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Pregnancy and Risk of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: How to Proceed

Courtesy of Dr. Pablo Baglioni. Between the years 2000 and 2015, the authors of this article searched for...

Best Strategy for Acute MI and Multivessel Disease

The goal of this study was to assess all available revascularization strategies for patients undergoing ST elevation...

Thrombus Aspiration during Primary PCI Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes

Thrombus aspiration during primary PCI in ST elevation MI has been extensively used; however, recent studies have...

Post NSTEMI Invasive Strategy Timing

The aim of this meta-analysis, which included all randomized studies carried out to date, was to compare...

Ticagrelor vs. Prasugel: Similar Safety and Efficacy in Primary Angioplasty

No randomized head-to-head study comparing the efficacy and safety of ticagrelor and prasugrel has been carried out...

Contemporary Ventricular Assist Devices: Hemodynamic Consequences

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. Despite current technological advancements and improvement in reperfusion rates in a setting of infarction, cardiogenic...

Residual Thrombus After Aspiration Thrombectomy: Does It Affect the Outcome of Primary Angioplasty?

The aim of this study was to evaluate if the residual thrombus burden after aspiration thrombectomy may...

Cardiovascular Events Reduction: Bivalirudin or Heparin?

The MATRIX study did not find a clear advantage of bivalirudin over unfractioned heparin to reduce major...