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Differences in Events Between MINOCA and MIOCA Patients: Contemporaneous Cohort Analysis

Sex-related MINOCA and MIOCA differences. Several international guidelines recommend invasive treatment after diagnosing an acute coronary syndrome (ACS)....

ACC 2023 | Ultrasensitive Troponin I Monitoring with a Transdermal Wrist Device

Over the years, early diagnosis of myocardial ischemia has ranged from 0-to-3-h protocols to abbreviated guidelines with...

Left Main Revascularization: 12 Year Registry in Canada

The current indication for severe left main lesion continues to be coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)...

Rivaroxaban in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) involve high mortality risk, especially ST elevation ACS. Their treatment is based on...

Intracoronary Brachytherapy for Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis

3 Year Clinical Outcome Analysis and Failure Predictors in the Use of Intracoronary Brachytherapy for Drug-Eluting Stent...

Plaque Erosion with No Stenting in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Are There Event Predictors to Avoid This Strategy?

 Event predictors in patients with plaque erosion and no stenting. A third of all acute coronary syndrome (ACS)...

Monotherapy with P2Y12 in Complex Interventions: Less and Less Risky

 Monotherapy in patients with complex angioplasty: meta-analysis of 5 randomized studies.  Even though prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT)...

FRAME-AMI: FFR vs. Angiography of Non-Culprit Vessel in ACS

This study compared fractional flow reserve (FFR) vs. angiography to guide the angioplasty of non-culprit vessels in...