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d'Entremont MA, Alrashidi S, Seto AH, Nguyen P, Marquis-Gravel G, Abu-Fadel MS, Juergens C, Tessier P, Lemaire-Paquette S, Heenan L, Skuriat E, Tyrwhitt J, Couture ÉL, Bérubé S, Jolly SS. Ultrasound guidance for transfemoral access in coronary procedures: an individual participant-level data metaanalysis from the femoral ultrasound trialist collaboration. EUROINTERVENTION 2024; 20:66-74. [PMID: 37800723 PMCID: PMC10758987 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-22-00809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Randomised controlled trials of ultrasound (US)-guided transfemoral access (TFA) for coronary procedures have shown mixed results. AIMS We aimed to compare US-guided versus non-US-guided TFA from randomised data in an individual participant-level data (IPD) meta-analysis. METHODS We completed a systematic review and an IPD meta-analysis of all randomised controlled trials comparing US-guided versus non-US-guided TFA for coronary procedures. We performed a one-stage mixed-model meta-analysis using the intention-to-treat population from included trials. The primary outcome was a composite of major vascular complications or major bleeding within 30 days. RESULTS A total of 2,441 participants (1,208 US-guided, 1,233 non-US-guided) from 4 randomised clinical trials were included. The mean age was 65.5 years, 27.0% were female, and 34.5% underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention. The incidence of major vascular complications or major bleeding (34/1,208 [2.8%] vs 55/1,233 [4.5%]; odds ratio [OR] 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.39-0.94; p=0.026) was lower in the US-guided TFA group. In the prespecified subgroup of participants who received a vascular closure device, those randomised to US-guided TFA experienced a reduction in the primary outcome (2.1% vs 5.6%; OR 0.36, 95% CI: 0.19-0.69), while no benefit for US guidance was observed in the subgroup without vascular closure devices (4.1% vs 3.3%; OR 1.21, 95% CI: 0.65-2.26; interaction p=0.009). CONCLUSIONS In participants undergoing coronary procedures by TFA, US guidance decreased the composite outcome of major vascular complications or bleeding and may be especially helpful when using vascular closure devices.
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- Marc-André d'Entremont
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK, USA and University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
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- Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Heidary Moghadam R, Mohammadi A, Salari N, Ahmed A, Shohaimi S, Mohammadi M. The prevalence of bleeding after percutaneous coronary interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian Heart J 2024; 76:16-21. [PMID: 38216122 PMCID: PMC10964472 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2024.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Bleeding is a common complication associated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of bleeding after PCI through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS The systematic review and meta-analysis covered the period from 1989 to 2023. Multiple databases, including Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Sciences (WoS), MagIran, Scientific Information Database (SID), and Google Scholar, were searched using validated keywords with MeSH and Emtree. The I2 index was used to check for heterogeneity among studies. RESULTS The review of 8 studies, with a sample size of 397,298 participants, showed high heterogeneity (I2: 97.8 %). Therefore, the random effects method was used to analyze the results. The prevalence of bleeding after intervention in percutaneous coronary arteries was reported to be 4.4 % (95%CI: 2-9.1). CONCLUSION This meta-analysis showed a significant prevalence of bleeding after PCI, highlighting the need for health policymakers to pay more attention to the complications associated with PCI. Interventional cardiologists should consider the effective factors in these bleeding and how to treat and control them due to the importance of this complication.
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- Reza Heidary Moghadam
- Department of Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Medical Biology Research Centre, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Department of Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran.
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Sandoval Y, Basir MB, Lemor A, Lichaa H, Alasnag M, Dupont A, Hirst C, Kearney KE, Kaki A, Smith TD, Vallabhajosyula S, Kayssi A, Firstenberg MS, Truesdell AG. Optimal Large-Bore Femoral Access, Indwelling Device Management, and Vascular Closure for Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support. Am J Cardiol 2023; 206:262-276. [PMID: 37717476 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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- Yader Sandoval
- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Center for Coronary Artery Disease, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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- Cardiac Center, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiology, Ascension St. John Hospital-Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Cardiology, Ascension St. John Hospital-Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
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- The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Findlay MC, Baker CM, Childs S, Gautam D, Salah WK, Bounajem M, Joyce E, Budohoski KP, Kilburg C, Alexander MD, Taussky P, Grandhi R. Analysis of treatment cost differences in patients undergoing femoral versus radial access in outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriograms. Interv Neuroradiol 2023:15910199231207408. [PMID: 37817545 DOI: 10.1177/15910199231207408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriograms are the most common procedure in neuroendovascular surgery, and the use of transradial access for these studies is growing. Although transradial access has been associated with lower hospital costs for elective diagnostic and interventional neuroendovascular procedures, no study has compared transfemoral access and transradial access costs for a homogenous population of patients undergoing outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriogram. METHODS In this single-center retrospective study, the Value Driven Outcomes database was used to evaluate treatment costs for patients who underwent outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriogram from January 2019 to December 2022. Propensity-score matching was performed to reduce confounders. Costs from each encounter were subcategorized into imaging, supplies, pharmacy, procedures, labs, and facility costs. RESULTS After matching, 337 patients each for transradial access and transfemoral access were available for analysis. A total of 118,992 cost data points were associated with all encounters. Overall, per-visit costs were 15.2% cheaper for patients who underwent transradial access versus transfemoral access (p < 0.001). Most of the cost difference was due to supplies (35.2% cost difference, p < 0.001) and procedure costs (9.3% cost difference, p < 0.001). No statistical differences were observed between the two approaches in imaging, pharmacy, labs, and facility costs (all p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Costs for outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriogram were lower in patients who underwent transradial access versus transfemoral access because of supply and procedure costs. Understanding reasons for cost differences in common procedures is important for creating strategies to reduce overall healthcare costs. Additionally, addressing the cost differences of newer techniques may increase the likelihood that they are more readily implemented by hospitals and providers.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Shah T, Abu-Much A, Batchelor WB, Grines CL, Baron SJ, Zhou Z, Li Y, Maini AS, Redfors B, Hussain Y, Wollmuth JR, Basir MB, O'Neill WW, Lansky AJ. Sex Differences in pLVAD-Assisted High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROTECT III Study. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023:S1936-8798(23)00806-3. [PMID: 37409991 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior studies have found that female patients have worse outcomes following high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (HRPCI). OBJECTIVES The authors sought to evaluate sex-based differences in patient and procedural characteristics, clinical outcomes, and safety of Impella-supported HRPCI in the PROTECT III study. METHODS We evaluated sex-based differences in the PROTECT III study; a prospective, multicenter, observational study of patients undergoing Impella-supported HRPCI. The primary outcome was 90-day major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE)-the composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke/transient ischemic attack, and repeat revascularization. RESULTS From March 2017 to March 2020, 1,237 patients (27% female) were enrolled. Female patients were older, more often Black, more often anemic, and had more prior strokes and worse renal function, but higher ejection fractions compared to male patients. Preprocedural SYNTAX score was similar between sexes (28.0 ± 12.3). Female patients were more likely to present with acute myocardial infarction (40.7% vs 33.2%; P = 0.02) and more often had femoral access used for PCI and nonfemoral access used for Impella device implantation. Female patients had higher rates of immediate PCI-related coronary complications (4.2% vs 2.1%; P = 0.004) and a greater drop in SYNTAX score post-procedure (-22.6 vs -21.0; P = 0.04). There were no sex differences in 90-day MACCE, vascular complications requiring surgery, major bleeding, or acute limb ischemia. After adjustment using propensity matching and multivariable regression, immediate PCI-related complications was the only safety or clinical outcome that was significantly different by sex. CONCLUSIONS In this study, rates of 90-day MACCE compared favorably to prior cohorts of HRPCI patients and there was no significant sex differences. (The PROTECT III Study is a substudy of The Global cVAD Study [cVAD]; NCT04136392).
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- Tayyab Shah
- Division of Cardiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Inova Center of Outcomes Research, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Center for Structural Heart Disease, Division of Cardiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Structural Heart Disease, Division of Cardiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Barts Heart Centre, London and Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
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Arman HE, Ali SA, Zenisek J, Patidar KR, Orman E, Elsner N, Ofner S, Li X, Kubal C, Frick K. Assessment of Vascular and Valvular Calcification Improves Screening for Coronary Artery Disease Before Liver Transplantation. Am J Cardiol 2023; 191:23-31. [PMID: 36623410 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with cirrhosis who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) evaluation and stress echocardiogram (echo) has a low sensitivity in these patients. This study aimed to assess the impact of vascular and valvular calcification on the ability to identify CAD before OLT. We performed a case-control study of 88 patients with and 97 without obstructive CAD who underwent OLT evaluation. All patients had a preoperative stress echo, abdominal computed tomography, and cardiac catheterization. A series of nested logistic regression models of CAD were fit by adding independent variables of vascular (including coronary) calcification, aortic and mitral valve calcification, age, gender, and history of diabetes mellitus requiring insulin to a baseline model of abnormal stress echo. Compared with stress echo alone, identification of the presence or absence of vascular and valvular calcification on routine preoperative computed tomography and echo improved the diagnostic performance for the detection of CAD based on coronary angiogram when combined with stress echo in patients with cirrhosis who underwent OLT evaluation (area under the curve 0.58 vs 0.73, p <0.001), which is even further improved when age, gender, and history of diabetes mellitus requiring insulin are considered (area under the curve 0.58 vs 0.80, p <0.001). Achieving target heart rate (p = 0.92) or rate-pressure product >25,000 (p = 0.63) did not improve the ability of stress echo to identify CAD. In conclusion, the use of abdominal vascular, coronary artery, and valvular calcification, along with stress echo, improves the ability to identify and rule out obstructive CAD before OLT compared with stress echo alone.
