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Background: Despite an association between operator volumes and procedural success, there remains an incomplete understanding of the contemporary utilization and procedural volumes for mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MTEER). We aimed to identify annual operator procedural volumes, temporal trends, and geographic variability for MTEER among Medicare patients in the United States (US). Methods: We queried the National Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Database for a CPT code (33418) specific for MitraClip device from 2015 through 2019. We analyzed annual operator procedural volumes and incidence and identified longitudinal and geographic trends in MTEER utilization. Results: From 2015 through 2019, a total of 27,034 MTEER procedures were performed among Medicare patients in the US. The nationwide incidence increased from 6.2 per 100,000 patients in 2015 to 23.8 per 100,000 patients in 2019, a 283% increase over the study period (Ptrend < 0.001). The incidence of MTEER by state varied by nearly 900% (range 5.5 to 54.9 per 100,000 person-years). In 2019, the mean annual MTEER operator annual volume was 9.1 MTEER procedures and had grown from 6.2 per year in 2015. Conclusions: In this nationwide study of Medicare beneficiaries in the United States, we identified a significant and sustained increase in the utilization of MTEER devices and operators and growth in annual procedural volumes from 2015 through 2019 with considerable variability in utilization by state. Further studies are needed to understand the clinical impact of variability in utilization and the optimal procedural volumes to ensure high efficacy outcomes and maintain critical access to MTEER therapies.
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral , Anciano , Humanos , Estados Unidos/epidemiología , Válvula Mitral/diagnóstico por imagen , Válvula Mitral/cirugía , Resultado del Tratamiento , Medicare , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral/cirugía , Cateterismo CardíacoRESUMEN
Decellularized extracellular matrix in the form of patches and locally injected hydrogels has long been used as therapies in animal models of disease. Here we report the safety and feasibility of an intravascularly infused extracellular matrix as a biomaterial for the repair of tissue in animal models of acute myocardial infarction, traumatic brain injury and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The biomaterial consists of decellularized, enzymatically digested and fractionated ventricular myocardium, localizes to injured tissues by binding to leaky microvasculature, and is largely degraded in about 3 d. In rats and pigs with induced acute myocardial infarction followed by intracoronary infusion of the biomaterial, we observed substantially reduced left ventricular volumes and improved wall-motion scores, as well as differential expression of genes associated with tissue repair and inflammation. Delivering pro-healing extracellular matrix by intravascular infusion post injury may provide translational advantages for the healing of inflamed tissues 'from the inside out'.
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Materiales Biocompatibles , Infarto del Miocardio , Ratas , Porcinos , Animales , Miocardio/metabolismo , Infarto del Miocardio/terapia , Hidrogeles , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is causally associated with aortic valve stenosis (AS) but Lp(a) testing among AS patients is not broadly incorporated into clinical practice. We evaluated trends in Lp(a) testing in an academic medical center. METHODS: Educational efforts and adding Lp(a) to the lipid panel on the electronic medical record (EMR) and pre-procedure order sets were used to increase awareness of Lp(a) as a risk factor in AS. Medical records at University of California San Diego Health (UCSDH) were analyzed from 2010 to 2020 to define the yearly frequency of first time Lp(a) testing in patients with diagnosis codes for AS or undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). RESULTS: Lp(a) testing for any indication increased over 5-fold from 2010 to 2020. A total of 3808 patients had a diagnosis of AS and 417 patients had TAVR. Lp(a) levels >30 mg/dL were present in 37% of AS and 35% of TAVR patients. The rates of Lp(a) testing in AS and TAVR were 14.0% and 65.7%, respectively. In AS, Lp(a) testing increased over time from 8.5% in 2010, peaking at 24.2% in 2017, and declining to 13.9% in 2020 (p < 0.001 for trend). Following implementation of EMR order-sets in 2016, Lp(a) testing in TAVR cases increased to a peak of 88.5% in 2018. CONCLUSIONS: Elevated Lp(a) is prevalent in AS and TAVR patients. Implementation of educational efforts and practice pathways resulted in increased Lp(a) testing in patients with AS. This study represents a paradigm that may allow increased global awareness of Lp(a) as a risk factor for AS.
