{"title":"Impact of procedural and patient-related risks on 1-year outcomes for patients treated with 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy followed by P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after biodegradable-polymer drug-eluting stent implantation.","authors":"Ryutaro Shimada, Masaru Ishida, Fumiaki Takahashi, Masanobu Niiyama, Takenori Ishisone, Yuki Matsumoto, Yuya Taguchi, Takuya Osaki, Osamu Nishiyama, Hiroshi Endo, Ryohei Sakamoto, Kentaro Tanaka, Yorihiko Koeda, Takumi Kimura, Iwao Goto, Ryo Ninomiya, Wataru Sasaki, Kaho Shimada, Tomonori Itoh, Yoshihiro Morino","doi":"10.1007/s12928-025-01087-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12928-025-01087-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In clinical practice, the impact of procedural or patient-related risk factors on 1-year clinical outcomes in patients receiving 1-month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) followed by P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unclear. Using data from the multi-center REIWA registry which included patients treated with thin-strut biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stent (BP-DES) and 1-month DAPT followed by P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy, we assessed the primary endpoint (a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, definite stent thrombosis, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, and major or minor bleeding) in patients with and without procedural (treatment of three vessels, three or more lesions, three or more stents, bifurcation with two stents, long stenting, and target of chronic total occlusion) and patient-related risk factor (renal insufficiency, anemia, peripheral vascular disease, prior or current history of heart failure and advanced age of ≥ 75 years). Among the 1,202 patients who underwent complete revascularization by PCI, 276 (23.0%) had at least one procedural factor and 510 (42.4%) had one or more patient-related risks. At the 1-year follow-up, there were no statistical differences in the primary endpoint between patients with and without procedural risk factors. However, patients with patient-related risk factors, particularly those with renal insufficiency, anemia, heart failure, or advanced age, had a significantly higher incidence of the primary endpoint. In conclusion, patient-related risk factors significantly affected the 1-year clinical outcomes after BP-DES implantation and 1-month DAPT followed by P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy, whereas procedural risk factors had little impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":9439,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":"327-336"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143000874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Pfenniger, Thorald Stolte, Jakob Johannes Reichl, Gregor Leibundgut, Max Wagener, Christoph Kaiser, Jasper Boeddinghaus, Felix Mahfoud, Thomas Nestelberger
{"title":"Comparison of invasive and non-invasive gradients before and after TAVI and their implications on clinical outcomes.","authors":"Anna Pfenniger, Thorald Stolte, Jakob Johannes Reichl, Gregor Leibundgut, Max Wagener, Christoph Kaiser, Jasper Boeddinghaus, Felix Mahfoud, Thomas Nestelberger","doi":"10.1007/s12928-024-01074-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12928-024-01074-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is recommended for treatment of high-risk aortic stenosis patients. While measuring mean transaortic valve gradient (MG) is crucial in evaluating procedural success, echocardiographic measurements often overestimate direct invasive measurements. This study aimed to examine the discordance between echocardiographic and invasive MGs in TAVI patients and assess their prognostic value on long-term outcomes. This prospective registry included consecutive TAVI patients at a tertiary university hospital. Transthoracic or transoesophageal echocardiography was performed pre-TAVI, at discharge, 1 month, 1, and 5 years with invasive MG measurements obtained peri-procedurally. The primary endpoints were 5-year all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiac events. Among 1353 patients from 2011 to 2023, non-invasive MGs exceeded invasive MGs pre- and post-implantation (43 [36, 52] mmHg vs. 40 [30, 50] mmHg, p < 0.001; 9 [6, 12] mmHg vs. 4 [2, 7] mmHg, p < 0.001) Pre-procedural MGs correlated better than post-procedural MGs (r = 0.70, p < 0.001 vs. r = 0.23, p < 0.001), particularly in self-expandable valves and smaller sinus of Valsalva diameter (SOVd) (r = 0.33, p < 0.001; r = 0.46, p < 0.001 vs R = 0.06, p = 0.701). Non-invasive MG remained stable from discharge (9 [6, 12] mmHg) to 5 years (9 [7, 12] mmHg). While structural valve deterioration and patient-prosthesis mismatch showed no impact, extreme invasive MGs (< 3 or > 6 mmHg) predicted worse outcomes (mortality hazard: 1.25 [1.06, 1.88] and 0.85 [0.8, 0.95], respectively), unlike non-invasive measurements. In conclusion, invasive as compared with non-invasive MGs correlated better before than after valve implantation, whereas invasive MGs were always