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Impella 2.5 improves survival in AMI with cardiogenic shock

Original title: The Use of Impella 2.5 in Severe Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Complicating and Acute Myocardial Infarction. Reference: Frederic Casassus...

Hemodiafiltration lowers mortality in ACS patients and cardiac and renal dysfunction

Original title: Post-procedural Hemodiafiltration in Acute Coronary Síndrome Patients UIT Associated Renal and Cardiac Dysfunction unfergoing Urgent and...

Shall we change our daily practice to introduce complete revascularization during AMI? Another study contributes for preventive PCI in AMI.

Original title: Randomized Trial of Complete Versus Lesion-Only Revascularization in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for STEMI...

The MGuard stent shows a trend toward reduced mortality in PCI

Original title: Mesh-Covered Embolic Protection Stent Implantation in ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Final 1-Year Clinical and Angiographic Results From...

Different characteristics of non culprit plaque by OCT

Original title: Pancoronary plaque vulnerability in patients with acute coronary syndrome and ruptured culprit plaque: A 3-vessel optical...

Pretreatment with clopidogrel only for ST elevation AMI patients

Original title: Prognostic impact of clopidogrel pretreatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome managed invasively. Reference: Almendro-Delia M et al....

Net clinical benefit of bivalirudin in STEMI patients

Original title: Bivalirudin Versus Heparin With or Without Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Patients With STEMI Undergoing Primary Percutaneous...

Thienopyridine Pretreatment in Non ST Elevation ACS syndrome

Original title: Reappraisal of thienopyridine pretreatment in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and...