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    Treatment Satisfaction and Convenience for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Edoxaban or Vitamin K Antagonists After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement:A Post Hoc Analysis from the ENVISAGE-TAVI AF Trial

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    ENVISAGE-TAVI AF (Edoxaban versus Standard of Care and Their Effects on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Having Undergone Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation–Atrial Fibrillation; NCT02943785) was a prospective, randomized, open-label trial comparing non–vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC) edoxaban with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in patients with atrial fibrillation after successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The effect of edoxaban- or VKA-based therapy on patient-reported outcomes remains unknown, as most studies focus on efficacy and safety. Pre-TAVR patient-reported expectations and post-TAVR Treatment Satisfaction and Convenience with edoxaban or VKA treatment (at months 3 and 12) were analyzed using the Perception of Anticoagulation Treatment Questionnaire (PACT-Q). This analysis included randomized and dosed patients with an evaluable PACT-Q1 assessment at baseline and ≥1 postbaseline assessment (PACT-Q2). Subanalyses included patients stratified by pre-TAVR anticoagulant (NOAC, VKA, no NOAC/VKA). Edoxaban- (n = 585) and VKA-treated (n = 522) patients had similar baseline characteristics and treatment expectations. Pre-TAVR anticoagulant use did not affect treatment expectations. After TAVR, edoxaban-treated patients had significantly higher Treatment Satisfaction and Convenience scores compared with VKA-treated patients at all time points (p &lt;0.001 for all). Among edoxaban-treated patients, those who received VKAs pre-TAVR were significantly more satisfied with treatment than those who received NOACs (p &lt;0.001) or no NOACs/VKAs (p = 0.003); however, there was no significant difference in the perception of convenience (p = 0.927 and p = 0.092, respectively). Conversely, among VKA-treated patients, the type of anticoagulant used pre-TAVR did not affect Treatment Satisfaction or Convenience scores post-TAVR. In conclusion, patients with atrial fibrillation who received edoxaban post-TAVR reported significantly higher Treatment Satisfaction and Convenience scores compared with those who received VKAs, resulting in a clinically meaningful difference between treatment groups.</p

    First-in-Man 1-Year Clinical Outcomes of the Catania Coronary Stent System With Nanothin Polyzene-F in De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions The ATLANTA (Assessment of The LAtest Non-Thrombogenic Angioplasty stent) Trial

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    ObjectivesThis study sought to assess safety and efficacy of implantation of the Catania Coronary Stent System with Nanothin Polyzene-F (CeloNova BioSciences, Newnan, Georgia) in human coronary arteries with clinical data and comprehensive intracoronary imaging.BackgroundNovel approaches to modify stents (e.g., bioactive agents, coatings) have been developed to address the limitations of bare-metal and drug-eluting stents (e.g., restenosis, target lesion revascularization [TLR], late thrombosis).MethodsThis first-in-man study using the Catania stent is a prospective, single center, nonrandomized, single-arm study of 55 patients with symptomatic ischemic heart disease with de novo, obstructive lesions of native coronary arteries.ResultsAcute angiographic success was 100%. A core laboratory analyzed quantitative coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound data immediately after stenting and at 6-month follow-up. Late lumen loss was 0.60 ± 0.48 mm and the percent neointimal hyperplasia volume was 27.9 ± 16.1%. In 15 of 55 randomly selected patients, 1,904 cross-sections (19,028 struts) were analyzed at 6 months by optical coherence tomography. Overall, 99.5% of struts were covered. Only 29 of 19,028 struts (0.15%) were malapposed. Binary angiographic restenosis was 6.8%. No death, myocardial infarction, or Academic Research Consortium–defined stent thrombosis was observed at 12 months. The incidence of TLR at 12 months was clinically driven TLR 3.6% (2 of 55) and nonclinically driven TLR 7.3% (4 of 55).ConclusionsThis first-in-man showed an excellent early and mid-term safety profile and high-level efficacy of the new Catania stent in the treatment of de novo coronary lesions in a fairly complex population. Polyzene-F coated stents may be an alternative to both bare-metal and drug-eluting stents with reduced late loss, restenosis, and the TLR without long-term dual antiplatelet therapy

    Clinical Outcomes Following Stent Thrombosis Occurring In-Hospital Versus Out-of-Hospital Results From the HORIZONS-AMI (Harmonizing Outcomes with Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Trial

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    ObjectivesThe study sought to determine whether rapid access to medical care and reperfusion results in a better prognosis in patients with in-hospital compared with out-of-hospital stent thrombosis (ST) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the HORIZONS-AMI (Harmonizing Outcomes with Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction) trial.BackgroundWhether the prognosis of in-hospital and out-of-hospital ST are similar is uncertain, with conflicting data reported from prior studies.MethodsA total of 3,602 STEMI patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were randomized to bivalirudin (n = 1,800) versus unfractionated heparin (UFH) plus a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI) (UFH+GPI; n = 1,802). Stents were implanted in 3,202 patients, 156 (4.9%) of whom developed Academic Research Consortium definite/probable ST during 3-year follow-up. We investigated the 1-year clinical outcomes after ST in 54 patients with in-hospital ST compared with 102 patients with out-of-hospital ST.ResultsOne year after the ST event, patients with in-hospital compared with out-of-hospital ST had significantly greater mortality (27.8% vs. 10.8%, p < 0.01); most deaths in both groups occurred within 1 week of the ST event. Patients with in-hospital ST also had higher rates of major bleeding (21.2% vs. 6.0%, p < 0.01), but a lower rate of myocardial infarction (56.6% vs. 77.5%, p < 0.01). Subgroup analysis within both in-hospital and out-of-hospital ST groups indicated that subacute ST had the highest mortality. By multivariable analysis, 1-year mortality was significantly increased in patients with in-hospital compared with out-of-hospital ST (adjusted hazard ratio: 4.62, 95% confidence interval: 1.98 to 10.77, p < 0.01). Additional correlates of increased mortality after an ST event included diabetes and randomization to UFH+GPI (vs. bivalirudin).ConclusionsFollowing primary PCI for STEMI, more than one-third of all ST events during 3-year follow-up occurred during the index hospital phase. Mortality and major bleeding were significantly higher after in-hospital ST compared with out-of-hospital ST. (Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction; NCT00433966
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