Temporary Transvenous Pacing Performed in the Intensive Care Unit or in the Catheterization Laboratory.

Background: Temporary transvenous pacing (TTP) is a common procedure, predominantly performed in the catheterization laboratory (cath lab) because of presumed lower complication rate. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TTP placement in the ICU compared to TTP placement in the cath lab.

Methods: This retrospective, real-life study included all patients requiring TTP in a tertiary care ICU between 2019 and 2022.

Benefit of Systematic "Jailed Wire" Technique for Bifurcation Provisional Stenting. A CABRIOLET Substudy.

Background: Jailed wire (JW) in the side branch (SB) is recommended during coronary bifurcation provisional stenting, but there is uncertainty about the real benefit. Our objective was to evaluate the benefit of a JW technique in the Coronary Artery Bifurcation Revascularization Without kIssing ballOon infLation by rEpoT (CABRIOLET) registry.

Methods: In CABRIOLET, which included 500 patients, we compared the primary composite end point of a poor final SB angiographic result (of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow < III, dissection grade > B, thrombosis, residual stenosis > 70%, or additional SB stenting) whether JW was performed or not.

The RISE Study: Retrospective Registry for the International Safety and Efficacy Results of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure with Figulla Flex Il PFO and UNI Occluders.

Transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is performed in cryptogenic stroke and other conditions. Information is lacking for some devices. We aimed to evaluate the Figulla Flex II PFO Occluder (FFP) and Figulla Flex UNI Occluder (FFU) through a retrospective multi-center registry.

Left atrial appendage closure in very elderly patients in the French National Registry.

Objective: Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is recommended to decrease the stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation and contraindications to anticoagulation. However, age-stratified data are scarce. The aim of this study was to provide information on the safety and efficacy of LAAC, with emphasis on the oldest patients.

Collaborative work in a complex case of Fontan for treating intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia and severe aortic stenosis: a case report.

Background: Intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia (IART) is a frequent arrhythmia in patients with Fontan circulation. Although its supraventricular origin, such arrhythmia can be poorly tolerated as it leads to haemodynamic impairment. Concomitant assessment of pressure/volume overload of cardiac chambers due to valvular disease or residual shunts is necessary.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the SAPIEN 3 valve to treat aortic regurgitation: The French multicentre S3AR study.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation now has a major role in the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, evidence is scarce on its feasibility and safety to treat patients with pure aortic regurgitation.

Aims: We sought to evaluate the results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the balloon-expandable SAPIEN 3 transcatheter heart valve (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) in patients with pure aortic regurgitation on native non-calcified valves.

Percutaneous left ventricular unloading of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with the atrial flow regulator.

The use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has increased exponentially. Pulmonary congestion is a potentially life-threatening complication of peripheral VA-ECMO. Recently updated guidelines argue for a low threshold of left ventricular (LV) unloading.

Coronary CT Angiography with Photon-counting CT: First-In-Human Results.

Background Spatial resolution, soft-tissue contrast, and dose-efficient capabilities of photon-counting CT (PCCT) potentially allow a better quality and diagnostic confidence of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in comparison to conventional CT. Purpose To compare the quality of CCTA scans obtained with a clinical prototype PCCT system and an energy-integrating detector (EID) dual-layer CT (DLCT) system. Materials and Methods In this prospective board-approved study with informed consent, participants with coronary artery disease underwent retrospective electrocardiographically gated CCTA with both systems after injection of 65-75 mL of 400 mg/mL iodinated contrast agent at 5 mL/sec.

Ventricular septal rupture: insights into an old disease.

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a serious complication of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and surgery is the reference treatment. We aimed at describing trends in management and mortality during the last four decades and reporting mortality predictors in these patients. We conducted a single-center retrospective study of patients sustaining a VSR from 1981 to 2020.

Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation in Carcinoid Heart Disease.

Carcinoid heart disease is a rare condition affecting mostly tricuspid and pulmonary valves causing right-sided heart failure. Surgical valve replacement is the mainstay of treatment when patients become symptomatic and/or in the presence of right heart remodeling. We present a case of severe pulmonary valve regurgitation secondary to carcinoid heart disease occurring 4 years after a surgical tricuspid replacement, successfully treated with direct transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation without pre-stenting.