Coronary protection in TAVI: use of the guide catheter extension system [PDF]
It was decided to perform transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in an 82-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis who had mitral and tricuspid mechanical prostheses, and no coronary lesions.
Georgina Fuertes Ferre +3 more
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Feasibility and safety of orbital atherectomy in uncrossable lesions [PDF]
To the Editor, Orbital atherectomy (OA) is a technique designed to treat non-dilatable calcified lesions in coronary arteries using the Diamondback 360 device (Abbott, United States), which consists of a 1.25 mm diamond-coated crown that enables ...
Jeremias Bayón +4 more
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Prognostic factors in drug-coated balloon interventions for treating the side branch of coronary bifurcation lesions [PDF]
To the Editor, Drug-coated balloons (DCB) have emerged as a promising strategy to treat coronary bifurcation lesions. Although the results of published studies are favorable, a significant clinical benefit has not yet been demonstrated, unlike the ...
José Valencia +5 more
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Association between Stable Coronary Artery Disease and In Vivo Thrombin Generation
Background. Thrombin has been implicated as a key molecule in atherosclerotic progression. Clinical evidence shows that thrombin generation is enhanced in atherosclerosis, but its role as a risk factor for coronary atherosclerotic burden has not been ...
Benjamin Valente-Acosta +9 more
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Results after implementation of the European protocol in the management of post-TAVI conduction disorders [PDF]
To the Editor, Currently, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the treatment of choice for most patients with severe aortic stenosis. Due to the anatomical proximity of the conduction system to the aortic valve, the development of cardiac ...
Domingo López Vázquez +5 more
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Efectividad de la terapia eléctrica en taquicardia supraventricular e inestabilidad hemodinámica
Introducción: La taquicardia supraventricular es una de las arritmias más frecuentes en adultos. Puede desarrollar compromiso hemodinámico que comprometa la vida. La cardioversión eléctrica es el tratamiento de elección y la tasa de éxito fluctúa entre el 90% y el 95% en población europea.
Franklin RÃos-Jaimes +2 more
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Cierre percutáneo de múltiples fugas paravalvulares de prótesis mitral
Varón de 66 años con antecedentes de reemplazo valvular mitral y aórtico en 1983. En 2005 se realizó un nuevo reemplazo valvular aórtico por disfunción protésica.
Marcelo Gómez Silva +5 more
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Percutaneous closure of multiple mitral paravalvular leaks
Sixty-six-year-old male patient with a past medical history of mitral and aortic valve replacement in 1983. Back in 2005 he underwent a new aortic valve replacement due to prosthetic valve dysfunction. In 2018, also due to prosthetic valve dysfunction, a
Marcelo Gómez Silva +5 more
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Papel del balón farmacoactivo en el tratamiento de la trombosis muy tardía de stent
Sr. Editor: La trombosis muy tardía del stent (aquella que aparece al menos 1 año después del implante) es una complicación poco frecuente, pero de enorme relevancia clínica, cuyos mecanismos fisiopatológicos han
José Valencia +5 more
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Repeated IVL therapy may be helpful in cases of rebel stent underexpansion, and it conveys the impression of being safe in the long term in relation to the integrity and effectiveness of drug‐eluting coronary stents. Abstract Coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is the latest developed technique available for stent underexpansion treatment ...
Jose Valencia +4 more
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