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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Short Therapy and Monotherapy, Plenty of Evidence

A short dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) of 1 to 3 months followed by P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after...

Medical Therapy Optimization Achieved Prior Clinical Trial

12 weeks prior the ORBITA randomization, medical therapy optimization of all antianginal medication was achieved.   Most importantly, optimization...

Net Clinical Benefit of Long-Term Ticagrelor

Ticagrelor reduces ischemic risk in patients with a history of acute myocardial infarction, but it increases the...

Revascularization Is Needed Before TAVR

Disease prevalence in patients with severe aortic stenosis is highly variable: from 80% in inoperable patients to...

Last Bastion of Bare Metal Stents Finally Falls

Multiple studies have shown the safety and efficacy of drug eluting stents (DES) in patients with high...

Regression of High-Risk Plaque with Lifestyle Changes

Diet and lifestyle intervention in addition to optimal medical therapy can slow down plaque building and even...

Reducing Chronic Inflammation in Atherosclerosis with an Old Drug

Inflammation plays a crucial role in atherosclerosis progression. Recently, the COLCOT study has shown the benefits of...

FREEDOM with FFR: Different Outcomes?

The FREEDOM has clearly established the benefit of myocardial revascularization surgery (CABG) over percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...