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Virtual ACC 2020 | “Dangerous” Plaques by CT Effectively Predict Infarction

This post-hoc analysis of the SCOT-HEART shows low-attenuation plaque burden might successfully predict events. A greater number...

Virtual ACC 2020 | Myocardial Ischemia Induced by Sudden Mental Stress

Myocardial ischemia induced by sudden mental stress is associated with bad prognosis, especially in patients with a...

5 Years of FAST-MI: If Unable to Meet the Timeline, Thrombolization Is the Way to Go

A large proportion of patients undergo primary angioplasty beyond the timelines recommended by clinical practice guidelines. These...

Impella and Adverse Events

Long after AHA 2019 had presented observational studies showing adverse events associated to Impella, JAMA is finally...

TAVR: Should Transradial Approach be the Second Access Site?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. One of the major challenges we interventional cardiologists still face is access management....

Mechanisms of Infarction in Coronary Arteries with Non-Significant Lesions

Infarctions with non-obstructive coronary artery disease, also known as MINOCA (myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries), often...

Off-hours Primary PCI Still Have the Highest Mortality Rate?

According to this contemporary study, in the current organized STEMI network, patients admitted to a tertiary high-volume...

AHA 2019 | COMPLETE: Complete Revascularization Is Superior since It Treats Other Vulnerable Plaque

This COMPLETE sub-study using optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed the prevalence of vulnerable lesions other than the...