The British Journal of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The near-immediate or instant feedback learning process by which the heart responds to any new invasive procedural variation facilitates each new change; be it drug-eluting stent, drug-coated balloon, or both in different combinations and permutations.

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Stents Stent Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Infarction 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Subacute stent thrombosis (ST) is related to high rates of cardiac reinfarction. The patient’s chest pain (CP) was not alleviated with initial revascularization of his left circumflex (LCx) ST, requiring PCI to his right coronary artery (RCA) chronic total occlusion (CTO).

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Chest Pain Coronary Artery Disease Angioplasty Thrombosis 40

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 21, 2024

If the FFR normalizes after stenting, the restenosis rates at six months is less than 5%. Since the FFR wire can be used for guiding balloon catheters and stents, it is easy to make post procedure measurements without any additional effort. Routine FFR measurement probably lead to more judicious use of stents and improved outcomes.

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Myocardial Infarction Coronary Artery Disease Stents Stent 52

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

AUGUST 22, 2024

Data were extracted from published reports and quality assessment was performed per Cochrane recommendations. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager (Cochrane collaboration).

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Myocardial Infarction Thrombosis Stents Stent 40

Cardiology Update

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In the early years of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), studies indicated a heightened risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), involving outcomes such as death, Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI), stent thrombosis, and repeat revascularization.

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Myocardial Infarction Coronary Artery Disease Thrombosis Research 52

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Although there is a favorable trend for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), nonfatal AMI, cerebrovascular events, and major bleeding in the immediate non-culprit artery (-ies) PCI, those were statistically non-significant.

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Myocardial Infarction Ischemia Thrombosis Article 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

Old ‘NSTEMI’ A history of coronary artery disease and a stent to the same territory further increases pre-test likelihood of acute coronary occlusion, including in-stent thrombosis. The patient had a history of ‘NSTEMI’ a decade prior, with an RCA stent. Does this change your interpretation?

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Chest Pain STEMI Aneurysm Stents 102

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

You can easily imagine this patient getting one of several diagnoses -- vasospasm, MINOCA , pericarditis, or maybe even no diagnosis at all beyond "non-obstructive coronary artery disease." The operator documented thoughtful consideration of risks and benefits of stent placement.

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Plaque Stents Stent Chest Pain 66

Cardiology Update

APRIL 9, 2024

The primary non-inferiority endpoint was MACCE (a composite of cardiac death, MI, ischaemic stroke, stent thrombosis, or target vessel revascularisation). The results advocate for considering PCI as a treatment option for such plaques, potentially expanding the indications for PCI in coronary artery disease management.

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Myocardial Infarction Angina Aortic valve Coronary Artery Disease 52