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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...

ESC 2022 | Should We Follow-Up with Functional Testing in High-Risk Patients after CTA?

While the need for repeat cinecoronary angiography after transluminal coronary angioplasty (TCA) has decreased with the use...

Gender Differences and 10-Year Prognosis in STEMI

Coronary artery disease in women usually develops 10 years later than in men, and some evidence suggests...

Aspiration Thrombectomy in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Is the Japanese Perspective a Strategy to Emulate?

Aspiration thrombectomy (AT) in patients with high thrombotic burden could pathophysiologically reduce thrombus burden, decrease distal embolization,...