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Is Epinephrine Superior to Adenosine in No-REFLOW?

In patients with acute coronary syndrome, no-reflow prevalence is 32%. Different drugs—such as adenosine, verapamil, nitroprusside, or...

Acute Coronary Syndrome: What Is Safer, Antiaggregant Monotherapy or De-Escalation?

For several years it has been shown that 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is mandatory for patients...

IVUS in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A New Requirement?

The use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has seen exponential growth across registries over the years, combined with...

Bypass Grafting and Native Coronary Artery Disease Activity

Positron emission tomography (PET) with F sodium fluoride (F-NaF) allows for the assessment of microcalcification activity (MA)...

Cangrelor: Additional Research Findings Not Translating into Clinical Practice

The potent and fast endovenous platelet inhibition provided by Cangrelor reduces ischemic events early in the course...

TICO: Age Impacts the Effect of Antiplatelet Monotherapy

The higher the age, the greater the benefit of ticagrelor monotherapy vs. dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in...

AHA 2021 | RAPID CABG: Safety of Early Surgical Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Suspending ticagrelor a couple of days before surgery was non-inferior to waiting 5-6 days in terms of...

TCT 2021 | iFR-SWEDEHEART: 5 Years to Trust FFR Is Equivalent to iFR

The 5-year followup of the iFR-SWEDEHEART has confirmed the safety and efficacy of using either FFR or...