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- Huseyin E Arman
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Gouëffic Y, McWilliams RG, Burton HE, Verin N. Costs and budget impact of collagen-based vascular closure device versus manual compression following peripheral endovascular procedures. Ann Vasc Surg 2023:S0890-5096(23)00097-3. [PMID: 36870564 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the annual costs and budget impact of using a vascular closure device to achieve haemostasis following femoral access endovascular procedures in England, compared with manual compression. METHODS A budget impact model was developed in Microsoft® Excel, based on the estimated number of peripheral endovascular procedures eligible for day-case management performed annually by the National Health Service in England. The clinical effectiveness of vascular closure devices was captured based on the requirement for inpatient stays and the incidence of complications. Data for endovascular procedures, time to haemostasis, length of hospital stay, and complications were collected from public sources and the published literature. There were no patients involved in this study. Model outcomes are reported as estimated number of bed days and annual costs to the National Health Service for all peripheral endovascular procedures in England, and the average cost per procedure. The robustness of the model was tested in a sensitivity analysis. RESULTS The model estimated savings for the National Health Service of up to £4.5 million annually if vascular closure devices were used in every procedure instead of manual compression. The model estimated an average cost saving of £176 per procedure for vascular closure devices over manual compression, primarily due to fewer inpatient stays. The sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the proportion of day-case procedures for vascular closure devices and manual compression was a key driver of costs and savings. CONCLUSIONS The use of vascular closure devices for achieving haemostasis after peripheral endovascular procedures may be associated with lower resource use and cost burden, compared with manual compression, based on shorter time to haemostasis and ambulation and an increased likelihood of a day-case procedure.
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- Y Gouëffic
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Groupement hospitalier Paris St Joseph, Paris, France.
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- Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- DRG Abacus, part of Clarivate, London, UK
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- Terumo Europe N.V, Leuven, Belgium
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Chang DH, Dumanski SM, Ahmed SB. Female sex-specific considerations to improve rigor and reproducibility in cardiovascular research. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2023; 324:H279-H287. [PMID: 36563011 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00462.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. Despite recognition of sex-specific differences in cardiovascular health, females are underrepresented across all aspects of cardiovascular research, playing a key role in reducing rigor and reproducibility in cardiovascular research and contributing to these poorer health outcomes. Therefore, we propose a framework to capture factors associated with the female sex at the preclinical, recruitment, data collection, and data analysis stages. In preclinical cardiovascular research, female experimental models are commonly excluded despite similar variability in findings compared with males. To reduce this sex bias, the inclusion of female models and the incorporation of sex as a biological variable are critical to improve reproducibility and inform clinical research and care. Although funding agencies have mandated the inclusion of women in clinical trials, greater efforts are needed to achieve optimal participation-to-prevalence ratio to increase the generalizability of results to real-world settings. Female participants face more stringent exclusion criteria in research compared with males owing to sex-specific factors. However, their routine exclusion from cardiovascular research is not only unethical but limits generalizability and applicability to clinical practice. Identifying sex assigned at birth, collecting information on female sex-specific and -predominant factors associated with cardiovascular health and risk, and stratifying data by sex, including adverse events, are essential to ensure reproducibility and relevance of findings to target populations. Increasing female representation and the incorporation of female sex-specific cardiovascular risk factors in cardiovascular research will not only lead to enhanced rigor and reproducibility but improved cardiovascular health for all.
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- Danica H Chang
- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Nadjiri J, Geith T, Mühlmann M, Waggershauser T, Paprottka PM. Safety of sheathless vascular access using braided 4 F selective catheters for common body interventions - a retrospective study. CVIR Endovasc 2023; 6:6. [PMID: 36795179 PMCID: PMC9935754 DOI: 10.1186/s42155-023-00350-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Besides other factors, complication rate of transarterial interventions depends on the size of the vascular access. Therefore, the vascular access is mostly chosen as small as possible while still allowing all planned parts of the intervention. This retrospective analysis is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of sheathless arterial interventions for a broad spectrum of interventions in daily practice. METHODS All sheathless interventions using a 4 F main catheter between May 2018 and September 2021 were included in the evaluation. Additionally, intervention parameters such as type of catheter, use of microcatheter and required change of main catheters were assessed. Information about the use about sheathless approach and catheters were obtained from the material registration system. All catheters were braided. RESULTS 503 sheathless interventions with 4 F catheters from the groin were documented. The spectrum comprised bleeding embolization, diagnostic angiographies, arterial DOTA-TATE-therapy, uterine fibroid embolization, transarterial chemotherapy, transarterial radioembolization and others. In 31 cases (6 %) a change of the main catheter was required. In 381 cases (76 %) a microcatheter was utilized. No clinically relevant adverse events were observed (grade 2 or higher [CIRSE AE-classification]). None of the cases later required conversion to a sheath-based intervention. CONCLUSIONS Sheathless interventions with a 4 F braided catheter from the groin are safe and feasible. It allows for a broad spectrum of interventions in daily practice.
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- Jonathan Nadjiri
- Department of Interventional Radiology, School of medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, DE, Germany.
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- grid.6936.a0000000123222966Department of Interventional Radiology, School of medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, DE Germany
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- grid.6936.a0000000123222966Department of Interventional Radiology, School of medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, DE Germany
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- grid.6936.a0000000123222966Department of Interventional Radiology, School of medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, DE Germany
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- grid.6936.a0000000123222966Department of Interventional Radiology, School of medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, DE Germany
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Khan MA, Dodo-Williams TS, Janssen C, Patel RJ, Mahmud E, Malas MB. Comparing Outcomes of Transfemoral Versus Transbrachial or Transradial Approach in Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS). Ann Vasc Surg 2023:S0890-5096(23)00053-5. [PMID: 36758939 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND While Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting (TFCAS) is a valid minimally invasive option for patients who also might be suitable for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR), alternative access sites such as transbrachial (TB) or transradial (TR) are only utilized when anatomic factors preclude direct carotid or transfemoral access. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the outcomes of TR/TB access in comparison to TF for percutaneous carotid artery revascularization. METHODS All patients undergoing non-TCAR carotid artery stenting (CAS) from January 2012 to June 2021 in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Database were included. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on the access site for CAS: TF or TR/TB. Primary outcomes included stroke/death, technical failure and access site complications (hematoma, stenosis, infection, pseudoaneurysm and AV fistula). Secondary outcomes included stroke, TIA, MI, death, non-home discharge, extended length of postoperative stay (LOS) (>1 day), and composite endpoints of stroke/MI and stroke/death/MI. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess postoperative outcomes, and results were adjusted for relevant potential confounders including age, gender, race, degree of stenosis, symptomatic status, anesthesia, comorbidities, and preoperative medications. RESULTS Out of the 23,965 patients, TR/TB approach was employed in 819 (3.4%) while TF was used in 23,146 (96.6%). Baseline characteristics found men were more likely to undergo revascularization using TR/TB approach (69.4% vs. 64.9%, P = 0.009). Patients undergoing TR/TB approach were also more likely to be symptomatic (49.9% vs. 28.6%, P < 0.001). Guideline directed medications were more frequently used with TR/TB including P2Y12 inhibitor (80.3% vs. 74.7%, P < 0.01), statin (83.8% vs. 80.6%), and aspirin (88.3% vs. 84.5%, P = 0.003) preoperatively. On univariate analysis, patients with TB/TR approach experienced higher rates of adverse outcomes. After adjusting for potential confounders, TR/TB patients had no significant increase in the risk of stroke/death [aOR 1.10 (0.69-1.76), P = 0.675]; however, the use of TR/TB access was associated with a more than 2-fold increase in risk for in-hospital MI [aOR 2.39 (1.32-4.30), P = 0.004] and 2-fold increase in risk of technical failure [aOR 2.21 (1.31-3.73) P = 0.003]. The use of TR/TB access was also associated with a 50% reduction in the risk of access site complications [aOR 0.53 (0.32-0.85), P = 0.009]. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms that although technically more challenging, TR or TB approach serves as a reasonable alternative with lower access site complications for CAS particularly in patients where anatomic factors preclude revascularization by TFCAS or TCAR. However, TR/TB is associated with an increased risk of technical failure and myocardial infarction, which requires further study.
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- Maryam Ali Khan
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA.
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Inci EK, Khandhar S, Toma C, Licitra G, Brown MJ, Herzig M, Matthai W, Palevsky H, Schwartz A, Wight JA, McDaniel M, Kumar G, Devireddy C, Baumgartner S, Bashline M, Jaber WA. Mechanical thrombectomy versus catheter directed thrombolysis in patients with pulmonary embolism: A multicenter experience. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 101:140-146. [PMID: 36448401 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Compare in-hospital outcomes of patients treated with either mechanical thrombectomy (MT) or catheter directed lysis (CDL) in treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS This is a multicenter, retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing MT or CDL for acute PE between 2014 and 2021. The primary outcome was the composite of in-hospital death, significant bleed, vascular complication, or need for mechanical support post-procedure. Secondary outcomes included the individual components of the composite outcome in addition to blood transfusions, invasive hemodynamics, echocardiographic data, and intensive care unit (ICU) utilization. RESULTS 458 patients were treated for PE with 266 patients in the CDL arm and 192 patients in the MT arm. The primary composite endpoint was not significantly different between the two groups with CDL 12% versus MT 11% (p = 0.5). There was a significant difference in total length of ICU time required with more in the CDL group versus MT (3.8 ± 2.0 vs. 2.8 ± 3.0 days, p = 0.009). All other secondary end points showed no significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSIONS In patients undergoing catheter directed treatment of PE, there was no difference between MT and CDL in terms of in-hospital mortality, bleeds, catheter-related complications, and hemodynamics.
