15 febrero 2022

Comparative Analysis of Patient Characteristics in Cardiogenic Shock Studies: Differences Between Trials and Registries

Michael Megaly, Kevin Buda, Khaldoon Alaswad, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Allison Dupont, Srihari Naidu, Magnus Ohman, L. Christian Napp, William O’Neill, and Mir B. Basir

Objectives This study sought to evaluate the differences in cardiogenic shock patient characteristics in trial patients and real-life patients.

15 febrero 2022

Balloon-Expandable Cheatham-Platinum Stents Versus Self-Expandable Nitinol Stents in Coarctation of Aorta: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Parham Sadeghipour, Bahram Mohebbi, Ata Firouzi, Zahra Khajali, Sedigheh Saedi, Omid Shafe, Hamid Reza Pouraliakbar, Mohammad Javad Alemzadeh-Ansari, Shabnam Shahdi, Niloufar Samiei, Anita Sadeghpour, Mohammadreza Babaei, Behshid Ghadrdoost, Arya Afrooghe, Mehrad Rokni, Mohammad Amin Dabbagh Ohadi, Zahra Hosseini, Seifollah Abdi, Majid Maleki, Hossein-Ali Bassiri, Stephan Haulon, and Jamal Moosavi

Objectives This study sought to compare the safety and efficacy of the balloon-expandable stent (BES) and the self-expandable stent (SES) in the endovascular treatment of coarctation of aorta.

15 febrero 2022

Treatment of Resistant Hypertension With Endovascular Baroreflex Amplification: 3-Year Results From the CALM-FIM Study

Monique E.A.M. van Kleef, Chandan M. Devireddy, Jan van der Heyden, Mark C. Bates, George L. Bakris, Gregg W. Stone, Bryan Williams, Wilko Spiering, and on behalf of the CALM-FIM Investigators

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term (3-year) safety and effectiveness of endovascular baroreflex amplification (EVBA) from both the European and American CALM-FIM cohorts.

15 febrero 2022

Validation of the VARC-3 Technical Success Definition in Patients Undergoing TAVR

Daijiro Tomii, Taishi Okuno, Dik Heg, Jonas Lanz, Fabien Praz, Stefan Stortecky, Stephan Windecker, and Thomas Pilgrim

Objectives The authors aimed to investigate the rates, predictors, and prognostic impact of technical success in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

15 febrero 2022

Balloon-Expandable Valve for Treatment of Evolut Valve Failure: Implications on Neoskirt Height and Leaflet Overhang

Mariama Akodad, Stephanie Sellers, Uri Landes, David Meier, Gilbert H.L. Tang, Hemal Gada, Toby Rogers, Michael Caskey, Bruce Rutkin, Rishi Puri, Joshua Rovin, Jonathon Leipsic, Lars Sondergaard, Kendra J. Grubb, Patrick Gleason, Kshitija Garde, Hatem Tadros, Sebastian Teodoru, David A. Wood, John G. Webb, and Janarthanan Sathananthan

Objectives This study sought to determine the degree of Evolut (Medtronic) leaflet pinning, diameter expansion, leaflet overhang, and performance at different implant depths of the balloon-expandable Sapien 3 (S3, Edwards Lifesciences LLC) transcatheter heart valve (THV) within the Evolut THV.

15 febrero 2022

Solving the Pulmonary Hypertension Paradox in Patients With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation by Employing Artificial Intelligence

Vera Fortmeier, Mark Lachmann, Maria I. Körber, Matthias Unterhuber, Moritz von Scheidt, Elena Rippen, Gerhard Harmsen, Muhammed Gerçek, Kai Peter Friedrichs, Fabian Roder, Tanja K. Rudolph, Shinsuke Yuasa, Michael Joner, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Stephan Baldus, Roman Pfister, Philipp Lurz, and Volker Rudolph

Objectives This study aimed to improve echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients presenting with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR).

15 febrero 2022

Age-Related Outcomes After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in Patients With Heart Failure: Analysis From COAPT

Chris Song, Mahesh V. Madhavan, JoAnn Lindenfeld, William T. Abraham, Saibal Kar, D. Scott Lim, Paul A. Grayburn, Samir R. Kapadia, Lak N. Kotinkaduwa, Michael J. Mack, and Gregg W. Stone

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the impact of age on outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) from the COAPT (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation) trial.

15 febrero 2022

Management and Outcome of Failed Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Plasty: Insight From an International Registry

Antonio Mangieri, Francesco Melillo, Claudio Montalto, Paolo Denti, Fabien Praz, Alessandra Sala, Mirjam G. Winkel, Maurizio Taramasso, Ana Paula Tagliari, Neil P. Fam, Antonio Popolo Rubbio, Federico De Marco, Francesco Bedogni, Stefan Toggweiler, Joachim Schofer, Christina Brinkmann, Horst Sievert, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Joris F. Ooms, Jean-Michel Paradis, Josep Rodés-Cabau, Eric Brochet, Dominique Himbert, Leor Perl, Ran Kornowski, Alfonso Ielasi, Damiano Regazzoli, Luca Baldetti, Giulia Masiero, Giuseppe Tarantini, Azeem Latib, Alessandra Laricchia, Angie Gattas, Didier Tchetchè, Nicolas Dumonteil, Giannini Francesco, Eustachio Agricola, Matteo Montorfano, Philipp Lurz, Gabriele Crimi, Francesco Maisano, and Antonio Colombo

Objectives This study evaluated the incidence, management, and outcome of patients who experienced MitraClip (Abbott Vascular) failure secondary to loss of leaflet insertion (LLI), single leaflet detachment (SLD), or embolization.

