Publications by authors named "L Maillard"
Background: Jailed wire (JW) in the side branch (SB) is recommended during coronary bifurcation provisional stenting, but real benefit is unsure. Our objective was to evaluate benefit of a JW technique in the CABRIOLET registry.
Methods: In CABRIOLET, including 500 patients, we compared the primary composite endpoint poor final SB angiographic result (TIMI flow
Background: Fractional flow reserve (FFR) or non-hyperaemic pressure ratios are recommended to assess functional relevance of intermediate coronary stenosis. Both diagnostic methods require the placement of a pressure wire in the coronary artery during invasive coronary angiography. Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is an angiography-based computational method for the estimation of FFR that does not require the use of pressure wires.
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- The study aimed to analyze the patterns of scalp EEG during occipital seizures (OS) and how they relate to simultaneous intracerebral EEG readings.
- Researchers monitored 8 patients with confirmed OS, observing different seizure patterns including background activity suppression and high amplitude slow waves, with varied initial presentations across different regions of the brain.
- The findings indicate that while scalp EEG can effectively pinpoint the onset of intracerebral seizures and carry lateralizing value, it does not always correlate with occipital electrode activity, emphasizing the complexity of seizure manifestations and aiding in better surgical planning for epilepsy treatment.
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- Patients who need oral anticoagulation and undergo coronary intervention can use a special stent (COBRA PzF) that may lower the need for long-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) while maintaining safety against blood clots.
- In a study, 996 patients were randomized to receive either the COBRA PzF stent with a short 14-day DAPT or a regular stent with longer DAPT durations of 3 to 6 months.
- Results showed that the COBRA stent did not significantly reduce bleeding compared to the control group and was not proven to maintain equivalent safety for thromboembolic events, indicating further investigation is needed.
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- - The Basal Temporal Language Area (BTLA) is identified in epilepsy surgery when stimulation in the ventral temporal cortex (VTC) causes naming difficulties like anomia or paraphasia, highlighting the need for a better understanding of this language area.
- - A study using cortico-cortical evoked potentials in nine epilepsy patients found strong connectivity in eloquent regions of the left VTC, indicating a structured basal temporal language network (BTLN) that interacts closely with brain areas like the amygdala and hippocampus.
- - The fusiform gyrus serves as a multimodal integrator within this network, enhancing our comprehension of how the ventral temporal region processes language.