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- Errol K Inci
- Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- PENN Presbyterian Medical Center, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsyvlanvia, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- PENN Presbyterian Medical Center, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsyvlanvia, USA
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- PENN Presbyterian Medical Center, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsyvlanvia, USA
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- PENN Presbyterian Medical Center, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsyvlanvia, USA
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- Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Will M, Weiss TW, Weber M, Kwok CS, Borovac JA, Lamm G, Unterdechler M, Aufhauser S, Nolan J, Mascherbauer J, Schwarz K. Left vs. right radial approach for coronary catheterization: Relation to age and severe aortic stenosis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1022415. [PMID: 36386308 PMCID: PMC9662167 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1022415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Background Old age and the presence of aortic stenosis are associated with the unfolding of the intrathoracic aorta. This may result in increased difficulties navigating catheters from the right compared to the left radial approach. Objective To investigate whether increasing age or presence of severe aortic stenosis was associated with increased catheterization success rates from left (LRA) compared to right radial artery approach (RRA). Methods We compared coronary angiography success rates of RRA and LRA according to different age groups and in a subgroup of patients with severe aortic stenosis. Results A total of 21,259 coronary angiographies were evaluated. With increasing age, the first pass success rate from either radial access decreased significantly (p < 0.001). In patients aged <85 years, there was no difference between LRA and RRA. However, in patients aged ≥85 years, LRA was associated with significantly higher success rates compared to RRA (90.1 vs. 82.8%, p = 0.003). Patients aged ≥85 years received less contrast agent and had shorter fluoroscopy time when LRA was used [86.6 ± 41.1 vs. 99.6 ± 48.7 ml (p < 0.001) and 4.5 ± 4.1 min vs. 6.2 ± 5.7 min (p < 0.001), mean (±SD)]. In patients with severe aortic stenosis (n = 589) better first pass success rates were observed via LRA compared to the RRA route (91.9 vs. 85.1%, p = 0.037). Conclusion LRA, compared to RRA, is associated with a higher first-pass catheter success rate for coronary artery angiography in patients aged ≥85 years and those with severe aortic stenosis.
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- Maximilian Will
- Department of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner Institute for Cardiometabolics, Karl Landsteiner Society, St. Pölten, Austria
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- Karl Landsteiner Institute for Cardiometabolics, Karl Landsteiner Society, St. Pölten, Austria
- Medical School, Sigmund-Freud University, Vienna, Austria
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- Division Biostatistics and Data Science, Department of General Health Studies, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
- School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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- Clinic for Heart and Vascular Diseases, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner Institute for Cardiometabolics, Karl Landsteiner Society, St. Pölten, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
- School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
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Zhang X, Luo Y, Tsauo J, Zhao H, Gong T, Li J, Li Y, Zeng H, Sun W, Li X. Transradial versus transfemoral access without closure device for transarterial chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized trial. Eur Radiol 2022; 32:6812-6819. [PMID: 36018356 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-09038-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare patient satisfaction, procedural variables, and safety with transradial access (TRA) and transfemoral access (TFA) in patients undergoing transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS From February 2019 to August 2021, 130 patients undergoing TACE for HCC were randomly allocated to the TRA (n = 65) or TFA (n = 65) group. Vascular closure devices were not used after TFA-TACE. All patients completed the post-catheterization questionnaire and 8-item Short-Form Health Survey 1 day after TACE. RESULTS Technical success rate, crossover rate, contrast agent dose, fluoroscopy time, procedure time, air kerma, dose-area product, length of hospital stay, and total cost were similar between the two groups (all p > 0.05). The incidence and severity of adverse events were also similar between the two groups (all p > 0.05). However, overall discomfort, difficulty going to the bathroom, difficulty feeding or self-caring, difficulty walking, general health, physical function, role physical function, social function, mental health, and role emotional function were better in the TRA group than in the TFA group (all p < 0.001). Consequently, more patients preferred the current access for their next procedure in the TRA group than in the TFA group (90.8% vs. 24.6%; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION In patients undergoing TACE for HCC, using TRA instead of TFA can improve patient satisfaction without compromising procedural variables and safety. KEY POINTS • Transradial access (TRA) enabled early ambulation after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), resulting in significant increase in activities of daily living and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to transfemoral access (TFA) when vascular closure devices were not used. • Procedural variables (contrast agent dose, fluoroscopy time, procedure time, air kerma, dose-area product, length of hospital stay, and total cost) were not significantly different between patients who received TRA-TACE and TFA-TACE. • The incidence and severity of adverse events were similar between patients who received TRA-TACE and TFA-TACE.
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- Xiaowu Zhang
- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
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Ng AKY, Ng PY, Ip A, Ling IWH, Lam LT, Siu CW. Incidence, Prediction, and Outcomes of Major Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chinese Patients. JACC. ASIA 2022; 2:341-350. [PMID: 36338416 PMCID: PMC9627816 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2021.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The patterns of late major bleeding (MB) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remain unknown in Chinese patients. OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the incidence, prediction, and long-term outcomes of late MB in Chinese patients. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study from 14 hospitals in Hong Kong. Participants were patients undergoing first-time PCI without MB within 30 days or death within 1 year. Patients were stratified by the presence of late MB, defined as MB between 30 and 365 days. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality. The secondary endpoints were major adverse cardiac events (MACE). RESULTS A total of 32,057 patients were analyzed. After adjustment for baseline characteristics, periprocedural characteristics, and medications on discharge, the risks of all-cause mortality at 5 years were significantly higher with late MB (HR: 2.15; 95% CI: 1.92-2.41; P < 0.001). Late MB was also associated with a higher risk of MACE (HR: 1.57; 95% CI: 1.03-1.50; P < 0.001), myocardial infarction (HR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.04-1.52; P = 0.02), and stroke (HR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.09-1.73; P = 0.006). The CARDIAC (anti-Coagulation therapy, Age, Renal insufficiency, Drop In hemoglobin, baseline Anemia in Chinese patients) score had a good discriminating power for prediction of MB within 365 days (area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve: 0.76). CONCLUSIONS Late MB was independently associated with a higher risk of mortality, MACE, myocardial infarction, and stroke in patients undergoing PCI. The CARDIAC score is a simple model that can predict MB after PCI. Prevention of MB represents an important strategy to optimize cardiovascular outcomes for patients undergoing PCI.
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Cardiac Medical Unit, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong SAR, China
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Vadalà G, Galassi AR. Femoral Versus Radial Artery Access for CTO PCIs: Is This the Final Round? JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:831-833. [PMID: 35450684 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Giuseppe Vadalà
- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "P. Giaccone," Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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Desta L, Jurga J, Völz S, Omerovic E, Ulvenstam A, Zwackman S, Pagonis C, Calle F, Olivecrona GK, Persson J, Venetsanos D. Transradial versus trans-femoral access site in high-speed rotational atherectomy in Sweden. Int J Cardiol 2022; 352:45-51. [PMID: 35074496 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Radial artery is the preferred access site in contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, limited data exist regarding utilization pattern, safety, and long-term efficacy of transradial artery access (TRA) PCI in heavily calcified lesions using high-speed rotational atherectomy (HSRA). METHODS All patients who underwent HSRA-PCI in Sweden between 2005 and 2016 were included. Outcomes were major adverse cardiac events (MACE, including death, myocardial infarction (MI) or target vessel revascularisation (TVR)), in-hospital bleeding and restenosis. Inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to adjust for the non-randomized access site selection. RESULTS We included 1479 patients of whom 649 had TRA and 782 transfemoral artery access (TFA) HSRA-PCI. The rate of TRA increased significantly by 18% per year but remained lower in HSRA-PCI (60%) than in the overall PCI population (85%) in 2016. TRA was associated with comparable angiographic success but significantly lower risk for major (adjusted OR 0.16; 95% CI 0.05-0.47) or any in-hospital bleeding (adjusted OR 0.32; 95% CI 0.13-0.78). At one year, the adjusted risk for MACE (HR 0.87; 95% CI 0.67-1.13) and its individual components did not differ between TRA and TFA patients. The risk for restenosis did not significantly differ between TRA and TFA HSRA-PCI treated lesions (adjusted HR 0.92; 95% CI 0.46-1.81). CONCLUSION HSRA-PCI by TRA was associated with significantly lower risk for in-hospital bleeding and equivalent long-term efficacy when compared with TFA. Our data support the feasibility and superior safety profile of TRA in HSRA-PCI.
