01 febrero 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Costs Associated With Access Site and Same-Day Discharge Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Amit P. Amin, Mark Patterson, John A. House, Helmut Giersiefen, John A. Spertus, Dmitri V. Baklanov, Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, David M. Safley, David J. Cohen, Sunil V. Rao and Steven P. Marso

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the independent impact of various care pathways, including those involving transradial intervention (TRI) and same-day discharge (SDD) after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), on hospital costs.

01 febrero 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Pathology of Chronic Total Occlusion in Bare-Metal Versus Drug-Eluting Stents: Implications for Revascularization

Hiroyoshi Mori, Christoph Lutter, Kazuyuki Yahagi, Emanuel Harari, Robert Kutys, David R. Fowler, Elena Ladich, Michael Joner, Renu Virmani and Aloke V. Finn

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the pathology of in-stent chronic total occlusion (IS-CTO) in bare-metal (BMS) versus drug-eluting stents (DES).

01 abril 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Vascular Access Site and Outcomes Among 26,807 Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion Angioplasty Cases From the British Cardiovascular Interventions Society National Database

Tim Kinnaird, Richard Anderson, Nick Ossei-Gerning, Sean Gallagher, Adrian Large, Julian Strange, Peter Ludman, Mark de Belder, James Nolan, David Hildick-Smith and Mamas Mamas

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess, using a national percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) database, access-site choice and outcomes after chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI.

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. 1-Year Results in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Failed Surgical Bioprostheses

G. Michael Deeb, Stanley J. Chetcuti, Michael J. Reardon, Himanshu J. Patel, P. Michael Grossman, Theodore Schreiber, John K. Forrest, Tanvir K. Bajwa, Daniel P. O’Hair, George Petrossian, Newell Robinson, Stanley Katz, Alan Hartman, Harold L. Dauerman, Joseph Schmoker, Kamal Khabbaz, Daniel R. Watson, Steven J. Yakubov, Jae K. Oh, Shuzhen Li, Neal S. Kleiman, David H. Adams and Jeffrey J. Popma

Objectives: This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with surgical valve failure (SVF).

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Cutoff Value and Long-Term Prediction of Clinical Events by FFR Measured Immediately After Implantation of a Drug-Eluting Stent in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Sui-Ji Li, Zhen Ge, Jing Kan, Jun-Jie Zhang, Fei Ye, Tak W. Kwan, Teguh Santoso, Song Yang, Imad Sheiban, Xue-Song Qian, Nai-Liang Tian, Tanveer S. Rab, Ling Tao and Shao-Liang Chen

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the cutoff of post–drug-eluting stent (DES) fractional flow reserve (FFR) for prediction of 1- to 3-year target vessel failure (TVF).

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Safety and Efficacy of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the Treatment of Pure Aortic Regurgitation in Native Valves and Failing Surgical Bioprostheses: Results From an International Registry Study

Fadi J. Sawaya, Marcus-André Deutsch, Moritz Seiffert, Sung-Han Yoon, Pablo Codner, Upul Wickramarachchi, Azeem Latib, A. Sonia Petronio, Josep Rodés-Cabau, Maurizio Taramasso, Marco Spaziano, Johan Bosmans, Luigi Biasco, Darren Mylotte, Mikko Savontaus, Peter Gheeraert, Jason Chan, Troels H. Jørgensen, Horst Sievert, Marco Mocetti, Thierry Lefèvre, Francesco Maisano, Antonio Mangieri, David Hildick-Smith, Ran Kornowski, Raj Makkar, Sabine Bleiziffer, Lars Søndergaard and Ole De Backer

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of transcatheter heart valves (THV) for the treatment of noncalcific pure native aortic valve regurgitation (NAVR) and failing bioprosthetic surgical heart valves (SHVs) with pure severe aortic regurgitation (AR).

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Discordance Between Fractional Flow Reserve and Coronary Flow Reserve: Insights From Intracoronary Imaging and Physiological Assessment

Sung Gyun Ahn, Jon Suh, Olivia Y. Hung, Hee Su Lee, Yasir H. Bouchi, Wenjie Zeng, Rounak Gandhi, Parham Eshtehardi, Bill D. Gogas and Habib Samady

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the epicardial and microvascular substrates associated with discordances between fractional flow reserve (FFR) and coronary flow reserve (CFR) values.

