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Acute coronary syndromes

Drugs for the Treatment of No-Reflow During PCI

The no-reflow phenomenon is one of the most frustrating complications of primary angioplasty (pPCI), reflecting persistent microvascular...
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Calcified Lesions

Rotational atherectomy and its technical secrets: use of floppy or ES guidewire

Rotational atherectomy (RA) remains a very useful tool in the management of severe coronary calcification. However, many...
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Acute coronary syndromes

CRT 2026 | CUT-DRESS Trial: Lesion Preparation with Cutting Balloon

In-stent restenosis (ISR) continues to represent a relevant clinical challenge in contemporary coronary angioplasty practice. Despite advances...
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Acute coronary syndromes

CRT 2026 | Clopidogrel vs Aspirin as Long-Term Monotherapy After Coronary Angioplasty

The use of aspirin as chronic antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has historically been the...
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Coronary disease

Bioresorbable devices vs DES in patients at high risk of restenosis. Seven-year follow-up of the COMPARE-ABSORB trial

Studies with second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have shown that the rate of target lesion failure (TLF) increases...
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Arterial Accesses

Sheathless Femoral Impella: A New Strategy to Reduce Vascular Complications in High-Risk PCI?

Patients with complex coronary artery disease or cardiogenic shock undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may benefit from...
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Acute coronary syndromes

OCT- and IVUS-Guided Coronary Angioplasty in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Long-Term Clinical Outcomes

Percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has reduced mortality in the acute...
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Calcified Lesions

Rolling Stone: Registry of Intravascular Lithotripsy vs Atherectomy Use in Complex Calcified Lesions

Severe coronary calcification represents one of the main challenges in performing percutaneous coronary intervention, both due to...
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