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- Liyew Desta
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute Huddinge and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute Solna and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Östersund Hospital, Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Unit of Cardiovascular Sciences, Linköping University Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Unit of Cardiovascular Sciences, Linköping University Linköping, Sweden
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- Örebro University, Faculty of Health, Department of Cardiology, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Lund University and HSkåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute Solna and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Lindner JU, Markuske M, Szczanowicz L, Jobs A, Abdel-Wahab M, Desch S, Thiele H, Sulimov DS. Balloon-assisted injection of fibrin sealant for the treatment of postintervention access-site bleeding complications. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 99:1327-1334. [PMID: 35019201 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This study sought to evaluate a new method that uses injection of fibrin sealant under simultaneous balloon occlusion for the treatment of postinterventional access site bleeding complications. With the rising complexity of interventional procedures, iatrogenic false aneurysms and active bleeding has become more common. In general, these complications are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, especially if surgical repair is required. Although high success rates are reported for ultrasound-guided compression and ultrasound-guided thrombin injection, these methods are not always feasible. All procedures of fibrin sealant injection under simultaneous balloon occlusion for the treatment of postinterventional access site bleeding complications or pseudoaneurysm were prospectively collected. Additional data were retrospectively obtained and analyzed for all patients treated by this new method. In total, 53 patients were included from 2018 to 2021. Most of the access site complications were related to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (40%) or percutaneous coronary intervention (21%), but also to a wide variety of other procedures. Of the 53 patients, 30 had to be treated for false aneurysms and 23 for active bleeding. A high primary success rate of 94% was achieved. Recurrences of false aneurysms occurred in six patients, of which only one needed open surgical repair. Regarding complications, two peripheral embolisms, thereof one requiring additional stent implantation occurred. Balloon-assisted thrombin injection seems to be feasible and safe. It provides a new alternative to prevent surgery for patients where common techniques are unavailable or have failed.
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- Jakob U Lindner
- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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Badescu MC, Ciocoiu M, Rezus E, Badulescu OV, Tanase DM, Ouatu A, Dima N, Ganceanu-Rusu AR, Popescu D, Seritean Isac PN, Genes TM, Rezus C. Current Therapeutic Approach to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Congenital Hemophilia. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:1072. [PMID: 34685443 PMCID: PMC8537181 DOI: 10.3390/life11101072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Advances in the treatment of hemophilia have made the life expectancy of hemophiliacs similar to that of the general population. Physicians have begun to face age-related diseases not previously encountered in individuals with hemophilia. Treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is particularly challenging because the therapeutic strategies influence both the patient's thrombotic and hemorrhagic risk. As progress has been made in the treatment of AMI over the last decade, we performed an in-depth analysis of the available literature, highlighting the latest advances in the therapy of AMI in hemophiliacs. It is generally accepted that after the optimal substitution therapy has been provided, patients with hemophilia should be treated in the same way as those in the general population. New-generation stents that allow short dual antiplatelet therapy and potent P2Y12 receptor inhibitors have begun to be successfully used. At a time when specific recommendations and relevant data are scarce, our study provides up-to-date information to physicians involved in the treatment of AMI in hemophiliacs.
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- Minerva Codruta Badescu
- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (M.C.B.); (D.M.T.); (A.O.); (N.D.); (A.R.G.-R.); (D.P.); (P.N.S.I.); (C.R.)
- III Internal Medicine Clinic, “St. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 1 Independence Boulevard, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- I Rheumatology Clinic, Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, 14 Pantelimon Halipa Street, 700661 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
- Hematology Clinic, “St. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 1 Independence Boulevard, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (M.C.B.); (D.M.T.); (A.O.); (N.D.); (A.R.G.-R.); (D.P.); (P.N.S.I.); (C.R.)
- III Internal Medicine Clinic, “St. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 1 Independence Boulevard, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (M.C.B.); (D.M.T.); (A.O.); (N.D.); (A.R.G.-R.); (D.P.); (P.N.S.I.); (C.R.)
- III Internal Medicine Clinic, “St. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 1 Independence Boulevard, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (M.C.B.); (D.M.T.); (A.O.); (N.D.); (A.R.G.-R.); (D.P.); (P.N.S.I.); (C.R.)
- III Internal Medicine Clinic, “St. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 1 Independence Boulevard, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (M.C.B.); (D.M.T.); (A.O.); (N.D.); (A.R.G.-R.); (D.P.); (P.N.S.I.); (C.R.)
- III Internal Medicine Clinic, “St. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 1 Independence Boulevard, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (M.C.B.); (D.M.T.); (A.O.); (N.D.); (A.R.G.-R.); (D.P.); (P.N.S.I.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (M.C.B.); (D.M.T.); (A.O.); (N.D.); (A.R.G.-R.); (D.P.); (P.N.S.I.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Neurology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
- Neurological Rehabilitation Clinic, Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, 14 Pantelimon Halipa Street, 700661 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (M.C.B.); (D.M.T.); (A.O.); (N.D.); (A.R.G.-R.); (D.P.); (P.N.S.I.); (C.R.)
- III Internal Medicine Clinic, “St. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 1 Independence Boulevard, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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Temporal Trends in Post Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure and Outcomes Among Older Adults. J Card Fail 2021; 28:531-539. [PMID: 34624511 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to determine national trends and long term outcomes of post myocardial infarction (MI) heart failure. An MI can be complicated by heart failure; there are limited data describing the contemporary patterns and clinical implications of post-MI heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied patients with an MI aged 65 years or older from 2000 to 2013 in a Medicare database. New-onset heart failure after an MI was defined as either heart failure during the index MI admission or a hospitalization for heart failure within 1 year of the index MI event. A trend analysis of the incidence of heart failure was performed, and differences were examined by Gray tests. The 5-year mortality rates were evaluated and differences among heart failure cohorts were ascertained by Gray tests. There were a total of 1,531,638 patients with an MI and 565,291 patients had heart failure (36.0%). The rate of heart failure during index admission was 32.3% and the frequency of heart failure hospitalization within 1 year was 10.4%. Patients with heart failure were older (81 years vs 77 years). The temporal trend from 2001 to 2012 suggested a decrease in the incidence of heart failure during index admission (2001: 34.7%, 2012: 31.2%, Ptrend < .01), as well as heart failure hospitalization within 1 year (2001: 11.3%, 2012: 8.7%, Ptrend < .01). The 5-year mortality rate among patients without heart failure was 38.4% and for patients with any heart failure it was 68.7%. CONCLUSIONS Post-MI heart failure in older adults occurs in 1 in 3 patients within 1 year; heart failure portends significantly higher long-term mortality.
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Ng AKY, Ng PY, Ip A, Jim MH, Siu CW. Association Between Radial Versus Femoral Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Long-Term Mortality. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e021256. [PMID: 34325533 PMCID: PMC8475672 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background Percutaneous coronary intervention with radial arterial access has been associated with fewer occurrences of major bleeding. However, published data on the long‐term mortality and major adverse cardiac events after percutaneous coronary intervention with radial or femoral arterial access are inconclusive. Method and Results This was a territory‐wide retrospective cohort study including 26 022 patients who underwent first‐ever percutaneous coronary intervention between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2017 in Hong Kong. Among the 14 614 patients matched by propensity score (7307 patients in each group), 558 (7.6%) and 787 (10.8%) patients died during the observation period in the radial group and femoral group, respectively, resulting in annualized all‐cause mortality rates of 2.69% and 3.87%, respectively. The radial group had a lower risk of all‐cause mortality compared with the femoral group up to 3 years after percutaneous coronary intervention (hazard ratio [HR], 0.70; 95% CI, 0.63–0.78; P<0.001). Radial access was associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiac events (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.73–0.83, P<0.001), myocardial infarction after hospital discharge (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.70–0.87, P<0.001), and unplanned revascularization (HR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.68–0.85, P<0.001). The risks of stroke were similar across the 2 groups (HR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.82–1.13, P=0.655). Conclusions Radial access was associated with a significant reduction in all‐cause mortality at 3 years compared with femoral access. Radial access was associated with reduced risks of myocardial infarction and unplanned revascularization, but not stroke. The benefits were sustained beyond the early postoperative period.
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong SAR, China.,Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Department of Medicine Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Department of Medicine Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Cardiac Medical Unit Grantham Hospital Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Medicine Queen Mary HospitalThe University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China
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Iannopollo G, Nobile G, Lanzilotti V, Capecchi A, Verardi R, Bruno M, Somaschini A, Rubboli A, Di Pasquale G, Casella G. Percutaneous artErial closure devices and ultrasound-guided Trans-femoRal puncture ObservatioNal InvestigatiOn: Insights from the PETRONIO registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 99:795-803. [PMID: 34137485 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety of a single and combined use of ultrasound-guided femoral puncture (U) and percutaneous arterial closure devices (P) in femoral artery procedures (FAP) compared to fluoroscopic guidance (F) and manual compression (M) in a large radial-focused interventional centre. BACKGROUND U and P, taken individually, have improved safety in femoral arterial access procedures compared to traditional techniques. METHODS All FAP performed between July 2017 and December 2018 in our centre were divided into three phases: (a) control period with F and M mainly performed; (b) phase out period where U and P were introduced; (c) intervention period where a 6-month expertise on the novel techniques was acquired. The overall population was further stratified into subgroups: F/M, U/M, F/P, U/P. The primary study endpoint was in-hospital access site bleeding events (BE) according to the BARC criteria. The secondary endpoint was vascular site complications (VASC). RESULTS Four hundred eighteen procedures (14%) out of 3025 were performed via FA access during the study period. The overall access-site in-hospital BE were 97 (23%). Decreasing rates of BE (phase 1: n = 46, 29%; phase 2: n = 38, 22% e phase 3: n = 13, 15%; p = 0.027) and VASC were observed during the three periods. BE occurred significantly more often in F/M group (F/M: n = 48; 32%; U/M: n = 12, 16%; F/P: n = 18, 21%; U/P: n = 19, 17%; p = 0.008). F/M subgroup was an independent predictor of BE both in multivariable analysis and propensity score matching analysis. CONCLUSIONS The introduction of ultrasound-guided femoral puncture and percutaneous arterial closure devices has reduced access site bleedings with a progressive improvement after the first 6 months learning period.
