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EuroPCR 2018 | FFR Reduces Death and Infarction Rates Compared with Medical Treatment

Pooled data from the most important recently published studies (FAME 2, Compare-Acute, and DANAMI3-PRIMULTI) conclude that there...

Elderly Patients with ACS: Clopidogrel or Reduced-Dose Prasugrel?

Elderly patients are at elevated risk of both ischemic and bleeding complications after an acute coronary syndrome...

Peri-Procedural Infarction: More Frequent than and Not as Innocent as We Thought

Almost 30% of all patients experience some degree of myocardial injury after elective angioplasty, a statistic associated...

Peri-Procedural Infarction: More Frequent than and Not as Innocent as We Thought

Almost 30% of all patients experience some degree of myocardial injury after elective angioplasty, a statistic associated...

ACC 2018 | Risk of MI in Non-Cardiac Surgeries

One in five patients presenting perioperative MI during non-cardiac surgery should be readmitted within 30 days after...

ACC 2018 | SECURE-PCI: High Dose of Statins pior PCI Could Help

Patients undergoing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) loaded with a high dose of statins prior diagnostic catheterization do not seem...

ACC 2018 | SMART-DATE: 6 Month DAPT Results Suboptimal in ACS

This study compared 6 vs 12 or more months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in patients undergoing acute...

Tips to Prevent Radial Occlusion after Catheterization

The transradial access is the preferred access site for patients undergoing acute coronary syndrome. Compared to the transfemoral access site,...