Journal of Transcatheter Interventions

ABSTRACT The disease caused by COVID-2019 has caused an impact on worldwide realities, including care of patients at clinics and hospitals. The medical societies have recommended patients in stable clinical conditions to stay at home, in order to reduce exposure of healthcare teams and patients. Elective cardiac catheterization procedures should be postponed; however, if performed, some measures must be taken, such as minimizing the number of staff in the room, testing patients for COVID-19 and using appropriate personal protection equipment. […]

ABSTRACT Background Social isolation and marketing campaign to avoid “unnecessary” use of healthcare system to fight against COVID-19 pandemic might impact on the decision to seek medical care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic on trends in numbers of visits to emergency department, non-elective admissions, and percutaneous coronary intervention procedures for treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction, at a reference cardiology hospital. Methods Daily numbers of visits to emergency […]

Much has been researched on the treatment of chronic coronary artery disease (CAD).– The ISCHEMIA (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches) trial had been long awaited, in the hope that it would answer many remaining questions. Our purpose is to prepare a critical analysis of this document, analyzing its methodology, its results and how it may impact the cardiologist’s clinical practice. Initially, when examining the methodology, a difference is noted between what was planned regarding […]

At the time this editorial is written, a new reality is under construction in medicine all over the world. The pandemic associated with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) coronavirus 2 continues to advance, imposing an unprecedented burden on several health systems around the world. In Brazil, the scarcity of resources and the risk of contamination are daily concerns for health managers and professionals, placing the rational use of diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions as priority measures in all medical […]

ABSTRACT Background Identification of risk factors for complications following percutaneous coronary intervention may contribute to appropriate management and reduction of adverse outcomes. The prior use of statins has been associated with lower prevalence of procedure-related myocardial infarction. This study set out to determine the prevalence of periprocedural myocardial infarction in elective coronary interventions, and to identify associated risk factors, with special emphasis on statin pretreatment. Methods The sample comprised 249 patients submitted to elective therapeutic percutaneous coronary intervention at a […]

ABSTRACT Cardiac transplantation is the common final route of severe heart disease in eligible patients. Among the challenges of this treatment is cardiac allograft vasculopathy, the main cause of morbidity and late mortality after heart transplantation, accounting for 12.5% of deaths after the first year. In the last two decades, numerous studies have been published validating the measurement of maximum intimal thickening observed in intracoronary ultrasound as a predictor of poor prognosis when greater than 0.5mm. We report a case […]

ABSTRACT Aware of the new evidence and lessons on progress of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Brazil and all over the world, and of its impact in the routine of Interventional Cardiology, we have updated the positioning of the Sociedade Brasileira de Hemodinâmica e Cardiologia Intervencionista to reinforce the practical orientations and detail some specific aspects related to protection of healthcare workers and indication of procedures in the cath lab.

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 […]

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the percentage of patients with normal coronary angiography in a hospital and to determine the predictor variables of this finding. Methods All elective coronary angiographies performed from April to October 2018 were analyzed, excluding patients with valve diseases and who had a previous catheterization. A total of 503 patients were recruited, divided into 2 groups: Group A for normal coronary arteries, and group B for coronary artery disease. Coronary vessels with diameter ≥2.0mm and with no […]

ABSTRACT With rapid dissemination throughout the world, the pandemics caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, known by the acronym COVID-19, has already been declared as of community transmission in all Brazilian states. Considering the reports of electrocardiographic and echocardiographic changes, myocardial injury and type 2 myocardial infarction observed in infected patients, the practical activities and management of cath lab, as well as care of individuals with cardiovascular diseases must be addressed. The purpose of this document is to summarize measures […]