JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
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JACC Cardiovasc Interv · Aug 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study2-year clinical follow-up from the randomized comparison of biolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer and sirolimus-eluting stents with durable polymer in routine clinical practice.
This study sought to investigate safety and efficacy of biolimus-eluting stents (BES) with biodegradable polymer as compared with sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) with durable polymer through 2 years of follow-up. ⋯ At 2 years of follow-up, the unrestricted use of BES with a biodegradable polymer maintained a similar safety and efficacy profile as SES with a durable polymer. (Limus Eluted From a Durable Versus Erodable Stent Coating [LEADERS]; NCT00389220).
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JACC Cardiovasc Interv · Aug 2011
Transfemoral aortic valve implantation new criteria to predict vascular complications.
This study sought to evaluate the incidence, impact, and predictors of vascular complications in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). ⋯ Vascular complications in transfemoral TAVI are relatively frequent. VARC major vascular complications increase 30-day mortality and are predicted by experience, femoral calcification, and SFAR. Routine application of SFAR will improve patient selection for transfemoral TAVI and may improve outcome.
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JACC Cardiovasc Interv · Aug 2011
Clinical experience with percutaneous left ventricular transapical access for interventions in structural heart defects a safe access and secure exit.
This study sought to evaluate the safety of percutaneous direct left ventricular access for interventional procedures. ⋯ With meticulous planning, transapical puncture is safe. The transapical access provides a more direct approach to the LV targets for intervention and leads to a significant decrease in the procedural and fluoroscopy times. Device closure of the direct LV access site is a reliable and safe method of hemostasis. Placement of a closure device should be considered if sheaths larger than 5-F are used. Although we used this technique only for paravalvular leak and LV pseudoaneurysm closure, it may have application for other percutaneous structural heart interventions.