Publications by authors named "A M Mozid"
Background And Aims: Guidelines suggest non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) be conveyed to cardiac arrest centres (CAC). We hypothesised that (a) a pre-hospital conveyance algorithm based on initial presenting rhythm following OHCA is feasible and (b) that would demonstrate survival advantage.
Methods: This observational pilot study included all consecutive patients with OHCA from suspected cardiac aetiology from the county of Essex, United Kingdom from April 2022-April 2023.
Article Synopsis
- Heavily calcified coronary artery disease complicates percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), requiring advanced techniques like cutting balloons (CB), which need standardization for better effectiveness.
- The study presents the RODIN-CUT technique, which involves sequential CB inflations guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to improve plaque modification and stent expansion in difficult cases.
- Results indicate that RODIN-CUT achieved high procedural success rates and minimal complications, suggesting it could be a simple and cost-effective method for treating calcified lesions, though larger studies are needed to confirm its validity.
Objective: We evaluated the clinical safety and performance of the ultrathin strut biodegradable polymer-coated Supraflex Cruz (Sahajanand Medical TechnologiesLtd., Surat, India) sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) in an all-comer patient population requiring coronary stent implantation.
Study Design: The study was a prospective, observational, multicentre, single-arm registry.
Safety and Effectiveness of a Novel Microcatheter in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions-The BIOMICS Study.
J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- Chronic total occlusion (CTO) in coronary arteries poses significant challenges during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), often requiring advanced methods and tools like microcatheters.
- The BIOMICS study tested a new microcatheter (BioMC) in 100 patients with ischemic symptoms undergoing CTO-PCI, focusing on its ability to successfully facilitate guide wire placement and monitoring for safety issues like cardiac death or myocardial infarction.
- Results showed a 75% success rate in achieving the primary efficacy goal and only 2% incidence of severe safety events, indicating that the new microcatheter is both effective and safe in treating CTO.
Article Synopsis
- Cardiac surgery for coronary artery disease decreased significantly during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave, leading many patients to receive percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) instead of the usual coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
- A study tracked 215 patients who underwent PCI, gathering 12-month outcomes like death, heart attacks, and other complications to evaluate the procedure's effectiveness.
- Results showed that after a year, PCI had acceptable outcomes with low rates of major adverse events, suggesting the need for further research comparing PCI to CABG in similar patient populations.