TCT 2014.

OPTIMIZE: 3 months versus 12 months of dual anti-aggregation with zotarolimus-eluting stents

The current recommendation for dual anti-aggregation post-DES implantation is 12 months. However, the ideal length for specific...

BRIGHT: Bivalirudin versus heparin versus heparin plus tirofiban in primary angioplasty

The HORIZONS-AMI and EUROMAX studies, had already shown that bivalirudin is superior to heparin plus inhibitors IIB...

ISAR-TRIPLE: 6 weeks versus 6 months of clopidogrel in patients with oral anticoagulation and drug-eluting stent

There are a significant number of patients receiving drug-eluting stents and besides, require oral anticoagulation. The combination...

TRANSLATE-ACS: One-year prasugrel versus clopidogrel after acute coronary syndrome

Platelet inhibition is critical in reducing atherothrombotic risk in the short and long term after an acute...

SECURITY: 6 months versus 12 months of dual anti-aggregation using 2nd generation DES

This multicenter noninferiority design work included 1399 patients randomized to receive 6 months (n = 682) versus...

VELOCITY: Peritoneal hypothermia in patients undergoing primary angioplasty

There are clinics hypothesis that systemic hypothermia (≤34.9) could reduce infarct size if set before reperfusion. Peritoneal...

ISAR-CLOSURE: FemoSeal and ExoSeal versus manual compression after femoral access

Previous studies with vascular closure devices showed shorter hemostasis and less downtime post-procedure. This study compared the...

ABSORB 2: Results at one year of bioabsorbable platform versus Xience

This randomized, controlled, multicenter and blind study compared the second generation of bio-absorbable stent platform with the...