In ‐hospital outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in non‐teaching hospitals
ConclusionsTAVR conferred similar in ‐hospital mortality and major peri‐procedural complications compared with SAVR in non‐teaching hospitals. For those with limited access to teaching hospitals, non‐teaching hospitals appear to be a reasonable option for candidates of aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis. (Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions)
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tomo Ando, Oluwole Adegbala, Pedro A. Villablanca, Alexandros Briasoulis, Hisato Takagi, Cindy L. Grines, Theodore Schreiber, Tamim Nazif, Susheel Kodali, Luis Afonso Tags: VALVULAR AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES Source Type: research

Modified delivery of SAPIEN 3 valve in the pulmonary position: Evolution of technique or dire need?
We report a novel delivery technique for the Sapien S3 valve which has greatly simplified valve delivery into the RVOT and may potentially reduce the risk of tricuspid valve injury. (Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions)
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Shabana Shahanavaz, Toby Rockefeller, Ramzi Nicolas, David Balzer Tags: PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Source Type: research

Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe acute aortic regurgitation following open mitral valve surgery
We describe the first use of TAVR to treat iatrogenic severe acute pure aortic incompetence following mitral valve surgery. A 71 ‐year‐old gentleman developed life‐threatening acute aortic regurgitation (AR) within hours of a very challenging fifth open heart mitral valve replacement. Careful inspection of echocardiographic and computed tomographic imaging identified the cause as a disrupted left coronary cusp at the co mmissure caused by the surgical mitral annular reconstruction. Medical management with afterload reduction failed with recurrent pulmonary edema, and a sixth open heart surgery was deemed prohibitivel...
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Roberto Spina, Omar Khalique, Susheel Kodali, Vinayak N. Bapat Tags: VALVULAR AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES Source Type: research

Safety of catheter ‐based radiofrequency renal denervation on branch renal arteries in a porcine model
ConclusionsRF ‐RDN on branch RA was safe in a porcine model, with stenosis‐free healing of treated arteries and negligible kidney damage at 7, 30, and 90 days. (Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions)
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Atsushi Sakaoka, Serge D. Rousselle, Hitomi Hagiwara, Armando Tellez, Brad Hubbard, Kenichi Sakakura Tags: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE Source Type: research

CYP2C19 pharmacogenetics versus standard of care dosing for selecting antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery disease: A meta ‐analysis of randomized clinical trials
ConclusionIn patients undergoing stent implantation, MACE with genotype ‐guided therapy was not significantly reduced; however, there was a signal towards reduction of MACE in ACS patients, as well as a lower rate of MI, though this will require further confirmation in adequately powered trials. (Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions)
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 7, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Babikir Kheiri, Mohammed Osman, Ahmed Abdalla, Tarek Haykal, Pranay V. Pandrangi, Adam Chahine, Sahar Ahmed, Khansa Osman, Ghassan Bachuwa, Mustafa Hassan, Deepak L. Bhatt Tags: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Source Type: research

Initial experience of a large, self ‐expanding, and fully recapturable transcatheter aortic valve: The UK & Ireland Implanters ’ registry
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 5, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Cameron Dowling, Sami Firoozi, Niamh Doyle, Daniel J. Blackman, Christopher J. Malkin, Michael S. Cunnington, Smriti Saraf, Mamta H. Buch, Richard Levy, Saqib Chowdhary, Mark S. Spence, Ganesh Manoharan, Colum G. Owens, Paul F. Brennan, Davi Source Type: research

“How can SCAI and industry partners increase adherence and educate interventionalists on optimal medical therapy?”
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 5, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sammy Elmariah, Sunil V. Rao, Cindy L. Grines, Kirk N. Garratt, Ronald P. Caputo, Timothy D. Henry, Srihari S. Naidu, And the members of the SCAI 2018 Think Tank Consortium:, Narinder Bhalla, Bill Gagliardi, John Venditto Source Type: research

Prognostic significance, angiographic characteristics and impact of antithrombotic and anticoagulant therapy on outcomes in high versus low grade coronary artery ectasia: A long ‐term follow‐up study
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 5, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Prasad Gunasekaran, Dusan Stanojevic, Taylor Drees, John Fritzlen, Megan Haghnegahdar, Matthew McCullough, Rajat Barua, Ashwani Mehta, Eric Hockstad, Mark Wiley, Matthew Earnest, Peter Tadros, Randall Genton, Kamal Gupta Source Type: research

A randomized, controlled, multi ‐center trial of the efficacy and safety of the Occlutech Figulla Flex‐II Occluder compared to the Amplatzer Septal Occluder for transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 5, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Damien Kenny, Andreas Eicken, Ingo D ähnert, Younes Boudjemline, Horst Sievert, Martin BE Schneider, Tommaso Gori, Ziyad M. Hijazi, for the Investigators Source Type: research

Minimizing radiographic contrast administration during coronary angiography using a novel contrast reduction system: A multicenter observational study of the DyeVert ™ plus contrast reduction system
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 5, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hitinder S. Gurm, Kreton Mavromatis, Barry Bertolet, Dean J. Kereiakes, Amit P. Amin, Atman P. Shah, George S. Hanzel, Siddhartha Rao, Joseph L. Thomas, Gautam Kumar Source Type: research

Guidewire fracture during orbital atherectomy for peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 2, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nicholas Isom, Reza Masoomi, Axel Thors, Matthew Bunte, Anand Prasad, Kirk Hance, Kamal Gupta Source Type: research

Melody valve in mitral position: Complete fracture causing acute mitral stenosis in a child
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - October 31, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Brandon D. Morrical, Joseph A. Dearani, Allison K. Cabalka Source Type: research

Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug ‐coated balloon‐only strategy in stable coronary artery disease and in acute coronary syndromes: An all‐comers registry study
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - October 31, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sanna Uskela, Jussi M. K ärkkäinen, Jaakko Eränen, Antti Siljander, Pirjo Mäntylä, Juha Mustonen, Tuomas T. Rissanen Source Type: research

A word of caution using self ‐expanding transcatheter aortic valve‐frame infolding
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - October 31, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Itsik Ben ‐Dor, Toby Rogers, Lowell F. Satler, Ron Waksman Source Type: research

A novel unembalmed human cadaveric limb model for assessing conformational changes in self ‐expanding nitinol stents in the popliteal artery
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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - October 26, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Eric Shurtleff, Mariam Vanderhyde, Fallon Fitzwater, Reza Masoomi, Lorin Maletsky, Pamela Thomas, Karthik Vamanan, Kamal Gupta Source Type: research