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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,...

Angioplasty in Nonagenarians Is Increasingly Frequent: How Does It Evolve?

Currently, the number of nonagenarian patients undergoing angioplasty (whether elective, urgent or emergency) has increased.  This population is...

Takotsubo Syndrome: Does Gender Impact Prognosis?

Takotsubo Syndrome (STT) is characterized by acute cardiac failure which can be reversed in many occasions, but...

The Current Role of Thrombus Aspiration in Primary PCI

In general, thrombus aspiration in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has not been shown beneficial by large studies....

When is the Ideal Timing for NSTE-ACS Percutaneous Intervention?

According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC Guidelines 2021) an early invasive strategy is recommended (<24h)...

Should We Start Using OCT in Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Lesions?

In ST elevation MI, the common assessment methodology continues to the angiography; however, we all know it...