vs CABG
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Top 10 Highlights of TCT 2019
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Congress, September 25–29, 2019 (San Francisco, USA) TCT is the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) and the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. Valve repair COAPT 3-year outcomes1: 614 patients with heart failure and secondary … [Read more...] about Top 10 Highlights of TCT 2019
Improving survival in patients with advanced heart failure using fully magnetically levitated centrifugal-flow left-ventricular assist devices
The use of left-ventricular assist devices in patients with advanced-stage heart failure is often associated with complications that arise as a consequence of adverse interactions between the device and circulating blood elements. Although bioengineering advances have led to the introduction of durable continuous-flow devices, device malfunction remains a concern. The … [Read more...] about Improving survival in patients with advanced heart failure using fully magnetically levitated centrifugal-flow left-ventricular assist devices
Periprocedural myocardial infarction after CABG and PCI for left main disease: impact on 3-year mortality
https://youtu.be/nhmZiwzh05c The myocardial injury occurring during revascularization interventions, such as coronary artery by-pass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is generally defined as periprocedural myocardial injury (PMI) and is identified by elevated cardiac biomarkers following the procedure. In the sub-study of the EXCEL trial by … [Read more...] about Periprocedural myocardial infarction after CABG and PCI for left main disease: impact on 3-year mortality
ACC 2019 – What you need to know
American College of Cardiology Meeting March 16 – 18 , 2019 (New Orleans, LA) HEART FAILURE CardioMEMS PAS trial1: The use of a CardioMEMS sensor (monitoring pulmonary artery pressure) in 1200 heart failure (HF) patients resulted in a 58% reduction in HF-related hospitalization rate in the year following the sensor placement as compared to the previous year. IMAGING … [Read more...] about ACC 2019 – What you need to know