Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Dec 2013
Impact of transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement on biventricular strain and synchrony assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking.
Transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) replacement is an emerging therapy intended to restore pulmonary valve function in patients with right ventricular outflow tract conduit dysfunction; the impact of this technique on ventricular strain and synchrony is not known. ⋯ In patients with right ventricular outflow tract conduit dysfunction, TPV replacement is associated with improved global LV strain, as well as improved right ventricular strain and LV synchrony in subgroups. Given the associations between strain and synchrony and clinical outcomes, these findings support potential long-term benefits of TPV replacement.
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Oct 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialLeukocyte count is a modulating factor for the mortality benefit of bivalirudin in ST-segment-elevation acute myocardial infarction: the HORIZONS-AMI trial.
Although the reduction in mortality with bivalirudin compared with unfractionated heparin plus glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in the Harmonizing Outcome with Revascularization and Stent in Acute Myocardial Infarction (HORIZONS-AMI) trial has been attributed to lower rates of major bleeding, alternative mechanisms have not been investigated in depth. We sought to investigate whether there might be an interaction between white blood cell (WBC) count and bivalirudin for the risk of mortality, and whether this interaction is independent of major bleeding. ⋯ http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00433966.
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Oct 2013
Excimer laser-assisted removal of embedded inferior vena cava filters: a single-center prospective study.
Although chronically implanted inferior vena cava filters may result in filter-related morbidity, there is currently no routine option for removing such filters when they become firmly embedded along the vena cava endothelium. ⋯ http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01158482.
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Aug 2013
Adoption of transradial percutaneous coronary intervention and outcomes according to center radial volume in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system: insights from the Veterans Affairs clinical assessment, reporting, and tracking (CART) program.
Studies examining the association between radial approach and post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) bleeding and mortality have reached conflicting conclusions. There are no current data about the use and outcomes of transradial PCI (r-PCI) in the Veterans Affairs system. ⋯ Within the Veterans Affairs, the use of r-PCI increased over time. r-PCI may be associated with a significant decreased risk of post-PCI blood transfusion among higher volume r-PCI sites. These data demonstrate that potential benefits of r-PCI in terms of reduced post-PCI blood transfusions may be more pronounced at sites that routinely use radial access.