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Metoprolol before primary PCI doesn’t reduce infarction size

Original Title: Early Intravenous Beta-Blockers in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction before Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Reference:...

A new round against aspiration thrombectomy

Original Title:  Aspiration thrombectomy prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in ST elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review...

Coronary angiogram for all post cardiac arrest patients?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. There is no doubt cases of post out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)...

Aspiration thrombectomy in primary PCI could increase risk of stroke

Original Title: Meta-analysis of the long-term effect of routine aspiration thrombectomy in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary...

Translunar Access, an Alternative Worth Considering

Título original: Transulnar versus transradial access for coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention: A meta-analysis of randomized...

Conservative Management of MI risk in ACS

Original Title: Spontaneous MI after Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Managed without Revascularization. The TRILOGY ACS Trial. Reference:...

Ventricular Assist Device in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Original Title: Ventricular Assist Device in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Reference: Deepak Acharya et al. J Am Coll Cardiol....

Optimal Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: New ACC-AHA Guidelines

Original Title: 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Coronary...