Journal of Transcatheter Interventions

ABSTRACT Background The benefit of transradial catheterization is well established in female patients. Women undergoing transradial catheterization exams present with unique challenges. The occurrence of radial artery spasm and occlusion after the procedure is higher in women. The objective of this study was to evaluate the benefit of nitroglycerin in reducing radial artery spasm and occlusion in women undergoing transradial catheterization. Methods This was a 2×2 factorial randomized, multicenter, prospective, double-blinded study. Participants were randomized to nitroglycerin 500mcg or placebo […]

ABSTRACT With the evolution of percutaneous coronary intervention techniques and their greater safety, the use of radial access, the greater need to optimize resources in health management and the greater demand from patients for an agile service to solve their problems, the discharge on the same day after percutaneous coronary interventions have been gaining ground in the global scenario as a feasible strategy. The objective of this article was to demonstrate that there is already a scientific basis for this, […]

Abstract Background: The use of the distal radial access for invasive coronary procedures has been rapidly adopted by the medical community, but with no evaluation of efficacy and safety outcomes of this approach. The objective was to evaluate the rate of radial artery occlusion involved in this technique, using Doppler ultrasound. Methods: This was an observational, retrospective study involving patients undergoing invasive diagnostic or therapeutic coronary procedures via distal radial access, with assessment of the radial artery patency by Doppler […]

ABSTRACT Background Radial artery occlusion is an infrequent complication of transradial catheterization. Assessment of radial artery occlusion is a critical aspect of clinical care, and it should be done with an additional test, commonly by a plethysmographic test (reverse Barbeau test) or ultrasound (Doppler), the last is the gold standard. The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the reverse Barbeau test in detecting radial artery occlusion after transradial catheterization. Methods A study carried out in two […]

The official notification of approval of the Journal of Transcatheter Interventions by the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) was received with much enthusiasm. The journal has been published for 18 months in a new and contemporary online continuous format, was assessed together with 11 journals and only 3 were approved. We initiated our activities as Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva , in 1993. In its 17-year history, it is evident that the major challenge of the editorial […]

With the recent and significant increase by 27% in its Impact Factor, in the last version of the Journal of Citation Reports (JCR), the Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (ABC Cardiol), official journal of the Brazilian Cardiology Society (SBC), is currently the publication with the highest impact in Cardiology in Brazil and Latin America. Hence, it naturally draws growing interest of national and international authors, aiming at greater visibility of their research in a platform indexed at the major global databases. […]

ABSTRACT Background The radial approach has been increasingly used worldwide for diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization. The radial artery caliber is one of the limitations of its use. The objective of this study was to describe the anatomy of the radial and ulnar arteries, as well as to develop a radial artery diameter prediction score using clinical and anthropometric criteria. Methods Using vascular ultrasound with bilateral radial and ulnar artery measurements, 1,180 patients who underwent cardiac catheterization or angioplasty procedures […]

ABSTRACT Background When it is not suitable to use the radial access in invasive coronary procedures, the ulnar technique is a feasible and safe alternative. The objective of the present study was to characterize the relevance of the ulnar technique in the daily practice of a center that adopts the radial strategy as the first option. Methods The sample was extracted from a single-center prospective registry, from May 2008 to October 2018, including all patients undergoing invasive coronary procedures in […]

Description of rare diseases, special patients or situations, and innovative diagnostic or therapeutic approaches comprise the objectives of the Case Reports published in the Journal of Transcatheter Interventions (JOTCI). Considering the manuscripts submitted after the reformulation of the journal, this type of article accounts for approximately 40% of materials received by the editorial production. However, how can we confront the traditional literature with the reality and current speed of some social media, such as Twitter, which enable immediate and unrestricted […]

ABSTRACT Valve-in-valve procedures are likely to become increasingly frequent with the aging of the population and the increasing number of surgical bioprostheses implanted. More than 50% of these implanted valves have small diameters, which hinders the good expansion of transcatheter devices, leading to higher final gradients. Therefore, post-dilation is required to optimize implantation of the new device. Compliant balloons have limitations and a higher potential to rupture when used for this purpose. We describe a case of a valve-in-valve procedure […]