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EuroPCR 2018 | SEMPER-FI: The Reemergence of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation

The intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation affects patients through a combination of coronary flow improvement and afterload reduction. It...

EuroPCR 2018 | SYNTAX II: Results at 2 Years for Best Angioplasty vs. Surgery in Multivessel Disease

Since the publication of the original SYNTAX trial, there have been great technical advancements that have influenced...

EuroPCR 2018 | DESSOLV III: Bioabsorbable vs. Durable Polymer at 2 Years

Most drug-eluting stents are coated by a polymer that is used to contain the antiproliferative drug. Once...

EuroPCR 2018 | LEADERS FREE: Complex Angioplasty in Patients with High Risk for Bleeding

The LEADERS FREE study showed that a biolimus A9-coated polymer-free stent was superior to a conventional stent in terms...

EuroPCR 2018 | Swedish Registry on the SYNERGY DES: tested in primary PCI for the first time

The study included 36292 consecutive patients undergoing acute myocardial infarction receiving PCI with the new generation stent...

EuroPCR 2018 | LeDRA: Left Distal Radial Approach for angiography and angioplasty

The left distal radial artery has been recently proposed as an alternative in selected patients with high...

EuroPCR 2018 | SAPIEN 3 in bicuspids

First generation TAVR procedures performed on patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis have rendered suboptimal outcomes. In...

EuroPCR 2018 | SENTINEL: Anatomical Predictors of Stroke during TAVR

The rate of cerebrovascular events in TAVR hovers about 4% in most of the current studies, regardless...