Publications by authors named "Ahmed Ben Amara"
Research Problem: Hypertension is a multifactorial disease that affects approximately one third of the Tunisian adult population. It is a major risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular disease. Environmental and psychosocial factors play an important role in hypertension onset and control.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The conventional radial approach (CRA), the gold standard approach for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), is associated with the risk of radial artery occlusion (RAO). The distal radial approach (DRA) is an effective alternative with fewer complications.
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy in terms of puncture success and safety by RAO rate of the DRA in elective PCI in Tunisian patients.
Introduction: Simulation-based education (SE) in interventional cardiology improves knowledge acquisition and mastery of procedures including the conventional radial access (CRA).
Aim: To evaluate the contribution of SE in CRA compared with theoretical learning alone.
Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled study including cardiology residents and patients with normal radial pulses.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to compare the safety and effectiveness of the newly proposed distal radial approach for vascular access in percutaneous coronary interventions against the conventional radial approach, particularly in North African patients.
- It will be a non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial involving 250 patients, focusing on key outcomes such as success rates and radial artery occlusion risks, with a follow-up period of 30 days.
- The trial is set to run for four months starting February 2022 and emphasizes ethical considerations while seeking to enhance clinical practices based on the findings.
Research Problem: Drug-eluting balloon (DEB) angioplasty is a well-established treatment modality for in-stent restenosis, however its safety and efficacy in de-novo lesion especially in large vessel remains undetermined. Theoretically, DEB sight to eliminate stent thrombosis and reduce restenosis rates by leaving no metal behind.
Aim: To compare the results of angioplasty of de novo lesions by DEB (SEQUENT PLEASE) versus DES (Promus Premier and Promus Elite) in a Tunisian population.