Optimal Implantation Depth Not Met in Majority of TAVR Procedures
Optimal implantation depth was found to be achieved in <30% of transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures.
Interventional
Tip Detection Method With New IVUS-Based 3D Wiring Facilitates CTO Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
A tip detection method using a newly developed intravascular ultrasound-based three-dimensional wiring was found to superior to conventional method for chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention.
Consensus Recommendations and Requirements for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Intervention
Members of 4 societies published a consensus system of care document containing operator and institutional recommendations and requirements for transcatheter mitral valve interventions.
Recall of Pacemaker in November 2015 Was Delayed Unnecessarily
Recall of a cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker, which occurred in November 2015, was delayed unnecessarily.
Risk Score for Predicting Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection
Age, reduced renal function, immunocompromised status, prior procedures, and procedure type were found to represent independent predictors of risk of developing a cardiac implantable electronic device infection.
Complete Revascularization Beneficial in STEMI and Multivessel Disease
Among patients with STEMI and multivessel disease, the benefit of complete revascularization over culprit-lesion only PCI was consistent irrespective of the investigator-determined timing of nonculprit lesion intervention.
No Anaphylaxis Risk in Cardiac Catheterization With Beta-Blockers or ACE Inhibitors
Findings do not support the contention that patients undergoing cardiac catheterization should have their beta blockers or ACE inhibitors suspended.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Improves Right Ventricular Function
Researchers demonstrated that left ventricular unloading with transcatheter aortic valve replacement is associated with acute improvements in right ventricular function and right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling.
Subcutaneous ICD Performance Similar With, Without Structural Heart Disease
Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is a feasible option not only in patients without structural but also in a selected patient collective with structural heart disease.
Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve May Be Safe
Implantation of the self-expanding Biovalve transcatheter heart valve for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis was deemed to be safe, with clinical outcomes similar to those of other first-generation devices designed for the same indication.
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