title: [Update in interventional cardiology].
abstract: This article contains a detailed review of the most important studies on interventional cardiology reported in either publications or presentations. With regard to coronary interventions, ST-elevation myocardial infarction is highlighted because of the ongoing substantial expansion in primary angioplasty programs. Drug-eluting stents, especially new-generation stents, continue to be the focus of numerous studies. Clinical outcomes in diabetic patients with left main coronary artery or multivessel disease are also dealt with by much research. In addition, intracoronary diagnostic techniques, particularly optical coherence tomography, is reviewed. Finally, there is increasing interest in the percutaneous treatment of structural heart disease, particularly percutaneous aortic valve implantation.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cardiología Intervencionista, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, España.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de la Torre Hernández
authors.forename: José F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Díaz Fernández
authors.forename: Manel Sabate
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tenas
authors.forename: Javier Goicolea
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ruigómez
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D058065:Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents