Here comes that time of the year when we analyze all the things we have done during the year that is about to end.

I would like to take some time and go over what we I consider the most relevant papers published in RACI.

In 2022, we published three review articles on relevant topics for our medical specialty authored by world renown experts.

Therefore, the working group led by Dr. George Dangas from Mount Sinai in New York published the first review article in 2022 in RACI issue #1 entitled “Percutaneous coronary intervention for left main coronary artery disease”, a hot topic of discussion for all our readers.

The MedStar Institute working group (Washington, DC) led by Dr. Ron Waksman published a review paper in RACI issue #2 on coronary lithotripsy entitled “The emergence of coronary intravascular lithotripsy”, another interesting topic of discussion for everyone.

Finally, one of the world leaders on unstable and vulnerable coronary plaque, Dr John Ambrose, published in RACI issue #4 an extensive review paper on this issue entitled “Local or systemic therapeutics for the management of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque” including pathophysiology and therapeutic options—invasive and/or conservative—available. Dr. Ambrose draws a thorough analysis of ongoing studies on local invasive treatment.

Also, in almost all the issues we’ve published one or more original articles of great interest. Therefore, in RACI issue #1 we published an article on interventional vascular radiology authored by Hospital Posadas working group from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also, an article on the utility of lidocaine to prevent radial spasm during coronary angioplasty from Hospital Pedro Orellana de Trenque Lauquen in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In RACI issue #3 we published three original articles, the first one on the importance of hypoalbuminemia during TAVI authored by the Buenos Aires Italian Hospital working group, the second one was the multicenter RADAC Registry on coronary angioplasty, and the third one, an original article on the early experience in Argentina and the region with the Vita-Flow self-expanding valve for TAVI procedures.

In RACI issue #4 we publish the > 5-year follow-up data of the ERACI IV multicenter registry, an article that had been previously published in international journals with 1-, 2-, and 3-year follow-ups data.

Also, we published case report presentations, and fully original brief communications extremely useful for our clinical practice, some of them the first reports ever published in our country.

In conclusion, the readers of our journal will find an assorted menu of updated articles and publications on our medical specialty authored both by local and world renown experts.

During the year that is about to end, together with CACI, the first Annual Prize was awarded to the best original article and case report published in RACI during 2022. We thought we owed all specialists who have been supporting our journal from day one.

This prize will be awarded during the annual CACI meeting and/or closing ceremony of 2022. This event will be covered in the CACI newsletter and RACI journal.

There is no doubt that with your collaboration and CACI support 2023 will see the same success we’ve had in 2022.

Alfredo E Rodríguez MD,PhD,FACC
Editor-in-chief
Revista Argentina de Cardioangiologia Intervencionista (RACI)

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