Augusto Pichard2014-08-07Director Innovation and Structural Heart Disease, Vice Chair, Medstar Heart Institute, Medstar Washington Hospital Center. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology),Georgetown University Medical School.
Studies with second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have shown that the rate of target lesion failure (TLF) increases linearly up to 5–10 years of follow-up,...
Following lower limb revascularization, optimal medical therapy includes antiplatelet agents, high-intensity statins, and control of cardiovascular risk factors. Recent studies such as COMPASS and...
Patients with complex coronary artery disease or cardiogenic shock undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may benefit from the hemodynamic support provided by percutaneous ventricular...
