Publications by authors named "B Scheller"
Background And Aim: Diabetes has been shown in last decades to be associated with a significantly higher mortality among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary PCI (PPCI). Therefore, the aim of current study was to evaluate the impact of diabetes on times delays, reperfusion and mortality in a contemporary STEMI population undergoing PPCI, including treatment during the COVID pandemic.
Methods And Results: The ISACS-STEMI COVID-19 is a large-scale retrospective multicenter registry involving PPCI centers from Europe, Latin America, South-East Asia and North-Africa, including patients treated from 1st of March until June 30, 2019 and 2020.
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- Paclitaxel-coated balloons (PCB) are currently used for treating coronary lesions, but researchers are exploring sirolimus-coated balloons (SCB) as an alternative to see if they perform similarly.
- A study involving 70 patients across Germany and Switzerland tested the SCB against PCB, focusing on their effectiveness in preventing late lumen loss (LLL) in arteries after 6 months.
- Results indicated no significant differences between the two treatments in terms of LLL and clinical outcomes, suggesting that SCBs can be a viable alternative to PCBs in coronary interventions.
Background: Hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factor, with several detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system. Contrasting results have been reported so far on its prognostic role in patients admitted for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Therefore, we investigated the impact of hypertension on short-term mortality in a large multicenter contemporary registry of STEMI patients, including patients treated during COVID-19 pandemic.
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