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Mayol J, Artucio C, Batista I, Puentes A, Villegas J, Quizpe R, Rojas V, Mangione J, Belardi J. An international survey in Latin America on the practice of interventional cardiology during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on myocardial infarction. Neth Heart J 2020; 28:424-430. [PMID: 32607704 PMCID: PMC7325476 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-020-01440-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Introduction A reduction in the number of interventional cardiology procedures has emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was performed to quantify this decrease and the impact on the management of myocardial infarction in Latin America. Methods A telematic survey was conducted for all countries in Latin America. Diagnostic catheterisations, coronary and structural interventions, as well as the incidence and delay to reperfusion therapy of myocardial infarction (STEMI), were recorded. Two periods were compared: from 24 February to 8 March 2020 (pre-COVID-19) and another 2‑week period that varied according to country (COVID-19). Results Responses were obtained from 79 centres in 20 countries. There was a significant decrease in the number of diagnostic procedures (−65.2%), coronary interventions (−59.4%), structural therapeutics (−86.1%) and STEMI care (−51.2%). A decrease was noted in the incidence of STEMI, but also a delay in the time to STEMI reperfusion. While there was a variation in activity in interventional cardiology between countries, patient behaviour was rather homogeneous. Conclusions A significant reduction in healthcare activity has been noted during the COVID-19 pandemic, including STEMI care, with the risk of increased mortality and/or morbidity following STEMI. Healthcare providers should encourage patients with suspected symptoms of STEMI to call for emergency care to ensure rapid diagnosis and timely reperfusion treatment. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s12471-020-01440-y) contains supplementary material which is available to authorized users.
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- J Mayol
- Centro Cardiológico Americano, Montevideo, Uruguay. .,Hemodinamia del Litoral, Salto, Uruguay.
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- Instituto de Cardiología Intervencionista de Casa de Galicia, Montevideo, Uruguay.,Servicio de Hemodinamia y Cardiología Intervencionista del Hospital Central de las FF.AA, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Centro Cardiológico Americano, Montevideo, Uruguay.,Hemodinamia del Litoral, Salto, Uruguay
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- Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Hospital Santa Inés, Cuenca, Ecuador.,Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca, Ecuador
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- Hospital de Clínicas, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, Sao Pablo, Brazil
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Cohen F, Candiello A, Lasave L, Zangroniz P, Alonso A, Nitti N, Graziano F, Fernandez Murga A, Ingaramo A, Alderete R, Rodriguez Saavedra A, Cugat G, Birollo O, Belardi J, Berrocal DH. P2679STEMI treatment in octogenarians in the stent save a life initiative in Argentina. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p2679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- F Cohen
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autόnoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cardiovascular Institute of Buenos Aires (ICBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cardiovascular Institute of Rosario (ICR), Rosario, Argentina
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- Hospital Provincial del Centenario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Medico Platense, La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto Medico Quirurgico Garat, Concordia, Argentina
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- Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sanatorio Argentino de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Sanatorio San Jeronimo, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Cardiovascular Institute of Buenos Aires (ICBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autόnoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lamelas PM, Nau G, Albertal M, Candiello A, Cura F, Belardi J, Padilla LT, Alves De Lima A, Trivi M, Botto F. Interobserver variability of the SYNTAX score by interventional cardiologists. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p3069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Hussong J, Schorr N, Belardi J, Prucker O, Rühe J, Westerweel J. Experimental investigation of the flow induced by artificial cilia. Lab Chip 2011; 11:2017-22. [PMID: 21614349 DOI: 10.1039/c0lc00722f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The fluid transport produced by rectangular shaped, magnetically actuated artificial cilia of 70 μm length and 20 μm width was determined by means of phase-locked Micro Particle Image Velocimetry (μPIV) measurements in a closed microfluidic chamber. The phase-averaged flow produced by the artificial cilia reached up to 130 μm s(-1) with an actuation cycle frequency of 10 Hz. Analysis of the measured flow data indicate that the present system is capable of achieving volume flow rates of V[combining dot above](cilia) = 14 ± 4 μl min(-1) in a micro channel of 0.5 × 5 mm(2) cross-sectional area when no back pressure is built up. This corresponds to an effective pressure gradient of 6 ± 1 Pa m(-1), which equals a pressure difference of 0.6 ± 0.1 mPa over a distance of 100 μm between two rows of cilia. These results were derived analytically from the measured velocity profile by treating the cilia as a thin boundary layer. While the cilia produce phase-averaged velocities of the order of O(10(2)μm s(-1)), time-resolved measurements showed that the flow field reverses two times during one actuation cycle inducing instantaneous velocities of up to approximately 2 mm s(-1). This shows that the flow field is dominated by fluid oscillations and flow rates are expected to increase if the beating motion of the cilia is further improved.
