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EuroPCR 2018 | RADIANCE-HTN SOLO: Renal Denervation Guided Through Intravascular Ultrasound

Patients eligible for this study suffered from hypertension, had been treated with up to 2 drugs, and presented...

EuroPCR 2018 | Compare-Acute: FFR or Primary Angioplasty at a 2-Year Follow-Up After Complete Revascularization

Recent studies in patients undergoing acute myocardial infarction showed that a complete revascularization strategy in an acute...

EuroPCR 2018 | BIO-RESORT: Polymer vs. Bioresorbable Polymer; Have We Reached a Plateau with DES?

This study randomized 3514 patients to a thin-strut biodegradable polymer everolimus-eluting stent (SYNERGY) vs. a sirolimus-eluting stent (ORSIRO)...

EuroPCR 2018 | SPYRAL HTN-ON MED: Renal Denervation Comes Back to Life

After several trials with neutral outcomes, renal denervation had been demoted for some time. However, this new...

EuroPCR 2018 | Meta-Analyzis on Cerebral Protection Devices during TAVR

The risk of stroke is inherent to TAVR and, apart from clinically manifest events, there is abundant...

EuroPCR 2018 | NOTION: Good TAVR Durability Compared with Surgically-Implanted Valve in Low-Risk Patients

Several studies are defining the role of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with low surgical...

EuroPCR 2018 | FFR Reduces Death and Infarction Rates Compared with Medical Treatment

Pooled data from the most important recently published studies (FAME 2, Compare-Acute, and DANAMI3-PRIMULTI) conclude that there...

EuroPCR 2018 | FAME 2: FFR Shows 5-Year Benefit for Hard Endpoints

After a 5-year follow-up, and for the first time, functional assessment with fractional flow reserve (FFR) showed...