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Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas , Válvula Aórtica/cirugía , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/diagnóstico , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/epidemiología , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/cirugía , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas/métodos , Humanos , Lipoproteína(a) , Prevalencia , Factores de Riesgo , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Guidelines for management of Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) infective endocarditis (IE) are lacking. We aimed to identify factors associated with surgical valve removal versus antimicrobial therapy in Melody TPV IE. Multicenter retrospective analysis of all patients receiving Melody TPV from 10/2010 to 3/2019 was performed to identify cases of IE. Surgical explants versus non-surgical cases were compared. Of the 663 Melody TPV implants, there were 66 cases of IE in 59 patients (59/663, 8.8%). 39/66 (59%) were treated with IV antimicrobials and 27/66(41%) underwent valve explantation. 26/59 patients (44%) were treated medically without explantation or recurrence with average follow-up time of 3.5 years (range:1-9). 32% of Streptococcus cases, 53% of MSSA, and all MRSA cases were explanted. 2 of the 4 deaths had MSSA. CART analysis demonstrated two important parameters associated with explantation: a peak echo gradient ≥ 47 mmHg at IE diagnosis(OR 10.6, p < 0.001) and a peak echo gradient increase of > 24 mmHg compared to baseline (OR 6.7, p = 0.01). Rates of explantation varied by institution (27 to 64%). In our multicenter experience, 44% of patients with Melody IE were successfully medically treated without valve explantation or recurrence. The degree of valve stenosis at time of IE diagnosis was strongly associated with explantation. Rates of explantation varied significantly among the institutions.
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Endocarditis Bacteriana , Endocarditis , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas , Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Pulmonar , Válvula Pulmonar , Cateterismo Cardíaco/efectos adversos , Endocarditis/etiología , Endocarditis/cirugía , Endocarditis Bacteriana/tratamiento farmacológico , Endocarditis Bacteriana/cirugía , Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas/efectos adversos , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas/efectos adversos , Humanos , Diseño de Prótesis , Válvula Pulmonar/cirugía , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Pulmonar/cirugía , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del TratamientoAsunto(s)
Aorta/fisiopatología , Circulación Colateral , Procedimiento de Fontan/efectos adversos , Cardiopatías Congénitas/cirugía , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/terapia , Ventrículos Cardíacos/cirugía , Corazón Auxiliar , Hemodinámica , Implantación de Prótesis/instrumentación , Arteria Pulmonar/fisiopatología , Adulto , Aorta/anomalías , Aorta/diagnóstico por imagen , Cardiopatías Congénitas/diagnóstico por imagen , Cardiopatías Congénitas/fisiopatología , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/diagnóstico , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/etiología , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/fisiopatología , Ventrículos Cardíacos/anomalías , Ventrículos Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagen , Ventrículos Cardíacos/fisiopatología , Humanos , Masculino , Diseño de Prótesis , Arteria Pulmonar/anomalías , Arteria Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen , Recuperación de la Función , Resultado del Tratamiento , Función Ventricular IzquierdaRESUMEN
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a genetically determined risk factor for calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS) for which transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly utilized as treatment. We evaluated the effect of a program to increase testing of and define the prevalence of elevated Lp(a) among patients undergoing TAVR. Educational efforts and incorporation of a "check-box" Lp(a) order to the preoperative TAVR order set were instituted. Retrospective chart review was performed in 229 patients requiring TAVR between May 2013 and September 2018. Of these patients, 57% had an Lp(a) level measured; testing rates increased from 0% in 2013 to 96% in 2018. Lipoprotein(a) testing occurred in 11% of patients before and in 80% of patients after the "check-box" order set ( P < .001). The prevalence of elevated Lp(a) (≥30 mg/dL) was 35%; these patients had a higher incidence of coronary artery disease requiring revascularization compared with patients with normal Lp(a) (65% vs 47%; P = .047). Patients with Lp(a) ≥30 mg/dL also had higher incidence of paravalvular leak compared with those with normal Lp(a) (13% vs 4%; P = .04). This study defines the prevalence of elevated Lp(a) in advanced stages of CAVS and provides a practice pathway to assess procedural complications and long-term outcomes of TAVR in patients with elevated Lp(a) levels.
