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Intracoronary enalaprilat reduces periprocedural injury.

Original title: Intracoronary Enalaprilat to Reduce Microvascular Damage During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (ProMicro) Study. Reference: Fabio Mangiacapra et al. J...

Thrombus Aspiration is useful in AMI

Original title: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Trombectomy Versus No Thrombectomy in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction...

Serum fibrinogen is a better predictor of periprocedural events than platelet reactivity.

Original title: Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Rather Than Residual Platelet Reactivity After Clopidogrel Pre-Treatment Is Associated With an Increased...

Ticagrelor, even better than we thought

Original title: Reduction in First and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events with Ticagrelor Compared with Clopidogrel in the PLATO Study. Reference: Payal...

Self-expanding stents improve positioning in primary angioplasty

Original title: Self-Expanding Versus Balloon-Expandable Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the APPOSITION II Study Reference: Robert-Jan van Geuns...

More evidence supports ventricular assist devices in complex angioplasty procedures

Original title: Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device with Tandem Heart for High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Mayo Clinic...

Radial Approach, 1st choice in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Original title: Radial Versus Femoral Randomized Investigation in ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary síndrome. The RIFLE-STEACS (Radial Versus Femoral...

Periprocedural Infarction vs. Spontaneous Infarction: Prognostic Significance 

Original title: Comparison of the Prognosis of Spontaneous and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention–Related Myocardial Infarction. Reference: Sergio Leonardi, MD et al....