A study STACCATO was performed to compare transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation in comparaison to surgical aortic valve replacement on elderly patients. The study was made on 70 instead of 200 patients plan due to safety situation. The primary end point was made of death, renal failure at 30 days and stroke. The primary end point … Continue reading Surgical is superior to TAVI transapical procedure
It was presented during the TCT conference the results of the Cohort A of the PARTNER trial in which the study achieved the primary end points at one year. The conclusing idincates that trascatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is cost effective and improves the quality of patient life for those with severe aortic stenosis who … Continue reading Patient survival with TAVI is equivalent to surgical
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) reduce improves patient survival rate according to PARTNER trial cohort B results presented during the last TCT congress in 2011. The study was a pivotal with patient that can’t be operated due to severe aortic stenosis and which have been treat with Sapien transcatheter aortic valve. The study demonstrates on … Continue reading Transcatheter aortic valve implantation reduce mortality rate
ST elavation acute coronary syndrome patients will have a greater therapy outcome when treat via radial access in comparison to femoral approach. These are the conclusions of a randomized study made between 2009 and 2011 in Italy in four centers enrolling 1.001 STEMI patients. Patients with acute acute coronary syndrome have a high mortality potential when associated with bleeding complications. … Continue reading STEMI patient will have the therapy benefits when treat via radial access
The use of drug eluting balloon will moderate scar artery tissue when in-stent restenosis patient case. In fact the balloon coating is biodegradable and will disintegrates within one day. The study was made on 26 women and 58 mens between 2009 and 2010 who were revascularized with a drug-eluting balloon. The drug used was pactlitaxed. … Continue reading Scar tissue are reduced with the use of drug-eluting balloon
FFR (Fractional Flow Reserve) and iFR (Instantaneous Wave- Free Ratio) are knowned technolgies used to mesure the patient stenosis. Recent investigation indicates that results achieved by iFR has better results when compared to FFR since it is a cut down on time, cost, operation complexity of the procedure. Moreover it will eliminate the use of adenosine … Continue reading Independent Index of Stenosis Severity From Coronary Wave–Intensity
Stents are used during a coronary angioplasty operation. The operation helps to relieve blockages or narrowing of arteries.
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