lower than non-invasive MGs. Lower invasive MGs after TAVI appeared to be associated with favourable long-term outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9439,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":"362-377"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11910411/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142853005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Successful transcatheter edge-to-edge repair with PASCAL devices in a patient with large prolapse and deep cleft.","authors":"Hiroshi Ohara, Mike Saji, Takayuki Yabe, Shintaro Dobashi, Shojiro Hirano, Takanori Ikeda","doi":"10.1007/s12928-024-01077-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12928-024-01077-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9439,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":"445-446"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142827369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current situation and overview of resorbable magnesium scaffolds: a perspective for overcoming the remaining issues of polymeric bioresorbable scaffold.","authors":"Masaru Seguchi, Kenichi Sakakura, Yousuke Taniguchi, Hideo Fujita","doi":"10.1007/s12928-024-01070-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12928-024-01070-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) were developed as an innovative solution to overcome the limitations of metallic stents. While polymeric BRS initially demonstrated comparable clinical outcomes to drug-eluting stent (DES) in clinical trials, subsequent large-scale studies revealed that patients implanted with polymeric BRS experienced higher rates of scaffold thrombosis (ScT) and target lesion failure compared to those with metallic stents. Resorbable magnesium scaffolds (RMS) have emerged as a promising alternative owing to magnesium's natural degradability and favorable mechanical properties. Learning from the mechanism of polymeric BRS failure and through continuous improvements, recent clinical trials have shown promising clinical performance for RMS technology. However, comparative studies between RMS and DES have continued to highlight the remaining challenges with RMS, particularly in regard to late lumen loss. Recent advancements in third-generation RMS show improvements in strut thickness and homogeneous degradation, which enhances sustained structural integrity throughout the degradation process. Based on encouraging results from a first-in-human trial of the latest version of RMS, a randomized controlled trial has been initiated to compare the outcomes between metallic stents and the latest RMS, with patient enrollment already underway. This review aims to explore the limitations of polymeric BRS and provide an overview of the current developments and future potential of magnesium-based BRS.</p>","PeriodicalId":9439,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":"245-254"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142871488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calcium channel blocker use and outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve intervention for aortic stenosis.","authors":"Daisuke Miyahara, Masaki Izumo, Yukio Sato, Tatsuro Shoji, Mitsuki Yamaga, Masahiro Sekiguchi, Tetsu Tanaka, Yoshikuni Kobayashi, Takahiko Kai, Taishi Okuno, Shingo Kuwata, Masashi Koga, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yoshihiro J Akashi","doi":"10.1007/s12928-025-01094-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12928-025-01094-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are commonly used to treat coronary artery disease (CAD). The effects of the use of CCBs on the prognosis of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) after transcatheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI) has not been explored. This study elucidated the effects of the use of CCBs on clinical outcomes of patients who underwent TAVI for severe AS. This retrospective observational study included 993 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI for severe AS between January 2017 and July 2023. All patients were followed up for all-cause mortality and hospitalisation for heart failure. Composite endpoints between patients with and without CCBs at discharge were compared using propensity score matching (PSM). CCBs were administered to 590 (59.4%) patients following TAVI. Over a median follow-up period of 719 (335-1,120) days, the composite endpoint occurred in 269 patients. After PSM, there was no significant difference in the composite endpoint between the two groups (hazard ratio = 0.879; p = 0.409). Subgroup analysis revealed that the use of CCBs was associated with a better prognosis in the CAD subgroup (p for interaction = 0.002). This study does not suggest that the use of CCBs is associated with worse clinical outcomes in patients after TAVI for severe AS. Additionally, the use of CCBs may lead to a better prognosis in patients with CAD.</p>","PeriodicalId":9439,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":"352-361"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143078715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}