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Coronary Artery Dissection and Cardiogenic Shock: How Do They Evolve?

Spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCD) are more frequent in women and account for about 25% of all...

Post AMI Ventricular Septal Defect: Contemporary Results of Endovascular vs Surgical Repair

In the era of endovascular intervention, with shorter revascularization times, we see lower rates of mechanical complications...

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Are There Differences Between Men and Women?

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is one of the causes of acute coronary syndrome, with a prevalence between...

Stent Thrombosis: Clinical Characteristics and Event Predictors in a Contemporary Cohort

Stent thrombosis (ST) is a serious complication of coronary PCI. However, its incidence across registries is low....

Early invasive Strategy for Non-ST Elevation ACS in Chronic Kidney Disease

Many randomized studies and systematic revisions have shown that an early invasive approach (within 24hrs. after diagnosis)...

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Treatment and Prognosis

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a non-traumatic nor iatrogenic event that causes a separation of the...

Angiographic Quantitative Flow Ratio-Guided Coronary Intervention: Promising Results at 2 Years

Functional assessment of coronary artery lesions with fractional flow reserve (FFR) or instant wave-free ratio (IFR) have...

Use of OCT FFR on ACS Clinical Outcomes

Patients undergoing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) benefit from percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). At present, there is no...