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- UOC Cardiologia, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
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Meijers TA, Aminian A, van Wely M, Teeuwen K, Schmitz T, Dirksen MT, Rathore S, van der Schaaf RJ, Knaapen P, Dens J, Iglesias JF, Agostoni P, Roolvink V, Hermanides RS, van Royen N, van Leeuwen MAH. Randomized Comparison Between Radial and Femoral Large-Bore Access for Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 14:1293-1303. [PMID: 34020929 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate whether transradial (TR) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is superior to transfemoral (TF) PCI in complex coronary lesions with large-bore guiding catheters with respect to clinically relevant access site-related bleeding or vascular complications. BACKGROUND The femoral artery is currently the most applied access site for PCI of complex coronary lesions, especially when large-bore guiding catheters are required. With downsizing of TR equipment, TR PCI may be increasingly applied in these patients and might be a safer alternative compared with the TF approach. METHODS An international prospective multicenter trial was conducted, randomizing 388 patients with planned PCI for complex coronary lesions, including chronic total occlusion, left main, heavy calcification, or complex bifurcation, to either 7-F TR access (TRA) or 7-F TF access (TFA). The primary endpoint was defined as access site-related clinically significant bleeding or vascular complications requiring intervention at discharge. The secondary endpoint was procedural success. RESULTS The primary endpoint event rate was 3.6% for TRA and 19.1% for TFA (p < 0.001). The crossover rate from radial to femoral access was 3.6% and from femoral to radial access was 2.6% (p = 0.558). The procedural success rate was 89.2% for TFA and 86.0% for TRA (p = 0.285). There was no difference between TFA and TRA with regard to procedural duration, contrast volume, or radiation dose. CONCLUSIONS In patients undergoing PCI of complex coronary lesions with large-bore access, radial compared with femoral access is associated with a significant reduction in clinically relevant access-site bleeding or vascular complications, without affecting procedural success. (Complex Large-Bore Radial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention [PCI] Trial [Color]; NCT03846752).
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- Thomas A Meijers
- Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Center, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Elisabeth Krankenhaus, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Center, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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M'Pembele R, Metzen D, Czychy N, Zako S, Mourikis P, Helten C, Trojovsky K, Ignatov D, Petzold T, Thienel M, Vornholz L, Bönner F, Levkau B, Zeus T, Kelm M, Dannenberg L, Polzin A. Diabetes mellitus is not associated with enhanced bleeding risk in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention. Diabet Med 2021; 38:e14532. [PMID: 33511685 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- René M'Pembele
- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine III, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), Munich, Germany
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Tiwari N, Margapuri J, Katamreddy A, Jubbal S, Madan N. Diagnostic accuracy of cardiac testing for coronary artery disease in potential liver transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2021; 32:100714. [PMID: 33521238 PMCID: PMC7820133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background The incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in Liver transplant (LT) patients is much higher than prior estimates and the morbidity and mortality are significant in this group of patients. Coronary angiography is the gold standard for detection of CAD, a non-invasive test that allows appropriate risk stratification would be preferred. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we sought to assess the pooled diagnostic accuracy of various noninvasive cardiac imaging tests in detecting CAD in patients listed for LT. Methods We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing sensitivity and specificity of non-invasive tests to that of coronary angiography in diagnosing coronary artery disease in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Results Five studies (616 participants) evaluated myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI); five studies (1243 participants) dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE); and three (87 participants), other tests. MPI had a pooled sensitivity of 0.62 (95% CI 0.37, 0.83), specificity of 0.60 (95% CI 0.39, 0.79), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of 2.5 (95% CI 1.7, 5.64) and Area under the curve (AUC) 0.649. DSE had a pooled sensitivity of 0.25 (95%CI 0.09, 0.51), specificity of 0.68 (95% CI 0.44, 0.84) and DOR of 0.7 (95% CI 0.12, 3.84). Conclusions Our results show that both MPI and DSE are not effective screening tools for detecting CAD in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Future studies are needed to evaluate the role of real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography (RTMCE) and coronary artery calcium score (CAC) with coronary CT angiography in patients with ESLD.
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- Nidhish Tiwari
- Jacobi Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Jacobi Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Contemporary Use of Radial to Peripheral Access for Management of Peripheral Artery Disease. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11936-020-00895-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chen HZ, Liang WS, Yao WF, Liu TX. Compression methods after femoral artery puncture: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e24506. [PMID: 33530276 PMCID: PMC7850674 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000024506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Vascular complications at the puncture site is a common complication after femoral artery puncture. It will not only affect the postoperative effect and patient comfort, but also may endanger the life of the patient. The effective compression hemostasis methods at the puncture site can improve the comfort of the patient, shorten the hospital stay, and reduce the burden on the medical staff. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of different compression methods after femoral artery puncture. METHODS We will include all relevant randomized controlled trials by searching major Chinese and English databases and clinical trial registration platforms. Use Cochrane Collaboration's Risk of bias tool for bias risk analysis. Use the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation to assess the quality of evidence. Data analysis will be performed using Stata (V.15.0) and WinBUGS (V.1.4.3). RESULTS Five hundred ninety-seven records were obtained by searching the database but no records were obtained by other means. After removing duplicate records, 377 records remain. We excluded 103 records through abstract and title, leaving 274 full-text articles. CONCLUSION This study will compare the application effects of different compression methods after femoral artery puncture. We hope that this study will help guide clinical decision-making and provide evidence for the management of patients after femoral artery puncture. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION NUMBER INPLASY2020120094.
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- Hong-Zhuo Chen
- Hemodialysis Center of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University
- School of Nursing, Lanzhou University
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Gansu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- Hemodialysis Center of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University
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- Department of Nephrology, First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
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Daou BJ, Pandey AS. Commentary: Access-Site Complications in Transfemoral Neuroendovascular Procedures: A Systematic Review of Incidence Rates and Management Strategies. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2020; 19:E335-E336. [PMID: 32392292 DOI: 10.1093/ons/opaa127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Badih J Daou
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Meijers TA, Aminian A, Teeuwen K, van Wely M, Schmitz T, Dirksen MT, van der Schaaf RJ, Iglesias JF, Agostoni P, Dens J, Knaapen P, Rathore S, Ottervanger JP, Dambrink JHE, Roolvink V, Gosselink ATM, Hermanides RS, van Royen N, van Leeuwen MAH. Complex Large-Bore Radial percutaneous coronary intervention: rationale of the COLOR trial study protocol. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e038042. [PMID: 32690749 PMCID: PMC7375502 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The radial artery has become the standard access site for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome, because of less access site related bleeding complications. Patients with complex coronary lesions are under-represented in randomised trials comparing radial with femoral access with regard to safety and efficacy. The femoral artery is currently the most applied access site in patients with complex coronary lesions, especially when large bore guiding catheters are required. With slender technology, transradial PCI may be increasingly applied in patients with complex coronary lesions when large bore guiding catheters are mandatory and might be a safer alternative as compared with the transfemoral approach. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A total of 388 patients undergoing complex PCI will be randomised to radial 7 French access with Terumo Glidesheath Slender (Terumo, Japan) or femoral 7 French access as comparator. The primary outcome is the incidence of the composite end point of clinically relevant access site related bleeding and/or vascular complications requiring intervention. Procedural success and major adverse cardiovascular events up to 1 month will also be compared between both groups. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval for the study was granted by the local Ethics Committee at each recruiting center ('Medisch Ethische Toetsing Commissie Isala Zwolle', 'Commissie voor medische ethiek ZNA', 'Comité Medische Ethiek Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg', 'Comité d'éthique CHU-Charleroi-ISPPC', 'Commission cantonale d'éthique de la recherche CCER-Republique et Canton de Geneve', 'Ethik Kommission de Ärztekammer Nordrhein' and 'Riverside Research Ethics Committee'). The trial outcomes will be published in peer-reviewed journals of the concerned literature. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03846752.
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- Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Wallonie, Belgium
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- Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Noord Brabant, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Elisabeth-Krankenhaus-Essen GmbH, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Cardiology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneve, Genève, Switzerland
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- Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Limburg, Belgium
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- Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - Locatie VUMC, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, Surrey, UK
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- Cardiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
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Marbach JA, Alhassani S, Wells G, Le May M. Radial access first for PCI in acute coronary syndrome : Are we propping up a straw man? Herz 2020; 45:548-556. [PMID: 32548776 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-020-04958-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) represent the recommended revascularization strategy for patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, periprocedural bleeding events, of which up to 50% are related to the access site, remain an important complication of PCI and are associated with higher costs, prolonged hospital stays, and increased mortality. Several randomized trials have demonstrated that PCI performed via radial artery (RA) access is associated with a reduction in bleeding events, and perhaps a reduction in mortality compared with femoral artery (FA) access. As a result, current practice guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society recommend that RA be the default strategy for PCI in patients presenting with ACS. The recently published Safety and Efficacy of Femoral Access vs. Radial Access in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (SAFARI-STEMI) trial challenges the benefits of a default RA approach in a contemporary setting where additional bleeding-reduction strategies (i.e., avoidance of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, routine use of bivalirudin for procedural anticoagulation, and vascular closure devices) were employed. In order to better understand the evidence that has shaped the current recommendations, we present a review of the background studies and major randomized trials comparing RA with FA in patients presenting with ACS.
