COMPLETE revascularization bests culprit only PCI at reducing death risk and MI recurrence: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTCOMPLETE revascularization bests culprit only Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) at reducing death risk and MI recurrence is a new ESC 2019...
Expert Alert: Mayo study finds repeat coronary artery bypass grafting improves long-term survival Hina Zahid23 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTExpert Alert: Mayo study finds repeat coronary artery bypass grafting improves long-term survival.When a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...
Intravascular lithotripsy before PCI in severe CAC patients effective and safe: Circulation Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTDelhi: Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) can be used to blast calcifications with a burst of acoustic energy in patients with severe coronary artery...
Can drop clopidogrel three months after PCI in high risk patients: EVOLVE trial Dr. Prem Aggarwal1 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTHigh risk elderly patients who receive Synergy everolimus-eluting stents can, if needed, safely stop taking their P2Y12 inhibitor at 3 months and...
In left Main disease, PCI or CABG have similar composite outcomes at five years, finds ECXEL trial Hina Zahid2 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTIn left Main disease, PCI or CABG have similar composite outcomes at five years, finds ECXEL trial. Five-year data from the large-scale randomized...
Onyx one stent with one month of DAPT non inferior to biofreedom stent in high risk patients Dr. Prem Aggarwal2 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn PCI patients at high risk for bleeding, a polymer-based DES combined with 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) imay confer better angiographic...
Everolimus-eluting Stent with 4 months DAPT effective and safe after PCI in uLMCA: IDEAL-LM trial Dr. Prem Aggarwal7 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTEverolimus-eluting Stent with Shortened DAPT is Safe and Effective for PCI in Patients with Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease finds...
Ticagrelor monotherapy after 1 month of DAPT good enough after multivessel PCI: JACC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTThere is no absolute clarity on the duration of antiplatelet therapy after angioplasty in patients with multiple vessel disease. Moreover, the data on...
Women at increased bleeding risk after PCI compared to men, confirms JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTDelhi: Sex may impact patient outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a recent study published in the JAMA Cardiology journal has...
Stopping Aspirin after 3 months of DAPT okay in high risk patients: TWILIGHT Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTSubgroup analysis of ticagrelor alone versus ticagrelor + aspirin in NSTE-ACS after PCI found less clinically relevant bleeding; similar rates of...
Ticagrelor not entirely safe, linked to major bleeding in ACS patients after PCI: JAMA Dr. Prem Aggarwal14 Jan 2020 9:00 PM ISTCanada: The use of ticagrelor -- which is recommended over clopidogrel in AHA/ACC guidelines— increases major bleeding and dyspnea in acute coronary...
CABG superior to PCI for left main coronary artery disease, confirms NOBLE trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTPCI is associated with inferior clinical outcomes compared to CABG in patients with left main coronary artery disease, reveal 5-year data from the...
