Impact of Postprocedural Graft Flow on Outcomes Following Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention in Postcoronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients: A Detailed Angiographic Analysis.

Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are frequent in patients with previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the usual revascularization strategy. Whether or not the presence of a graft on a CTO vessel and post-PCI graft patency impacts outcomes after CTO-PCI is unknown.

iFR/FFR/IVUS Discordance and Clinical Implications: Results From the Prospective Left Main Physiology Registry.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess discordance between results of instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR), fractional flow reserve (FFR), and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in intermediate left main coronary (LM) lesions, and its impact on clinical decision making and outcome.

Methods: We enrolled 250 patients with a 40%-80% LM stenosis in a prospective, multicenter registry. These patients underwent both iFR and FFR measurements.

Assessment of Lebanese healthcare professionals' awareness on acquired haemophilia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Acquired haemophilia A (AHA) is a rare immune-mediated disorder characterised by the development of autoantibodies against factor VIII. Morbidity and mortality are in general high due to multiple factors including the age of the patient, underlying diseases, toxic effects of available treatments and bleeding itself.

Objective: To assess the awareness about AHA among healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Lebanon where patients can present to non-haematologists with life-threatening bleeding disorders.

The evolution of the CTO-PCI landscape in Belgium and Luxembourg: a four-year appraisal.

Background: To chart the evolution of the CTO-PCI landscape in Belgium and Luxembourg, the Belgian Working Group on Chronic Total Occlusions (BWGCTO) was established in 2016.

Methods: Between May 2016 and December 2019, patients undergoing a CTO-PCI treatment were prospectively and consecutively enrolled. Twenty-one centres in Belgium and one in Luxembourg participated.

Left ventricular remodelling patterns after MitraClip implantation in patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation: mechanistic insights and prognostic implications.

Aims: The effect of MitraClip implantation on left ventricular (LV) remodelling has been shown to be highly variable. The present study wants to assess patterns of LV remodelling and its relationship with outcome.

Methods And Results: Serial echocardiography before, 1 and 6 months after MitraClip implantation was performed in 79 pts with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) (age 74 ± 10 years, New York Heart Association III/IV 80%, LV ejection fraction 38 ± 13%, logistic EuroSCORE 21 ± 15, and functional MR 81%).