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- Jeffrey A Marbach
- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, K1Y 4W7, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, K1Y 4W7, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, K1Y 4W7, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Gajanana D, Rogers T, Weintraub WS, Kolm P, Iantorno M, Khalid N, Chen Y, Shlofmitz E, Khan JM, Musallam A, Ben-Dor I, Satler LF, Zhang C, Torguson R, Waksman R. Ischemic Versus Bleeding Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients With High Bleeding Risk. Am J Cardiol 2020; 125:1631-1637. [PMID: 32273057 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) often have high-bleeding-risk (HBR) factors. Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) further increases this risk of bleeding. We sought to compare clinical outcomes according to presence or absence of HBR factors in patients with elevated ischemic risk (DAPT score ≥ 2) undergoing PCI. We evaluated all patients undergoing PCI at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (January 2009 to July 2018) with DAPT score ≥2, which is associated with elevated risk of ischemic events. Patients were categorized as HBR group (HBR score ≥1) or low-bleeding-risk (LBR) group (HBR score = 0). Outcomes included major adverse cardiac events such as target vessel revascularization, stent thrombosis, death, and bleeding events at 30 days, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years. The final cohort consisted of 7,499 patients: 3,949 patients had LBR features, and 3,550 patients had HBR features. The 2 groups were different at baseline, with HBR patients being older and having a higher prevalence of congestive heart failure and renal dysfunction than the LBR group. The mean DAPT score was 2.96±1.1 for the LBR group and 3.7±1.4 for the HBR group (p <0.001). During follow-up at 30 days, 6 months, and 1 and 2 years, the rates of target vessel revascularization and stent thrombosis were not significantly different between the 2 groups. Bleeding events and all-cause mortality were significantly more frequent in the HBR group than in the LBR group. In conclusion, patients undergoing PCI often have pre-existing risk factors that predispose them to ischemic and bleeding complications. Prolonged duration of DAPT to mitigate ischemic events could lead to a disproportionate increase in bleeding events, especially in HBR patients.
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- Deepakraj Gajanana
- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
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Sorrentino S, Nguyen P, Salerno N, Polimeni A, Sabatino J, Makris A, Hennessy A, Giustino G, Spaccarotella C, Mongiardo A, De Rosa S, Juergens C, Indolfi C. Standard Versus Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation of the Femoral Artery in Patients Undergoing Invasive Procedures: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9030677. [PMID: 32138283 PMCID: PMC7141204 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9030677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is unclear whether or not ultrasound-guided cannulation (UGC) of the femoral artery is superior to the standard approach (SA) in reducing vascular complications and improving access success. OBJECTIVE We sought to compare procedural and clinical outcomes of femoral UGC versus SA in patients undergoing percutaneous cardiovascular intervention (PCvI). METHODS We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, Scopus and web sources for randomized trials comparing UGC versus SA. We estimated risk ratio (RR) and standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for categorical and continuous variables, respectively. Primary efficacy endpoint was the success rate at the first attempt, while secondary efficacy endpoints were access time and number of attempts. Primary safety endpoints were the rates of vascular complications, while secondary endpoints were major bleeding, as well as access site hematoma, venepuncture, pseudoaneurysms and retroperitoneal hematoma. This meta-analysis has been registered on Centre for Open Science (OSF) (osf.io/fy82e). RESULTS Seven trials were included, randomizing 3180 patients to UGC (n = 1564) or SA (n = 1616). Efficacy between UGC and SA was the main metric assessed in most of the trials, in which one third of the enrolled patients underwent interventional procedures. The success rate of the first attempt was significantly higher with UGC compared to SA, (82.0% vs. 58.7%; RR: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.17 to 1.57; p < 0.0001; I2 = 88%). Time to access and number of attempts were significantly reduced with UGC compared to SA (SMD: -0.19; 95% CI: -0.28 to -0.10; p < 0.0001; I2 = 22%) and (SMD: -0.40; 95% CI: -0.58 to -0.21; p < 0.0001; I2 = 82%), respectively. Compared with SA, use of UGC was associated with a significant reduction in vascular complications (1.3% vs. 3.0%; RR: 0.48; CI 95%: 0.25 to 0.91; p = 0.02; I2 = 0%) and access-site hematoma (1.2% vs. 3.3%; RR: 0.41; CI 95%: 0.20 to 0.83; p = 0.01; I2 = 27%), but there were non-significant differences in major bleeding (0.7% vs. 1.4%; RR: 0.57; CI 95%: 0.24 to 1.32; p = 0.19; I2 = 0%). Rates of venepuncture were lower with UGC (3.6% vs. 12.1%; RR: 0.32; CI 95%: 0.20 to 0.52; p < 0.00001; I2 = 55%). CONCLUSION This study, which included all available data to date, demonstrated that, compared to a standard approach, ultrasound-guided cannulation of the femoral artery is associated with lower access-related complications and higher efficacy rates. These results could be of great clinical relevance especially in the femoral cannulation of high risk patients.
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- Sabato Sorrentino
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.S.); (A.P.); (J.S.); (C.S.); (A.M.); (S.D.R.)
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- Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia; (P.N.); (A.H.)
- Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia; (A.M.); (C.J.)
- Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Liverpool, NSW 1871, Australia
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- Division of Cardiology, Ferrari Hospital, 87012 Castrovillari, Italia;
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.S.); (A.P.); (J.S.); (C.S.); (A.M.); (S.D.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.S.); (A.P.); (J.S.); (C.S.); (A.M.); (S.D.R.)
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- Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia; (A.M.); (C.J.)
- Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Liverpool, NSW 1871, Australia
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- Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia; (P.N.); (A.H.)
- Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia; (A.M.); (C.J.)
- Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA;
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.S.); (A.P.); (J.S.); (C.S.); (A.M.); (S.D.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.S.); (A.P.); (J.S.); (C.S.); (A.M.); (S.D.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.S.); (A.P.); (J.S.); (C.S.); (A.M.); (S.D.R.)
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- Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia; (A.M.); (C.J.)
- University of New South Wales, Liverpool, NSW 1871, Australia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.S.); (A.P.); (J.S.); (C.S.); (A.M.); (S.D.R.)
- URT-CNR, Department of Medicine, Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Viale Europa S/N, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0961-364-7067; Fax: +39-0961-364-7351
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Kuo F, Park J, Chow K, Chen A, Walsworth MK. Avoiding peripheral nerve injury in arterial interventions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 25:380-391. [PMID: 31310240 DOI: 10.5152/dir.2019.18296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Although peripheral nerve injuries secondary to angiography and endovascular interventions are uncommon and usually not permanent, they can result in significant functional impairment. Most arteries used in access for angiography and endovascular therapies lie in close proximity to a nerve. The nerve may be injured by needle puncture, or by compression from hematoma, pseudoaneurysm, hemostasis devices, or by manual compression with incidence in literature ranging from as low as 0.04% for femoral access in a large retrospective study to 9% for brachial and axillary access. Given the increasing frequency of endovascular arterial procedures and the increasing use of nontraditional access points, it is important that the interventionalist have a working knowledge of peripheral nerve anatomy and function as it relates to relevant arterial access sites to avoid injury.
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- Frank Kuo
- Department of Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA;Department of Radiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA;Department of Radiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA;Department of Radiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA;Department of Radiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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Starke RM, Snelling B, Al-Mufti F, Gandhi CD, Lee SK, Dabus G, Fraser JF. Transarterial and transvenous access for neurointerventional surgery: report of the SNIS Standards and Guidelines Committee. J Neurointerv Surg 2019; 12:733-741. [PMID: 31818970 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The purpose of this publication is to provide a comprehensive review on the techniques and tools used for vascular access in neurointerventional procedures. Using published literature, we reviewed data on access methods, sites, tools, and techniques for neurointerventions. Recommendations are provided based on quality of data/levels of evidence and, where appropriate, expert consensus. While tools and techniques continue to be developed, current literature and experience supports certain principles regarding vascular access for neurointerventional procedures.
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- Robert M Starke
- Neurological Surgery, University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.,Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.,Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Neurology and Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Radiology, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Interventional Neuroradiology and Neuroendovascular Surgery, Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute and Baptist Neuroscience Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Hackl F, Kopylov A, Kaufman M. Cardiac Evaluation in Liver Transplantation. CURRENT TRANSPLANTATION REPORTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s40472-019-00256-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Johannsen L, Mahabadi AA, Totzeck M, Krueger A, Jánosi RA, Rassaf T, Al-Rashid F. Access site complications following Impella-supported high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17844. [PMID: 31780769 PMCID: PMC6882834 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54277-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices are increasingly used to provide hemodynamic stability for patients with severe coronary artery disease, comorbidities, and/or impaired hemodynamics during high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Vascular access site complications, particularly those due to the use of large-bore sheaths, may limit outcomes in these patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and predictors of vascular complications in protected high-risk PCIs. Therefore, we included patients undergoing high-risk PCI with an Impella device from January 2016 to August 2018. Vascular complications were graded according to 'Valve Academic Research Consortium-2', a definition routinely used in transcatheter valve implantation procedures. In total, 61 patients (mean age 72 ± 11 years, 79% male, SYNTAX score 33 ± 7) were included, and angiographic- and fluoroscopic-guided vascular access was used for Impella implantation in all patients. Major vascular complications occurred in 5 male patients (8%). All major vascular complications were treated conservatively without the need for surgical intervention, and only one patient received a transfusion of three erythrocyte concentrates. Regression analysis revealed that patients with peripheral arterial disease of the lower extremities are at higher risk of major vascular complications. In conclusion, the utilization of Impella using a standardized protocol for angiographic- and fluoroscopic-guided vascular access was associated with a low rate of vascular complications.