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Intraplaque Versus Subintimal Tracking in Percutaneous Intervention for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions and Association With Procedural Outcomes

Lei Song, Akiko Maehara, Matthew T. Finn, Sanjog Kalra, Jeffrey W. Moses, Manish A. Parikh, Ajay J. Kirtane, Michael B. Collins, Tamim M. Nazif, Khady N. Fall, Raja Hatem, Ming Liao, Tiffany Kim, Philip Green, Ziad A. Ali, Candido Batres, Martin B. Leon, Gary S. Mintz and Dimitri Karmpaliotis

Objectives: Using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), the authors compared outcomes by observed wire position (intraplaque vs. subintimal) achieved during successful chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesion treatment.

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Impact of Plaque Rupture Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography on Transmural Extent of Infarction After Successful Stenting in ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

Keisuke Satogami, Yasushi Ino, Takashi Kubo, Takashi Tanimoto, Makoto Orii, Yoshiki Matsuo, Shingo Ota, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Yasutsugu Shiono, Kunihiro Shimamura, Yosuke Katayama, Hiroshi Aoki, Tsuyoshi Nishiguchi, Yuichi Ozaki, Takashi Yamano, Takeyoshi Kameyama, Akio Kuroi, Hironori Kitabata, Atsushi Tanaka, Takeshi Hozumi and Takashi Akasaka

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between plaque rupture (PR) assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), and the transmural extent of infarction (TEI) assessed by contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CE-CMR) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Elevated Mitral Valve Pressure Gradient After MitraClip Implantation Deteriorates Long-Term Outcome in Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation and Severe Heart Failure

Michael Neuss, Thomas Schau, Akihiro Isotani, Markus Pilz, Maren Schöpp and Christian Butter

Objectives: This single-center study was performed to analyze the effect of an increased transvalvular gradient after the MitraClip (MC) (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois) procedure on patient outcome during follow-up.

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Contemporary Incidence, Management, and Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Chronic Coronary Artery Total Occlusions

Thomas T. Tsai, Maggie A. Stanislawski, Kendrick A. Shunk, Ehrin J. Armstrong, Gary K. Grunwald, Alan H. Schob, Javier A. Valle, Carlos E. Alfonso, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, P. Michael Ho, John S. Rumsfeld and Emmanouil S. Brilakis

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the contemporary incidence of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) and the success rates of CTO percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as well as the complications and long-term outcomes of these patients.

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Extended Duration Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Stenting Among Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease

Eric A. Secemsky, Robert W. Yeh, Dean J. Kereiakes, Donald E. Cutlip, P. Gabriel Steg, Joseph M. Massaro, Patricia K. Apruzzese, Laura Mauri and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Study Investigators

Objectives: This study sought to determine whether patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) experience different reductions in ischemic event and increases in bleeding events with extended duration dual antiplatelet therapy versus those without PAD.

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Impact of Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion on Recurrence of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Ischemic Secondary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Recipients (VACTO Secondary Study)

Luis Nombela-Franco, Mario Iannaccone, Ignasi Anguera, Ignacio J. Amat-Santos, Manuel Sanchez-Garcia, Daniel Bautista, Martin N. Calvelo, Andrea Di Marco, Claudio Moretti, Roberto Pozzi, Marco Scaglione, Victoria Cañadas, María Sandin-Fuentes, Angel Arenal, Rodrigo Bagur, Nicasio Perez-Castellano, Cristina Fernandez-Perez, Fiorenzo Gaita, Carlos Macaya, Javier Escaned and Ignacio Fernández-Lozano

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the incidence and clinical effect of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD).

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for In-Stent Chronic Total Occlusion

Lorenzo Azzalini, Rustem Dautov, Soledad Ojeda, Susanna Benincasa, Barbara Bellini, Francesco Giannini, Jorge Chavarría, Manuel Pan, Mauro Carlino, Antonio Colombo and Stéphane Rinfret

Objectives: The study sought to investigate the long-term outcomes and predictors of adverse events of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for in-stent chronic total occlusion (IS-CTO).

01 mayo 2017

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Impact of Collateral Circulation on Survival in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With a Concomitant Chronic Total Occlusion

Joëlle Elias, Loes P.C. Hoebers, Ivo M. van Dongen, Bimmer E.P.M. Claessen and José P.S. Henriques

Objectives: This study sought to compare long-term clinical outcome in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with a concomitant chronic total occlusion (CTO) with well-developed versus poorly developed collaterals toward the CTO.