This summary discusses the early invasive strategy and the risk of mortality in non-ST-elevation AMI. Over the past 2 decades, mortality and complications rates have seen a significant reduction thanks to technological and pharmaceutical development, and the increasing experience of health teams. This is especially true when we look at the use of coronary angiography...
Changes in fractional flow reserve (FFR) values after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with improvement in angina symptoms. The pattern of baseline coronary artery disease influences the degree of variation in FFR after stent implantation. Focal coronary artery disease leads to high post-PCI FFR values, while the improvement is not as marked in diffuse...