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- Laura Johannsen
- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Medical Faculty, University, Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Medical Faculty, University, Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Medical Faculty, University, Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Medical Faculty, University, Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Medical Faculty, University, Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Medical Faculty, University, Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Medical Faculty, University, Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
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Peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) improves quality of life and reduces major adverse limb events in patients with peripheral arterial disease. PVI is commonly performed via the femoral artery, and the most common adverse periprocedural event is a vascular access complication. Transradial access for PVI has the potential to reduce vascular access complications and improve patient outcomes. Further study is needed to elucidate the risks of stroke, acute kidney injury, and radiation exposure in the setting of transradial PVI. As transradial access for PVI progresses, it will be important to build the evidence base along with procedural experience.
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, 200 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, 200 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701, USA
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Kurt Y, Kaşıkçı M. The effect of the application of cold on hematoma, ecchymosis, and pain at the catheter site in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Int J Nurs Sci 2019; 6:378-384. [PMID: 31728389 PMCID: PMC6838915 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2019.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Objective This study was conducted to determine the effect of the application of cold on hematoma, ecchymosis, and pain in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods It is a quasi-experimental study with a control group. A total of 200 patients (100 in the control group and 100 in the experimental group) were included in the research. In the experimental group, a cold pack was applied to the bottom of the sandbag for the first 15 min after withdrawing the femoral arterial catheter. Both groups were assessed and followed up at the first 15th minute and 4th, 48th and 72 nd h. Results After the femoral arterial catheter was withdrawn, ecchymosis and hematoma were smaller and pain was less in the experimental group at the catheter entry site compared to the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). Conclusion It was determined that the application of cold reduced the formation of hematomas, ecchymoses and pain in patients after the withdrawal of the femoral arterial catheter.
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- Yeter Kurt
- Fundamentals and Management of Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Cesaro A, Moscarella E, Gragnano F, Perrotta R, Diana V, Pariggiano I, Concilio C, Alfieri A, Cesaro F, Mercone G, Falato S, Esposito A, Di Girolamo D, Limongelli G, Calabrò P. Transradial access versus transfemoral access: a comparison of outcomes and efficacy in reducing hemorrhagic events. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2019; 17:435-447. [PMID: 31213156 DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1627873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Introduction: The radial artery is currently the most widely used access site for PCI procedures both acute and stable patient settings. Thanks to advantages in pharmacological therapy as well as in interventional devices, the rate of ischemic complications following PCI has significantly decreased. Nevertheless, this has been counterbalanced by an increased risk of periprocedural and late bleeding event, that can occur both at access and non-access sites. Choice of access site for PCI is of paramount importance to reduce the risk of access-related bleeding events. Areas covered: The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the actual available evidence comparing the transradial versus transfemoral approach to reduce hemorrhagic events. The most robust evidence comes from large randomized trials, partly also from observational registries, which compared the transradial and transfemoral approach. Expert opinion: Results show that radial access has proved to be decisive in reducing the incidence of hemorrhagic events. Furthermore, it showed a significant reduction in mortality and AKI compared to transfemoral access. However, increased experience in the use of the radial approach has led to less practice in the use of the femoral approach, which may be useful in cases of emergency, complications or inability to use the radial artery.
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- Arturo Cesaro
- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy
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- b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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- a Division of Clinical Cardiology , A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" , Caserta , Italy.,b Department of Translational Medical Sciences , University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" , Naples , Italy
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Kwok CS, Kontopantelis E, Kinnaird T, Potts J, Rashid M, Shoaib A, Nolan J, Bagur R, de Belder MA, Ludman P, Mamas MA. Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Incidence, Determinants, and Outcomes as Recorded by the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 11:e005866. [PMID: 29445000 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.117.005866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Retroperitoneal hemorrhage (RH) is a rare bleeding complication of percutaneous coronary intervention, which can result as a consequence of femoral access or can occur spontaneously. This study aims to evaluate temporal changes in RH, its predictors, and clinical outcomes in a national cohort of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the United Kingdom. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed RH events in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention between 2007 and 2014. Multiple logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with RH and to quantify the association between RH and 30-day mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events. A total of 511 106 participants were included, and 291 in hospital RH events were recorded (0.06%). Overall, rates of RH declined from 0.09% to 0.03% between 2007 and 2014. The strongest independent predictors of RH events were femoral access (odds ratio [OR], 19.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 11.22-34.43), glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (OR, 2.63; 95% CI, 1.99-3.47), and warfarin use (OR, 2.53; 95% CI, 1.07-5.99). RH was associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality (OR, 3.59; 95% CI, 2.19-5.90) and in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events (OR, 5.76; 95% CI, 3.71-8.95). A legacy effect was not observed; patients with RH who survived 30 days did not have higher 1-year mortality compared with those without this complication (hazard ratio, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.49-1.91). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that RH is a rare event that is declining in the United Kingdom, related to transition to transradial access site utilization, but remains a clinically important event associated with increased 30-day mortality but no long-term legacy effect.
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- Chun Shing Kwok
- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.)
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- From the Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., J.P., M.R., A.S., J.N., R.B., M.A.M.); Academic Department of Cardiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (C.S.K., A.S., J.N., M.A.M.); Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (E.K.); Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K.); The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (M.A.d.B.); and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom (P.L.).
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Larger Sheath Size for Infrainguinal Endovascular Intervention Is Associated With Minor but Not Major Morbidity or Mortality. Ann Vasc Surg 2019; 60:327-334.e2. [PMID: 31200055 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infrainguinal peripheral vascular interventions (PVIs) can be performed with a variety of sheath sizes. Our aim was to investigate the effect of sheath size on postprocedural complications after infrainguinal PVIs. METHODS The Vascular Quality Initiative (2010-2017) was queried for patients undergoing infrainguinal PVIs via retrograde common femoral artery access. Univariable and multivariable methods were performed to compare the effects of sheath size on access site complications, length of stay (LOS), and 30-day mortality. RESULTS Of the 36,901 infrainguinal PVI procedures in the data set, the mean age was 69 years, and 59.1% of patients were male. Indications for intervention were claudication (41.6%), rest pain (13.2%), and tissue loss (45.2%). The femoropopliteal and tibial arteries were treated in 84.7% and 35.4% of cases, respectively. Interventions included stenting (39.2%) and atherectomy (21.3%). Sheath sizes of 7F, 6F, 5F, and 4F were used in 5225 (14.1%), 24,541 (66.5%), 6221 (16.9%), and 914 (2.5%) cases, respectively. Differences among sheath sizes were observed based on the ambulatory status; presence of diabetes, end-stage renal disease, previously stented ipsilateral extremities, anemia, preprocedural anticoagulation; and procedural details including indications, location of intervention, and intervention type (P < 0.001 for all). On univariable analysis, sheath size (7F vs 6F vs 5F vs 4F) was associated with differences in access site hematoma (3.5% vs 2.7% vs 2.5% vs 1.2%, P < 0.001), postprocedural LOS > 1 day (18.1% vs 25.3% vs 31.1% vs 27.9%, P < 0.001), and 30-day mortality (0.9% vs 1.4% vs 1.5% vs 1.5%, P = 0.007). There was no difference in hematoma requiring intervention or access site stenosis/occlusion based on sheath size. Multivariable analysis revealed that a larger sheath size was independently associated with access site hematoma (7F: odds ratio [OR] = 4.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.28-7.89, P < 0.001; 6F: OR = 3.11, 95% CI = 1.69-5.7, P < 0.001; 5F: OR = 2.72, 95% CI = 1.46-5.05, P = 0.002) and postprocedural LOS > 1 day (7F: OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.39-2.05, P < 0.001; 6F: OR = 1.5, 95% CI = 1.26-1.78, P < 0.001; 5F: OR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.26-1.8, P < 0.001). Access site hematoma requiring intervention and 30-day mortality were not independently associated with sheath size. CONCLUSIONS In infrainguinal PVIs, larger sheaths increased the risk of minor access site hematomas, but not major morbidity or mortality. Larger sheaths were associated with longer postprocedural LOS, possibly because of conservative management of hematomas.
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- Swansea University Medical School and Morriston Cardiac Centre, Swansea, UK
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van Wiechen MP, Ligthart JM, Van Mieghem NM. Large-bore Vascular Closure: New Devices and Techniques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 14:17-21. [PMID: 30858887 PMCID: PMC6406132 DOI: 10.15420/icr.2018.36.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Endovascular aneurysm repair, transcatheter aortic valve implantation and percutaneous mechanical circulatory support systems have become valuable alternatives to conventional surgery and even preferred strategies for a wide array of clinical entities. Their adoption in everyday practice is growing. These procedures require large-bore access into the femoral artery. Their use is thus associated with clinically significant vascular bleeding complications. Meticulous access site management is crucial for safe implementation of large-bore technologies and includes accurate puncture technique and reliable percutaneous closure devices. This article reviews different strategies for obtaining femoral access and contemporary percutaneous closure technologies.