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Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/sangre , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/cirugía , Válvula Aórtica/patología , Válvula Aórtica/cirugía , Análisis Químico de la Sangre/tendencias , Calcinosis/sangre , Calcinosis/cirugía , Hiperlipoproteinemias/sangre , Lipoproteína(a)/sangre , Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina/tendencias , Reemplazo de la Válvula Aórtica Transcatéter , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Válvula Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagen , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagen , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/epidemiología , Biomarcadores/sangre , Calcinosis/diagnóstico por imagen , Calcinosis/epidemiología , California/epidemiología , Lista de Verificación/tendencias , Toma de Decisiones Clínicas , Comorbilidad , Educación Médica Continua/tendencias , Femenino , Estado de Salud , Humanos , Hiperlipoproteinemias/diagnóstico , Hiperlipoproteinemias/epidemiología , Capacitación en Servicio/tendencias , Masculino , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del Tratamiento , Regulación hacia ArribaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: To assess the long-term safety and efficacy of robotic percutaneous coronary revascularization for use in complex coronary lesions. BACKGROUND: Robotically assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is safe and feasible in simple coronary lesions and has excellent short-term procedural and clinical outcomes for complex lesions; however, long-term safety and efficacy outcomes are unknown. METHODS: A total of 103 consecutive patients underwent a total of 108 robotic (R)-PCI procedures (age 68.1; 78.3% male) over 18 months, and 210 patients underwent a total of 226 manual (M)-PCI procedures (age 67.5; 78.1% male) during the same period. Patients were subsequently followed and both 6-month and 12-month major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), comprised of any death, stroke, myocardial infarction, or target vessel revascularization, are reported and compared. RESULTS: There was no difference between the two groups with regard to overall MACE at 6 months (R-PCI 5.8% vs. M-PCI 3.3%, P = 0.51) or at 12 months (R-PCI 7.8% vs. M-PCI 8.1%, P = 0.92). There was no difference between the individual components of the primary combined endpoint at either time point. No access site complications occurred in either cohort that met BARC III or higher criteria. CONCLUSIONS: At the 6- and 12-month time points following R-PCI, no difference in clinical outcomes or safety measures was observed as compared to M-PCI.
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Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/terapia , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/métodos , Robótica , Terapia Asistida por Computador , Anciano , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/mortalidad , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Infarto del Miocardio/mortalidad , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/efectos adversos , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/mortalidad , Sistema de Registros , Factores de Riesgo , Accidente Cerebrovascular/mortalidad , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del TratamientoAsunto(s)
Stents Liberadores de Fármacos , Trombosis , Implantes Absorbibles , Humanos , Sistema de RegistrosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: A number of studies suggest that bivalirudin (BIV) is associated with similar efficacy but reduced bleeding when compared with unfractionated heparin (UFH) in patients undergoing peripheral vascular interventions (PVI). METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted with the electronic databases MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL. These were queried to identify studies comparing BIV with UFH in PVI. Study endpoints included total bleeding events, major and minor bleeding events and procedural success. Random-effects meta-analysis method was used to pool endpoint odds ratios (OR) for both UFH and BIV with 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS: A total of 12,335 patients (70.6â¯years; 59.7% male) were included from seven observational cohort studies (two prospective and five retrospective) comparing outcomes between BIV and UFH during PVI between January 2000 and May 2017. Compared with BIV, UFH was associated with significantly higher total bleeding, (OR 1.52 with 95% CI 1.11 to 2.09, pâ¯=â¯0.009), major bleeding (OR 1.38 with 95% CI 1.13 to 1.68, pâ¯=â¯0.002), and minor bleeding (OR 1.51 with 95% CI 1.09 to 2.08, pâ¯=â¯0.01). Procedural success rates were not different between the two groups (BIV vs HEP: OR 0.90 with 95% CI 0.49 to 1.64, pâ¯=â¯0.72) CONCLUSION: Compared with BIV, UFH was associated with more bleeding when used during PVI. There was no significant difference in procedural success between the two anticoagulation strategies.
