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Coronary Perforations and Use of Covered Stents: Safe and Effective Long-Term Strategy?

Coronary perforations remain one of the most serious complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), especially in cases...

AHA 2025 | OCEAN Study: Anticoagulation vs. Antiplatelet Therapy After Successful Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

After a successful atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, the need to maintain long-term anticoagulation (AC) remains uncertain, especially...

AHA 2025 | VESALIUS-CV: Evolocumab in High-Cardiovascular-Risk Patients Without Prior MI or Stroke

LDL cholesterol is a well-established factor for cardiovascular disease. Therapy with PCSK9 inhibitors, including evolocumab, has been...

AHA 2025 | TUXEDO-2: Post-PCI Antiplatelet Management in Diabetic Patients with Multivessel Disease — Ticagrelor or Prasugrel?

Choosing the optimal P2Y12 inhibitor for diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention...

CALIPSO: Calcified Lesions and Use of OCT

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in calcified lesions remains one of the most challenging scenarios in daily practice,...

TCT 2025 | TUXEDO-2: Ultra-Thin Struts Versus Xience in Diabetic Patients with Multivessel Disease

It is well known that diabetic patients undergoing PCI often present with more extensive coronary artery disease,...

Functional Assessment of Coronary Stenoses: Hyperemic, Non-Hyperemic, and Angiographic Alternative Indices

Traditionally, the functional evaluation of coronary stenoses is performed through measurement of the fractional flow reserve (FFR)...

IVUS Guided PCI: New Expansion Threshold

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes vs the...