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PATA – STEMI: thromboaspiration correlates with a lower index of microcirculatory resistance

Routine manual vacuum in patients with acute coronary syndrome and ST-segment elevation improves myocardial perfusion according to...

IN-PACT CORO: OCT validation of drug-eluting balloons

Drug-eluting balloons could reduce intimal hyperplasia detected by OCT in intmerventions with conventional stents. 30 patients were...

Treatment of in-stent restenosis with drug-eluting balloon

ISAR-DESIRE 3 did not show that paclitaxel-eluting balloon may be useful for treating restenosis of a sirolimus-eluting...

ELISA 3: Early vs. late invasive strategy in patients without high-risk ST elevation

The invasive strategy is preferred to treat patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation, but the...

ADVISE II: functional assessment of coronary lesions without adenosine

The pressure ratio in the resting phase of the cardiac cycle is a newly Introduced procedure for...

RENAL DES: reduction of restenosis in patients with kidney failure

Coronary angioplasty in patients with kidney failure is associated with an increased occurrence of events. This study...

REPRISE II: results obtained with the new valve according to VARC criteria

The objective was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Lotus Valve System to treat patients...

Pre-dilation of side branch during percutaneous treatment of bifurcation lesions

The simple strategy with a provisional stent is now favored to treat bifurcation lesions; however, stent implantation...