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Anticoagulantes/uso terapéutico , Antitrombinas/uso terapéutico , Procedimientos Endovasculares , Heparina/uso terapéutico , Fragmentos de Péptidos/uso terapéutico , Enfermedades Vasculares Periféricas/terapia , Anciano , Anticoagulantes/efectos adversos , Antitrombinas/efectos adversos , Procedimientos Endovasculares/efectos adversos , Femenino , Hemorragia/inducido químicamente , Heparina/efectos adversos , Hirudinas/efectos adversos , Humanos , Masculino , Estudios Observacionales como Asunto , Fragmentos de Péptidos/efectos adversos , Enfermedades Vasculares Periféricas/sangre , Enfermedades Vasculares Periféricas/diagnóstico , Proteínas Recombinantes/efectos adversos , Proteínas Recombinantes/uso terapéutico , Medición de Riesgo , Factores de Riesgo , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a prevalent cause of secondary hypertension. Elderly patients with atherosclerosis and young women with fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) are particularly at risk. Blood pressure screening is often key to this diagnosis, although the reliability of clinical screening has been questioned, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) likely offers superior ability to diagnose poorly controlled hypertension. In patients with RAS, medical management should be the primary means of therapy; however, in a select group of these patients, renal revascularization may be considered, and has been shown to reduce blood pressure and stabilize chronic kidney disease. In this report, we present a patient diagnosed with RAS due to FMD, found to have significant hypertension via ABPM, and treated successfully with percutaneous renal artery angioplasty; importantly, continuous 24-hr ambulatory monitoring after pressure gradient guided renal angioplasty confirmed reduction in blood pressure.
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Monitoreo Ambulatorio de la Presión Arterial , Presión Sanguínea , Displasia Fibromuscular/complicaciones , Hipertensión Renovascular/diagnóstico , Obstrucción de la Arteria Renal/etiología , Adulto , Angiografía , Angioplastia de Balón , Femenino , Displasia Fibromuscular/diagnóstico por imagen , Displasia Fibromuscular/fisiopatología , Humanos , Hipertensión Renovascular/etiología , Hipertensión Renovascular/fisiopatología , Hipertensión Renovascular/cirugía , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Obstrucción de la Arteria Renal/diagnóstico por imagen , Obstrucción de la Arteria Renal/fisiopatología , Obstrucción de la Arteria Renal/cirugía , Resultado del Tratamiento , Ultrasonografía IntervencionalRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Robotically-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (R-PCI) is feasible for simple coronary lesions. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency and reasons for partial manual assistance or manual conversion during R-PCI in clinical practice. METHODS: The CorPath 200 System (Corindus, Waltham, MA) enables the operator to sit in a radiation-shielded cockpit and remotely control intracoronary devices including guidewires, balloons, and stents. Consecutive R-PCI procedures performed over 18months were analyzed to identify reasons for planned or unplanned manual assistance or manual conversion, and categorized as due to 1) adverse event; 2) technical limitation of the robotic platform; or 3) limited guide catheter/wire support. RESULTS: During the study period, 108 R-PCI procedures (68.1±11.0years, 77.8% men, 69.4% elective PCI, 78.3% type B2/C lesions, and 50.3% left anterior descending/left main target lesion segment) were performed. High robotic technical success (91.7%) and clinical procedural success (99.1%) were achieved. Twenty procedures (18.5%) required either planned partial manual assistance (3.7%), unplanned partial manual assistance (7.4%), or manual conversion (7.4%). Among these procedures, manual assistance/conversion was required in 3 procedures for an adverse event (15%), 8 for technical limitation of the robotic platform (40%), and 9 for guide catheter/wire support issues (45%). CONCLUSIONS: High clinical success with R-PCI for a complex lesion cohort is possible with only occasional partial manual assistance or manual conversion. The majority of procedures requiring manual assistance/conversion were due to limited guide catheter/wire support or robotic platform limitations, rather than occurrence of adverse events.