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- Maarten P van Wiechen
- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Bento D, Marques N, Azevedo P, Guedes J, Bispo J, Silva D, Amado J, Santos W, Mimoso J, Jesus ID. CRUSADE: Is it still a good score to predict bleeding in acute coronary syndrome? Rev Port Cardiol 2018; 37:889-897. [PMID: 30471747 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Major bleeding is a serious complication of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and is associated with a worse prognosis. The CRUSADE bleeding score is used to stratify the risk of major bleeding in ACS. OBJECTIVE To assess the predictive ability of the CRUSADE score in a contemporary ACS population. METHODS In a single-center retrospective study of 2818 patients admitted with ACS, the CRUSADE score was calculated for each patient and its discrimination and goodness of fit were assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and by the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, respectively. Predictors of in-hospital major bleeding (IHMB) were determined. RESULTS The IHMB rate was 1.8%, significantly lower than predicted by the CRUSADE score (7.1%, p<0.001). The incidence of IHMB was 0.5% in the very low risk category (rate predicted by the score 3.1%), 1.5% in the low risk category (5.5%), 1.6% in the moderate risk category (8.6%), 5.5% in the high risk category (11.9%), and 4.4% in the very high risk category (19.5%). The predictive ability of the CRUSADE score for IHMB was only moderate (AUC 0.73). The in-hospital mortality rate was 4.0%. Advanced age (p=0.027), femoral vascular access (p=0.004), higher heart rate (p=0.047) and ticagrelor use (p=0.027) were independent predictors of IHMB. CONCLUSIONS The CRUSADE score, although presenting some discriminatory power, significantly overestimated the IHMB rate, especially in patients at higher risk. These results question whether the CRUSADE score should continue to be used in the stratification of ACS.
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- Dina Bento
- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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CRUSADE: Is it still a good score to predict bleeding in acute coronary syndrome? REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2018.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bogabathina H, Singireddy S, Shi R, Morris L, Abdulbaki A, Zabher H, Katikaneni P, Modi K. Does micropuncture technique really help reduce vascular complications? CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2018; 19:762-765. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2018.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chung R, Weller A, Morgan R, Belli AM, Ratnam L. Are complication rates lower with 4-Fr versus 6-Fr transfemoral arterial access - prospective audit at a single interventional radiology centre. CVIR Endovasc 2018; 1:15. [PMID: 30652147 PMCID: PMC6319516 DOI: 10.1186/s42155-018-0022-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Femoral arterial access constitutes the first step in a significant proportion of interventional endovascular procedures. Whilst existing reports describe sheath size as an independent risk factor for bleeding complications in radial arterial access for coronary intervention, the influence of sheath size on overall complication rates and morbidity following femoral arterial access is not well described. This prospective single centre study reports our experience of vascular sheath size, patient and procedural factors in influencing complication rates following femoral arterial access. From April 2010 to May 2013, data was collected prospectively for all femoral arterial access procedures performed in the Interventional Radiology department of a tertiary hospital. For vascular sheath size <6-Fr, haemostasis was achieved by manual compression. For 6-Fr sheath size, a closure device was used in the absence of any contraindication. Results Of the 320 femoral access cases with eligible inclusion criteria, 52.5% had 4-Fr whilst 47.5% had 6-Fr vascular sheaths inserted. Overall post procedure complications rates were significantly higher following 6-Fr sheath (17/152 (11.2%)) versus 4-Fr systems (3/168 (1.8%)) (p=0.0007) mostly comprising self-limiting hematoma. There was no significant difference in major complications that required escalation of treatment. Conclusion No significant difference has been demonstrated between the use of either sheath systems for major complications. The practical limitations of a smaller system, combined with existing body of evidence, may not justify the routine use of 4-Fr sheath systems as the primary sheath size for all endovascular procedures.
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- Raymond Chung
- 1Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90, Yishun Central, 768828 Singapore
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- 2Radiology, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ UK
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- 3Radiology, St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT UK
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- 3Radiology, St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT UK
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- 3Radiology, St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT UK
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Gajanana D, Rogers T, Iantorno M, Buchanan KD, Ben-Dor I, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Torguson R, Okubagzi PG, Waksman R. Antiplatelet and anticoagulation regimen in patients with mechanical valve undergoing PCI - State-of-the-art review. Int J Cardiol 2018; 264:39-44. [PMID: 29685692 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.03.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A common clinical dilemma regarding treatment of patients with a mechanical valve is the need for concomitant antiplatelet therapy for a variety of reasons, referred to as triple therapy. Triple therapy is when a patient is prescribed aspirin, a P2Y12 antagonist, and an oral anticoagulant. Based on the totality of the available evidence, best practice in 2017 for patients with mechanical valves undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unclear. Furthermore, the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after PCI is evolving. With better valve designs that are less thrombogenic, the thromboembolic risks can be reduced at a lower international normalized ratio target, thus decreasing the bleeding risk. This review will offer an in-depth survey of current guidelines, current evidence, suggested approach for PCI in this cohort, and future studies regarding mechanical valve patients undergoing PCI.
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- Deepakraj Gajanana
- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States.
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Deora S. Transradial approach - Female population and radiation exposure an important aspect. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2018; 19:985-986. [PMID: 30045815 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2018.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Surender Deora
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India.
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Bailout rotational atherectomy in patients with myocardial infarction is not associated with an increased periprocedural complication rate or poorer angiographic outcomes in comparison to elective procedures (from the ORPKI Polish National Registry 2015-2016). ADVANCES IN INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY 2018; 14:135-143. [PMID: 30008765 PMCID: PMC6041846 DOI: 10.5114/aic.2018.76404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Introduction Many years of experience and refinement of existing rotational atherectomy (RA) techniques have resulted in improved clinical outcomes and a tendency to broaden the spectrum of RA usage. Aim To compare the angiographic effectiveness and periprocedural complications in patients with stable angina (SA) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated using RA. Material and methods Data were prospectively collected using the Polish Cardiovascular Intervention Society national registry (ORPKI) on all percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed in Poland in 2015 and 2016. In total, 975 RA procedures were recorded out of 221,187 PCI procedures. Results We compared angiographic effectiveness and periprocedural complications in 530 patients with SA and 245 with AMI in the RA group of patients, and 60,522 patients with SA and 91,985 with AMI in the non-RA group. The overall rate of periprocedural complications did not differ between SA and AMI patients in the RA group (2.3% vs. 2.0%; p = 0.84), while it was lower in AMI patients from the RA group compared to those from the non-RA group (2.0% vs. 3.0%; p = 0.34). The percentage of patients with angiographic success in the RA group was similar to the non-RA group in SA patients (97.3% vs. 97.1%; p = 0.75), whereas in the AMI group it was significantly higher compared to the non-RA group (96.7% vs. 92.6%; p < 0.001). Conclusions The angiographic effectiveness of PCI with RA in patients with AMI was not worse than in patients with SA.
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Wareham J, Luppe S, Youssef A, Crossley R, Mortimer A. Safety profile of an 8F femoral arteriotomy closure using the Angio-Seal device in thrombolysed acute stroke patients undergoing thrombectomy. Interv Neuroradiol 2018; 24:540-545. [PMID: 29871562 DOI: 10.1177/1591019918779022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The relationship between bridging thrombolysis and femoral access site complications after mechanical thrombectomy remains contested. Use of a closure device could minimise bleeding complications. This study aimed to elucidate the rate of access site complications in a cohort of patients treated using an 8F groin sheath with subsequent closure using the Angio-Seal to assess safety and the impact of bridging thrombolysis on access site complication rate. Methods All patients with large vessel occlusive stroke treated between 2014 and 2017 with thrombectomy with or without bridging thrombolysis were reviewed. A prospectively acquired departmental database was used to obtain baseline data, and the radiology information and haematology reporting systems were used to record imaging or transfusion relating to subsequent access site complications. Results Seventy-five patients treated with thrombectomy alone were compared to 70 patients treated with prior intravenous thrombolysis. All had an 8F femoral sheath placed for arterial access, and all underwent attempted haemostasis with an 8F Angio-Seal. Two patients (1.14%) suffered Angio-Seal device failure necessitating manual pressure. One patient (0.6%) suffered a small femoral pseudo-aneurysm. No retroperitoneal haemorrhage, haematoma requiring transfusion, ipsilateral deep-vein thrombosis or ipsilateral acute limb ischaemia was encountered. There was no significant difference in the rate of haemorrhagic, ischaemic or infective complications between those treated with bridging thrombolysis or thrombectomy alone. Conclusion Use of the Angio-Seal closure device for 8F femoral access is safe in acute stroke patients. Intravenous thrombolysis prior to endovascular thrombectomy does not significantly alter femoral access site complication rate if this approach is used.
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Affiliation(s)
- James Wareham
- 1 Department of Neuroradiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
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- 2 Department of Neurology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
| | - Adam Youssef
- 1 Department of Neuroradiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
| | - Robert Crossley
- 1 Department of Neuroradiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
| | - Alex Mortimer
- 1 Department of Neuroradiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
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