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XIMA: Randomized prospective study comparing everolimus eluting stents versus conventional stent implantation in octogenarians.

Background: Octogenarian patients represent an increasingly growing population. In addition, this age group has a higher proportion...

STEMI RADIAL A prospective, randomized trial which compares radial versus femoral access in patients with ST- segment elevation acute myocardial infarction.

Fundamentals: Previous studies have shown the benefits of a transradial approach in the context of coronary syndromes...

ISAR-DESIRE 3: A paclitaxel eluting balloon versus Taxus in the treatment of eluting stent restenosis.

Fundamentals. Background: Although we've had more than a decade of experience with implanting drug-eluting stents, (DES), the...