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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...

Mortality and Bleeding in Access Site Choice: Systematic Review

In 1992, Kiemeneij performed the first transradial coronary procedure, following Campeau's description of that access in 1989....

Heparin Pretreatment in STEACS Treatment: A New Old Ally?

The treatment of ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (STEACS) is undoubtedly reperfusion therapy with primary percutaneous coronary...

RIPCORD 2 Study: Routine Assessment Using Pressure Wires in Acute Coronary Syndrome

The inclusion of fractional flow reserve (FFR) has changed how coronary interventions are treated. Current guidelines endorse...