15 febrero 2022

Thrombotic Risk and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Revascularization Deferral After Fractional Flow Reserve Assessment

Yasutsugu Shiono, Shoichi Kuramitsu, Hitoshi Matsuo, Kazunori Horie, Hiroaki Takashima, Hidenobu Terai, Yuetsu Kikuta, Takayuki Ishihara, Tatsuya Saigusa, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Nobuhiro Suematsu, Taku Asano, Kenichi Tsujita, Katsuhiko Masamura, Tatsuki Doijiri, Fumitoshi Toyota, Manabu Ogita, Tairo Kurita, Akiko Matsuo, Ken Harada, Kenji Yaginuma, Shinjo Sonoda, Atsushi Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Yokoi, Nobuhiro Tanaka, and on behalf of the J-CONFIRM Registry Investigators

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of thrombotic risk on the occurrence of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease with deferred revascularization after fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements.

15 febrero 2022

Effect of Wire Jailing at Side Branch in 1-Stent Strategy for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

Yeon-Jik Choi, Seung-Jun Lee, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Sung-Jin Hong, Chul-Min Ahn, Jung-Sun Kim, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Hyo-Soo Kim, Woo Jung Chun, Seung-Ho Hur, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung Hwan Han, Seung-Woon Rha, In-Ho Chae, Jin-Ok Jeong, Jung Ho Heo, Junghan Yoon, Do-Sun Lim, Jong-Seon Park, Kwang Soo Cha, Doo-Il Kim, Sang Yeub Lee, Kiyuk Chang, Byung-Hee Hwang, So-Yeon Choi, Myung Ho Jeong, Ki-Hong Choi, Young-Bin Song, Soon-Jun Hong, Joon-Hyung Doh, Bon-Kwon Koo, Myeong-Ki Hong, and Yangsoo Jang

Objectives This study aimed to determine whether side branch (SB) wire jailing before main vessel (MV) stenting could prevent SB occlusion after the 1-stent strategy for bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention.

15 marzo 2022

Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke—The Role of Interventional Cardiologists: A Prospective Single-Center Study

Krystian Wita, Andrzej Kułach, Katarzyna Wilkosz, Maciej Wybraniec, Wojciech Wojakowski, Wacław Kuczmik, Michał Lelek, Witold Tomalski, Andrzej Ochała, Urszula Uchwat, and Anetta Lasek-Bal

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the safety and outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) performed at a stroke center by interventional cardiologists (ICs) compared with other interventionists. The primary endpoint was functional independence of stroke survivors (modified Rankin scale score 0-2) at 3 months. The secondary endpoints included recanalization rate, reduction in stroke severity, and 3-month mortality.

15 marzo 2022

The Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound on Femoropopliteal Artery Endovascular Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Richard B. Allan, Phillip J. Puckridge, J. Ian Spark, and Christopher L. Delaney

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether the addition of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance during femoropopliteal artery interventions reduced the rate of binary restenosis within 12 months compared with angiographic guidance alone.

15 marzo 2022

The PARTNER 3 Bicuspid Registry for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Surgical-Risk Patients

Mathew R. Williams, Hasan Jilaihawi, Raj Makkar, William W. O’Neill, Robert Guyton, S. Chris Malaisrie, David L. Brown, Philipp Blanke, Jonathon A. Leipsic, Philippe Pibarot, Rebecca T. Hahn, Martin B. Leon, David J. Cohen, Jeroen J. Bax, Susheel K. Kodali, Michael J. Mack, Michael Lu, and John G. Webb

Objectives The study compared 1-year outcomes between transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) morphology and clinically similar patients having tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) morphology.

15 marzo 2022

Propensity-Matched 1-Year Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Bicuspid and Tricuspid Patients

G. Michael Deeb, Michael J. Reardon, Basel Ramlawi, Steven J. Yakubov, Stan J. Chetcuti, Neal S. Kleiman, Abeel A. Mangi, Firas Zahr, Howard K. Song, Hemal Gada, Mubashir Mumtaz, John Heiser, William Merhi, C. Patrick Murrah, Thomas Noel, Merick Kirshner, Timothy Byrne, Saki Ito, Jian Huang, and John K. Forrest

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare 1-year outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in low surgical risk patients with bicuspid aortic stenosis to patients with tricuspid aortic stenosis.

15 marzo 2022

Risk Assessment of Coronary Obstruction During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights From Post-BASILICA Computed Tomography

Mitsunobu Kitamura, Johannes Wilde, Oliver Dumpies, Ines Richter, Danilo Obradovic, Christian Krieghoff, Robin F. Gohmann, Nicolas Majunke, Steffen Desch, Matthias Gutberlet, Michael Borger, Mohamed Marwan, Holger Thiele, David Holzhey, and Mohamed Abdel-Wahab

Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the predictive value of preprocedural computed tomography (CT)–based risk stratification of coronary obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on the basis of geometric measurements on postprocedural CT.