Editorial comment
Carlos Fernández Pereira

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Secondary branch patency in coronary angioplasty of bif...
Giuliana Andrea Supicciatti y cols.

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Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect with a fen...
Juan Manuel Lange y cols.

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Percutaneous mitral valve-in-valve implantation
Alejandro Kim y cols.

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Stent collapse during hybrid revascularization of exten...
Marcel Voos Budal Arins y cols.

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Management of bilateral type II endoleaks following end...
Leonardo Danduch y cols.

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Endovascular treatment of aorto-atrial fistula.Complica...
María J Bernal Calle y cols.

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Letter from the President of CACI
Juan Fernánde

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Editorial comment
Carlos Fernández Pereira

After 12 years of excellent editorial leadership by Dr. Alfredo Rodríguez, we enthusiastically assume the challenge of leading the Argentinian Journal of Interventional Cardiology (RACI), a highly esteemed publication among those who practice interventional cardiology. I appreciate the trust placed in me by the outgoing president of CACI, Dr. Martín Cisneros, and the new pr...

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Secondary branch patency in coronary angioplasty of bif...
Giuliana Andrea Supicciatti y cols.

Coronary bifurcation lesions account for 15% to 20% of all percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). By definition, these lesions involve the exit of a secondary branch whose patency must be preserved due to its impact on clinical outcomes, given its size and the extent of its irrigation to the myocardium. These lesions take on various forms of presentation, depending on plaque distribution ...

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Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect with a fen...
Juan Manuel Lange y cols.

ASD accounts for 8-10% of all cases of congenital heart disease (CHD). PAH is one of its complications. Unfortunately, in adult patients, PAH is not the only frequent complication: there are also LVDD and increased left ventricular filling pressure, leading to pulmonary edema and right ventricular dysfunction once the ASD is completely occluded. ASD closure is contraindicated in adult patient...

Caso Clínico

Percutaneous mitral valve-in-valve implantation
Alejandro Kim y cols.

Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement with biological prostheses may possibly require reintervention within 10 years. Since the mortality rate for each surgical reintervention is high, the use of percutaneous valves has been explored. While there are percutaneous prostheses specific for the mitral valve under development, percutaneous balloon-expandable devices have been successfull...

Caso Clínico

Stent collapse during hybrid revascularization of exten...
Marcel Voos Budal Arins y cols.

Patients with multilevel occlusive vascular disease, especially those at high surgical risk, may benefit from a hybrid strategy (HS)1. Current treatment guidelines recommend both open surgery (OS) and HS combining iliac angioplasty with femoral endarterectomy to treat extensive iliofemoral occlusions2. While traditional OS with aorto or iliofemoral bypass is associated with excellent long-ter...

Caso Clínico

Management of bilateral type II endoleaks following end...
Leonardo Danduch y cols.

The patient was a 74-year-old man with hypertension and type-2 diabetes, under medical treatment for more than 10 years. An ultrasound showed that he had a 52 × 48 × 43-mm asymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was treated without complications by implanting an Endurant II® endoprosthesis (Medtronic, Santa Rosa, United States) in October 2015, with no immedia...

Caso Clínico

Endovascular treatment of aorto-atrial fistula.Complica...
María J Bernal Calle y cols.

Aorto-atrial fistulae are a rare condition characterized by an abnormal connection between the aorta and the atria. Their prevalence and incidence in the population are unknown. They typically occur secondary to infective endocarditis, non-coronary sinus of Valsava rupture due to aneurysmal defect, periprosthetic abscesses, cardiac surgeries such as aortic valve replacement, or congenital hea...

Carta del Presidente

Letter from the President of CACI
Juan Fernánde

Dear colleagues, In this brief overview, I want to convey my regards and welcome the new Board of Directors for 2023-2025 along with Vice-President-elect Dr. Alfredo Bravo, who will occupy my current position by the end of 2025. I also want to express my gratitude to Dr. Alfredo Rodríguez for his commitment and dedication during his tenure as Editor of the CACI Journal. He will be...