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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....

Risk score of thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Original title: Development and Validation of a Stent Thrombosis Risk Score in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Reference: George D....

Risk scores in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Original title: Walking Beyond the GRACE (Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events) Model in the Death Risk Stratification...

Stent MGuard, primary angioplasty with a higher TIMI III

Original title: The MASTER Trial - Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Evaluation of a Polyethylene Terephthalate Micronet Mesh–Covered Stent (MGuard)...