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Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/cirugía , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/métodos , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados/métodos , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Catéteres Cardíacos , Angiografía Coronaria , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/efectos adversos , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/instrumentación , Vigilancia de Productos Comercializados , Estudios Prospectivos , Sistema de Registros , Factores de Riesgo , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados/efectos adversos , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados/instrumentación , Stents , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Stroke is the most feared complication of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although oral anticoagulation with non-vitamin K antagonist and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have been established to significantly reduce risk of stroke, real-world use of these agents are often suboptimal due to concerns for adverse events including bleeding from both patients and clinicians. Particularly in patients with previous serious bleeding, oral anticoagulation may be contraindicated. Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), mechanically targeting the source of most of the thrombi in AF, holds an immense potential as an alternative to OAC in management of stroke prophylaxis. In this focused review, we describe the available evidence of various LAAO devices, detailing data regarding their use in patients with a contraindication for oral anticoagulation. Although some questions of safety and appropriate use of these new devices in patients who cannot tolerate anticoagulation remain, LAAO devices offer a significant step forward in the management of patients with AF, including those patients who may not be able to be prescribed OAC at all. Future studies involving patients fully contraindicated to OAC are warranted in the era of LAAO devices for stroke risk reduction.
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Anticoagulantes/efectos adversos , Apéndice Atrial/cirugía , Fibrilación Atrial/cirugía , Accidente Cerebrovascular/prevención & control , Fibrilación Atrial/complicaciones , Contraindicaciones de los Medicamentos , Humanos , Ligadura , Dispositivo Oclusor Septal , Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología , Técnicas de SuturaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Elevated fibrinogen is associated with short-term major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after percutaneous coronary intervention, but the relation with late MACE is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Baseline demographics and 2-year MACE were recorded among subjects undergoing nonemergent percutaneous coronary intervention. A total of 332 subjects (66.6±19.5 years, 69.9% male, 25.3% acute coronary syndrome) were enrolled. Two-year MACE (periprocedural myocardial infarction 9.0%, rehospitalization 6.3%, revascularization 12.7%, non-periprocedural myocardial infarction 4.5%, stent thrombosis 0.9%, stroke 1.8%, and death 0.6%) were associated with higher fibrinogen (352.8±123.4 mg/dL versus 301.6±110.8 mg/dL; P<0.001), longer total stent length (40.1±25.3 mm versus 32.1±19.3 mm; P=0.004), acute coronary syndrome indication (38.7% versus 17.8%; P<0.001), number of bare-metal stents (0.5±1.1 versus 0.2±0.5; P=0.002), and stent diameter ≤2.5 mm (55.8% versus 38.4%, P=0.003). No relation between platelet reactivity and 2-year MACE was observed. Fibrinogen ≥280 mg/dL (odds ratio [OR] 3.0, confidence interval [CI], 1.6-5.4, P<0.001), total stent length ≥32 mm (OR 2.2, CI, 1.3-3.8, P<0.001), acute coronary syndrome indication (OR 4.1, CI, 2.3-7.5, P<0.001), any bare-metal stents (OR 3.2, CI, 1.6-6.1, P<0.001), and stent diameter ≤2.5 mm (OR 2.0, CI, 1.2-3.5, P=0.010) were independently associated with 2-year MACE. Following a landmark analysis excluding periprocedural myocardial infarction, fibrinogen ≥280 mg/dL remained strongly associated with 2-year MACE (37.0% versus 17.4%, log-rank P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Elevated baseline fibrinogen level is associated with 2-year MACE after percutaneous coronary intervention. Acute coronary syndrome indication for percutaneous coronary intervention, total stent length implanted, and use of bare-metal stents or smaller-diameter stents are also independently associated with 2-year MACE, while measures of on-thienopyridine platelet reactivity are not.
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Síndrome Coronario Agudo/cirugía , Fibrinógeno/metabolismo , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/efectos adversos , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/sangre , Síndrome Coronario Agudo/sangre , Anciano , Biomarcadores/sangre , California/epidemiología , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Incidencia , Masculino , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología , Factores de Riesgo , Tasa de Supervivencia/tendencias , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: The fundamental technique of performing percutaneous cardiovascular (CV) interventions has remained unchanged and requires operators to wear heavy lead aprons to minimize exposure to ionizing radiation. Robotic technology is now being utilized in interventional cardiology partially as a direct result of the increasing appreciation of the long-term occupational hazards of the field. This review was undertaken to report the clinical outcomes of percutaneous robotic coronary and peripheral vascular interventions. Areas covered: A systematic literature review of percutaneous robotic CV interventions was undertaken. The safety and feasibility of percutaneous robotically-assisted CV interventions has been validated in simple to complex coronary disease, and iliofemoral disease. Studies have shown that robotically-assisted PCI significantly reduces operator exposure to harmful ionizing radiation without compromising procedural success or clinical efficacy. In addition to the operator benefits, robotically-assisted intervention has the potential for patient advantages by allowing more accurate lesion length measurement, precise stent placement and lower patient radiation exposure. However, further investigation is required to fully elucidate these potential benefits. Expert commentary: Incremental improvement in robotic technology and telecommunications would enable treatment of an even broader patient population, and potentially provide remote robotic PCI.
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Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/terapia , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/métodos , Robótica/métodos , Humanos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Robotic technology has been utilized in cardiovascular medicine for over a decade, and over that period, its use has been expanded to percutaneous coronary and peripheral vascular interventions. The safety and feasibility of robotically assisted percutaneous cardiovascular interventions has been demonstrated in studies including simple to complex coronary lesions, and both iliac and femoropopliteal lesions. These reports have shown that robotically assisted PCI significantly reduces operator exposure to harmful ionizing radiation without a detrimental effect on procedural success or clinical efficacy. Additionally, the use of robotics has the intuitive benefit of alleviating the risk of orthopedic injuries faced by interventional operators. In addition to the interventional operator benefits, robotically assisted intervention has the potential for patient level benefit by allowing more accurate lesion length measurement, precise stent placement, and lower patient radiation exposure. However, further investigation is required to fully elucidate these potential benefits.
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Cardiología , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/cirugía , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/métodos , Robótica/tendencias , Cirugía Asistida por Computador/métodos , Diseño de Equipo , HumanosRESUMEN
The authors demonstrate that device manipulation during percutaneous coronary intervention can result in "noise," which can be perceived as an arrhythmia resulting in an inappropriate shock. Although rare, this possibility should be considered when an operator encounters a difficult to traverse lesion in a patient with an ICD.
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Angiografía Coronaria , Vasos Coronarios , Desfibriladores Implantables/efectos adversos , Falla de Equipo , Calcificación Vascular , Fibrilación Ventricular/prevención & control , Angiografía Coronaria/efectos adversos , Angiografía Coronaria/métodos , Vasos Coronarios/diagnóstico por imagen , Vasos Coronarios/patología , Vasos Coronarios/cirugía , Femenino , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/diagnóstico , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/cirugía , Trasplante de Corazón/métodos , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Cuidados Preoperatorios/efectos adversos , Cuidados Preoperatorios/métodos , Calcificación Vascular/diagnóstico , Calcificación Vascular/cirugía , Fibrilación Ventricular/terapiaRESUMEN
Robotic technology has been used in cardiovascular medicine for over a decade, and over that period its use has been expanded to interventional cardiology and percutaneous coronary and peripheral vascular interventions. The safety and feasibility of robotically assisted interventions has been demonstrated in multiple studies ranging from simple to complex coronary lesions, and in the treatment of iliofemoral and infrapopliteal disease. These studies have shown a reduction in operator exposure to harmful ionizing radiation, and the use of robotics has the intuitive benefit of alleviating the occupational hazard of operator orthopedic injuries. In addition to the interventional operator benefits, robotically assisted intervention has the potential to also be beneficial for patients by allowing more accurate lesion length measurement, stent placement, and patient radiation exposure; however, more investigation is required to elucidate these benefits fully.