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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...
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Antiplatelet

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...
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Calcified Lesions

CALIPSO: Calcified Lesions and Use of OCT

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

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,...
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Chronic Coronary Syndromes

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)...
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Chronic Coronary Syndromes

IVUS Guided PCI: New Expansion Threshold

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

Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with Positive Coronary CT Angiography: Implications of Invasive Physiological Studies

Both European and US clinical guidelines recommend coronary CT angiography as the starting diagnostic study when coronary...
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Chronic Coronary Syndromes

Angioplasty vs Carotid Endarterectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Courtesy of Dr. Juan Manuel Pérez. Carotid stenosis is a major risk factor for stroke. Its treatment includes...
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