Publications by authors named "Jean Carlos Nunez Garcia"
Introduction And Objectives: Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) patients often have atrial fibrillation and increased bleeding/thrombogenic risks. We aimed to evaluate outcomes of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) compared with patients without a known diagnosis of CA.
Methods: Comparison at long-term of patients diagnosed with ATTR-CA who underwent LAAC between 2009 and 2020 and those without a known diagnosis of CA.
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia Patients (Rendu Osler Syndrome) With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: Prevention of Cardioembolic Events While Avoiding the Long-Term Risks of Oral Anticoagulation.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med
October 2022
Article Synopsis
- Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic vascular disorder that can lead to bleeding and arteriovenous malformations, and its effects on patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) are not well-studied.
- This study involved 7 HHT patients who underwent LAAO between 2015 and 2020, with follow-ups indicating successful device implantation and no serious adverse events like strokes or thrombosis reported.
- The findings suggest that LAAO could be a beneficial non-medication option for reducing the risk of blood clots in HHT patients with NVAF.
Plaque modification in calcified chronic total occlusions: the PLACCTON study.
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed)
March 2022
Introduction And Objectives: Severe calcification is present in> 50% of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) undergoing percutaneous intervention. We aimed to describe the contemporary use and outcomes of plaque modification devices (PMDs) in this context.
Methods: Patients were included in the prospective, consecutive Iberian CTO registry (32 centers in Spain and Portugal), from 2015 to 2020.