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Improved efficacy and also increased bleeding with Rivaroxaban in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Original title: Rivaroxaban in Patients Stabilized After a ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Results From the ATLAS ACS-2–TIMI-51 Trial....

First results of bioabsorbable metal scaffolds DREAMS

Original title: Safety and performance of the drug-eluting absorbable metal scaffold (DREAMS) in patients with de-novo coronary lesions:...

Women have a higher mortality rate in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction 

Original title: Is the difference in outcome between men and women treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention age...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is associated with fibro-muscular dysplasia in other territories

Original title: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection. Prevalence of Predisposing Conditions Including Fibromuscular Dysplasia in a Tertiary Center Cohort Reference: Jacqueline...

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...