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- J Hussong
- Laboratory for Aero and Hydrodynamics, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 21, 2628 CA Delft, The Netherlands.
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Khaderi SN, Craus CB, Hussong J, Schorr N, Belardi J, Westerweel J, Prucker O, Rühe J, den Toonder JMJ, Onck PR. Magnetically-actuated artificial cilia for microfluidic propulsion. Lab Chip 2011; 11:2002-10. [PMID: 21331419 DOI: 10.1039/c0lc00411a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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In this paper we quantitatively analyse the performance of magnetically-driven artificial cilia for lab-on-a-chip applications. The artificial cilia are fabricated using thin polymer films with embedded magnetic nano-particles and their deformation is studied under different external magnetic fields and flows. A coupled magneto-mechanical solid-fluid model that accurately captures the interaction between the magnetic field, cilia and fluid is used to simulate the cilia motion. The elastic and magnetic properties of the cilia are obtained by fitting the results of the computational model to the experimental data. The performance of the artificial cilia with a non-uniform cross-section is characterised using the numerical model for two channel configurations that are of practical importance: an open-loop and a closed-loop channel. We predict that the flow and pressure head generated by the artificial cilia can be as high as 18 microlitres per minute and 3 mm of water, respectively. We also study the effect of metachronal waves on the flow generated and show that the fluid propelled increases drastically compared to synchronously beating cilia, and is unidirectional. This increase is significant even when the phase difference between adjacent cilia is small. The obtained results provide guidelines for the optimal design of magnetically-driven artificial cilia for microfluidic propulsion.
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- S N Khaderi
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Shen Z, McHugh M, Xu J, Belardi J, Kilic S, Mesiano A, Bane S, Karnikas C, Beckman E, Enick R. CO2-solubility of oligomers and polymers that contain the carbonyl group. POLYMER 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0032-3861(03)00020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kiemeneij F, Serruys PW, Macaya C, Rutsch W, Heyndrickx G, Albertsson P, Fajadet J, Legrand V, Materne P, Belardi J, Sigwart U, Colombo A, Goy JJ, Disco CM, Morel MA. Continued benefit of coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty: five-year clinical follow-up of Benestent-I trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37:1598-603. [PMID: 11345371 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01207-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to establish whether the early favorable results in the Benestent-I randomized trial comparing elective Palmaz-Schatz stent implantation with balloon angioplasty in 516 patients with stable angina pectoris are maintained at 5 years. BACKGROUND The size of the required sample was based on a 40% reduction in clinical events in the stent group. Seven months and one-year follow-up in this trial showed a decreased incidence of restenosis and clinical events in patients randomized to stent implantation. METHODS Data at five years were collected by outpatient visit, via telephone and via the referring cardiologist. Three patients in the stent group and one in the percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) group were lost to follow-up at five years. Major clinical events, anginal status and use of cardiac medication were recorded according to the intention to treat principle. RESULTS No significant differences were found in anginal status and use of cardiac medication between the two groups. In the PTCA group, 27.3% of patients underwent target lesion revascularization (TLR) versus 17.2% of patients in the stent group (p = 0.008). No significant differences in mortality (5.9% vs. 3.1%), cerebrovascular accident (0.8% vs. 1.2%), myocardial infarction (9.4% vs. 6.3%) or coronary bypass surgery (11.7% vs. 9.8%) were found between the stent and PTCA groups, respectively. At five years, the event-free survival rate (59.8% vs. 65.6%; p = 0.20) between the stent and PTCA groups no longer achieved statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS The original 10% absolute difference in TLR in favor of the stent group has remained unchanged at five years, emphasizing the long-term stability of the stented target site.
