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ESC 2021 | MASTER DAPT: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Angioplasty in Patients at High Bleeding Risk

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. In patients at high bleeding risk with drug-eluting stents, the duration of dual...

Post PCI Same Day Discharge: from Convenience to Need

Same day discharge following programed PCI with no complications has been a way for health centers to...

Large Differences between Focal and Diffuse Patterns of Stable CAD

PCI is far more successful at reducing ischemia when treating focal stable coronary artery disease (CAD). However,...

How Bad is Malapposition? OCT Findings and Events

Most post-angioplasty findings with optical coherence tomography (OCT) were not associated with clinical adverse events. Exceptions were...

Best Revascularization Strategy in Patients with Left Ventricular Deterioration

Multivessel disease associated to ventricular function deterioration is challenging in terms of risk, when choosing a revascularization...

Bifurcations: A Long Return Journey

When it looked like the simplest techniques reach the best outcomes, along came the DK Crush studies....

IVUS vs iFR for Left Main Decision Making

No decision on the coronary tree has more impact than left main intervention. This makes interventionists prone...

A Headache for Cardiologists: Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Disease

Treating patients with functional stress test induced ischemia and non-obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) is complex and...