Publications by authors named "F Conrotto"
EuroIntervention
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the performance of ultrathin drug-eluting stents (DES) versus thin-strut DES and drug-eluting balloons (DEB) in treating in-stent restenosis (ISR) in patients.
- Results show that ultrathin DES significantly lowers the risk of adverse events, including cardiac death and need for revascularization, when compared to both thin-strut DES and DEBs after three years of follow-up.
- Additionally, in patients with diffuse ISR, ultrathin DES outperformed thin-strut DES in reducing risks of target lesion revascularization (TLR) and target vessel revascularization (TVR).
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effects of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on short-term mortality in patients undergoing transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TA-TAVI), where bleeding is common.
- Out of 11,265 TAVI participants, 548 had TA-TAVI, with 209 receiving RBC transfusions, and the study found a significant association between transfusion and increased 30-day mortality.
- The research concluded that RBC transfusion independently predicts higher short-term mortality in TA-TAVI patients, regardless of other factors like major bleeding and kidney injury.
Am Heart J
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the prevalence and impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on heart damage and mortality.
- A cohort of 963 patients was analyzed, revealing that 18% experienced PPM post-TAVR, with 7.7% having severe cases.
- Those with PPM exhibited significant heart changes after one year, including increased left ventricle size and more paravalvular aortic regurgitation compared to those without PPM.