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- F Kiemeneij
- Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Roqué F, Mon G, Belardi J, Rodriguez A, Grinfeld L, Long R, Grossman S, Malcolm A, Zon G, Ormont ML, Fischman DL, Shi Y, Zalewski A. Safety of intracoronary administration of c-myc antisense oligomers after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Antisense Nucleic Acid Drug Dev 2001; 11:99-106. [PMID: 11334145 DOI: 10.1089/108729001750171335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We wished to assess the clinical safety and pharmacokinetics of ascending doses of a synthetic oligodeoxynucleotide (LR-3280) administered after coronary angioplasty. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides designed to hybridize with target messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in a complementary fashion to inhibit the expression of corresponding protein also have the ability to bind to extracellular growth factors. LR-3280 has been shown to reduce c-myc expression, inhibit growth and collagen biosynthesis in human vascular cells, and reduce neointimal formation in animal models of vascular injury. After successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), 78 patients were randomized to receive either standard care (n = 26) or standard care and escalating doses of LR-3280 (n = 52) (doses from 1 to 24 mg), administered into target vessel through a guiding catheter. Overall safety was evaluated by clinical adverse events, laboratory tests, and electrocardiograms. Patency was evaluated by quantitative coronary angiography. There were no clinically significant differences between treated and control patients. No adverse effects of LR-3280 on the patency of dilated coronary arteries were observed. Pharmacokinetic data revealed that peak plasma concentrations of LR-3280 occurred at 1 minute over the studied dose range and rapidly decreased after approximately1 hour, with little LR-3280 detected in the urine between 0-6 hours and 12-24 hours. The intracoronary administration of LR-3280 is well tolerated at doses up to 24 mg and produces no adverse effects in dilated coronary arteries. These results provide the basis for the evaluation of local delivery of this phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotide for the prevention of human vasculoproliferative disease.
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- F Roqué
- Clinica Olivos, Cardiovascular Department, Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina.
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Serruys PW, de Bruyne B, Carlier S, Sousa JE, Piek J, Muramatsu T, Vrints C, Probst P, Seabra-Gomes R, Simpson I, Voudris V, Gurné O, Pijls N, Belardi J, van Es GA, Boersma E, Morel MA, van Hout B. Randomized comparison of primary stenting and provisional balloon angioplasty guided by flow velocity measurement. Doppler Endpoints Balloon Angioplasty Trial Europe (DEBATE) II Study Group. Circulation 2000; 102:2930-7. [PMID: 11113042 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.24.2930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coronary stenting improves outcomes compared with balloon angioplasty, but it is costly and may have other disadvantages. Limiting stent use to patients with a suboptimal result after angioplasty (provisional angioplasty) may be as effective and less expensive. METHODS AND RESULTS To analyze the cost-effectiveness of provisional angioplasty, patients scheduled for single-vessel angioplasty were first randomized to receive primary stenting (97 patients) or balloon angioplasty guided by Doppler flow velocity and angiography (523 patients). Patients in the latter group were further randomized after optimization to either additional stenting or termination of the procedure to further investigate what is "optimal." An optimal result was defined as a flow reserve >2.5 and a diameter stenosis <36%. Bailout stenting was needed in 129 patients (25%) who were randomized to balloon angioplasty, and an optimal result was obtained in 184 of the 523 patients (35%). There was no significant difference in event-free survival at 1 year between primary stenting (86.6%) and provisional angioplasty (85.6%). Costs after 1 year were significantly higher for provisional angioplasty (EUR 6573 versus EUR 5885; P:=0.014). Results after the second randomization showed that stenting was also more effective after optimal balloon angioplasty (1-year event free survival, 93.5% versus 84.1%; P:=0. 066). CONCLUSIONS After 1 year of follow-up, provisional angioplasty was more expensive and without clinical benefit. The beneficial value of stenting is not limited to patients with a suboptimal result after balloon angioplasty.
