Publications by authors named "Marcelo Abud"
Outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Insights from the LATAM CTO registry.
Dagmar F Hernandez-Suarez Lorenzo Azzalini Francesco Moroni João Eduardo Tinoco de Paula Pablo Lamelas Marcelo A Abud
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
February 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with and without prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- Data was collected from a Latin American registry involving 1,662 patients between 2008 and 2020, comparing those with prior CABG (15.1%) to those without (84.9%).
- Findings indicated that prior-CABG patients were older, had more health issues, and faced more challenges during procedures, though the overall risk of serious complications during hospitalization was similar between both groups.
In-stent chronic total occlusion angioplasty in the LATAM-CTO registry.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to examine the current practices of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for in-stent chronic total occlusions (IS-CTO) in a large Latin American registry.
- IS-CTO patients have notable differences in demographics, such as higher rates of diabetes and hypertension, and characteristics compared to non-IS-CTO patients, but technical success rates are similar for both groups.
- The findings suggest that IS-CTO PCI is common in Latin America and exhibits comparable technical success and safety to non-IS-CTO PCI.