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Ischemic and Bleeding Risk After Primary Angioplasty

Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who undergo primary angioplasty are at high risk for both ischemic...

NCDR ACTION Registry: Anticoagulated Patients with No Higher Risk of Bleeding in Emergency Procedures

Patients with a history of atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin or any of the new direct oral anticoagulants undergoing...

Though on the Rise, the Transradial Approach to Primary PCI Remains Underused

There is evidence to support the use of the transradial approach to coronary angioplasty. Several randomized studies have...

TCT 2017 | REDUCE: 3 vs 12 Months of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy with the New Combo DES

Courtesy of SBHCI. This new device has, on one hand, an abluminal sirolimus coating, and on the other...

CULPRIT-SHOCK Results Will Transform Guidelines and Clinical Practice

 Courtesy of the SBHCI. After treating the culprit lesion in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic...

Impella Improves Safety in High Risk Unprotected Left Main PCI

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The incidence of unprotected left main severe stenosis ranges between 4 and 8%,...

Early Coronary Angiography in High-Risk Non-ST-Elevation ACS

Coronary angiography is essential for patients admitted with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome, since it allows physicians to...

DETO2X-AMI: Supplemental O2 Provides No Benefit for Patients with Suspected Infarction

According to this study simultaneously presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2017 and published in...