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Cura F, Piraino R, Guzman L, Padilla L, Fernandez J, Marchetti G, Palacios A, Belardi J. Does pre-treatment with intravenous heparin produces any angiographic improvement in patients admitted with unstable angina? J Am Coll Cardiol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)80340-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Huerin M, Rosario A, Bergman G, Belardi J, Trivi M, Guzman L, Rubinstein F. Compliance with cardiovascular rehabilitation: comparison of standard and a new adherence strategies. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)81391-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Serruys PW, Emanuelsson H, van der Giessen W, Lunn AC, Kiemeney F, Macaya C, Rutsch W, Heyndrickx G, Suryapranata H, Legrand V, Goy JJ, Materne P, Bonnier H, Morice MC, Fajadet J, Belardi J, Colombo A, Garcia E, Ruygrok P, de Jaegere P, Morel MA. Heparin-coated Palmaz-Schatz stents in human coronary arteries. Early outcome of the Benestent-II Pilot Study. Circulation 1996; 93:412-22. [PMID: 8565157 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.93.3.412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of the Benestent-II Pilot Study was to evaluate the safety of delaying and eliminating anticoagulant therapy in patients receiving a heparin-coated stent in conjunction with antiplatelet drugs. METHODS AND RESULTS The study consisted of three initial phases (I, II, III) during which resumption of heparin therapy after sheath removal was progressively deferred by 6, 12, and 36 hours. In phase IV, coumadin and heparin were replaced by 250 mg ticlopidine and 100 mg aspirin. Of the 207 patients with stable angina pectoris and a de novo lesion in whom heparin-coated stent implantation was attempted, implantation was successful in 202 patients (98%). Stent thrombosis did not occur during all four phases, and the overall clinical success rate at discharge was 99%. Bleeding complications requiring blood transfusion or surgery fell from 7.9% in phase I to 5.9%, 4%, and 0% in the three following phases. Hospital stay was 7.4, 6.1, 7.2, and 3.1 days for the consecutive phases. The restenosis rate for the combined four phases was 13% (15% in phase I, 20% in phase II, 11% in phase III, and 6% in phase IV). The overall rate of reintervention for the four phases was 8.9%. At 6 months, 84%, 75%, 94%, and 92% of the patients of phases I to IV, respectively, were event free. For the four phases, the event-free rate was 86%, which compares favorably with the rate observed in the Benestent-I study (80%; relative risk, 0.68 [0.45 to 1.04]). CONCLUSIONS The implantation of stents coated with polyamine and end-point-attached heparin in stable patients with one significant de novo coronary lesion is well tolerated, is associated with no (sub)acute stent thrombosis, and results in a favorable event-free survival after 6 months.
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- P W Serruys
- Thoraxcenter, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Simpfendorfer C, Belardi J, Bellamy G, Galan K, Franco I, Hollman J. Frequency, management and follow-up of patients with acute coronary occlusions after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Am J Cardiol 1987; 59:267-9. [PMID: 2949590 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(87)90797-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Angiograms from 1,500 consecutive patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) at the Cleveland Clinic were reviewed to determine the frequency of acute coronary occlusion after successful PTCA. Thirty-two patients (2%) had acute coronary occlusions. Of these, 27 (84%) presented within 6 hours. Compared with control group, only the presence of eccentric lesions (72% vs 24%) and intimal tears (78% vs 34%) was more predominant in the group with acute occlusion. Redilation was attempted in 31 patients and was successful in 27 (87%). Nine of these patients eventually required coronary bypass surgery and 18 were discharged and followed for 11 to 34 months (mean 18). Thus, redilation is a safe and effective approach to manage patients in whom coronary occlusion develops after PTCA.
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Lerdani H, Moreyra A, Manubens S, Belardi J, Fava M, Sheldon WC. Electrocardiographic findings in 125 patients with idiopathic prolapse of the mitral valve studied by angiography. Cleve Clin Q 1976; 43:181-94. [PMID: 963886 DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.43.3.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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