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TCT Session. An assessment of the severity of lesions. A debate about the different methods to assess coronary physiology.

FFR is the gold standard (Dr. William Fearon) Dr. William reported on the benefits of using FFR:  • A...

PARTNER 2: Edwards SAPIEN XT is even better. Results for PARTNER II, cohort B.

In the PARTNER 1 study, patients with inoperable severe aortic stenosis treated with an aortic valve prosthesis...

STREAM trial: It is time to check out facilitated angioplasty?

It is not clear so far whether pre-hospital fibrinolysis with early angiography could provide a clinical outcome...

DKCRUSH-III: Crushing versus Culotte technique for left main coronary artery

Angioplasty of the unprotected distal left main coronary artery with 2 stents presents the less favorable results...

NEXT trial looked at a non-inferiority degradable polymer stent versus a second-generation permanent polymer stent.

Previous studies of non-inferiority (SORT-OUT III and V) compared the biodegradable polymer biolimus-eluting stent (BES) with permanent...

PRATO ACS: Rosuvastatin reduces the incidence of contrast nephropathy in patients with acute coronary syndrome who receive early invasive strategy

The aim of this study was to determine whether patients without ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes who...

TCT Session

Alan Wilson and Szeto Zajarias show that vascular complications of the trans-femoral path remain an important factor...

PREVAIL: LAA occlusion versus anticoagulation with warfarin to prevent stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

An hour before the presentation of the PREVAIL study, the ACC announced the cancellation of the release...