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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Devices to Prepare Severely Calcified Lesions: Is There a Difference When Assessed by Intravascular Imaging?

Severely calcified coronary lesions are found in 25% of patients undergoing PCI, and their presence has a...

Calcified Lesions: CTO Strategies for Plaque Preparation

Vascular calcification is a predictor of difficult stent positioning and expansion, which increases the chance of device...

TCT 2022 | Angioplasty vs. Surgery: The BEST Study Long-Term Results

The BEST study was a prospective, randomized study to compare percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with everolimus-eluting stents...

TCT 2022 | FAME-3 Trial: post PCI FFR And IVUS in Patients with Three-Vessel Disease

We are well aware of the benefits of Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) to assess coronary artery stenosis....

TCT 2022 | BYPASS CTCA

Studies have shown that the use of computed tomography cardiac angiography (CTCA) prior invasive coronary angiography (ICA)...

Are FFR and IVUS Similar to Assess Intermediate Lesions?

In coronary artery disease (CAD), lumen area and plaque burden, characteristics and physiological impact are what define...

Optimization by IVUS after FFR Guided PCI: Are There Clinical Benefits for Patients?

Percutaneous coronary interventions have improved during the last decade with 15% rate of target vessel failure (TVF)...

The Best of the SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 Main Arena: PCI by Radial Access

Angioplasty by transradial access was discussed during a session on Day 2. We were pleased to participate...