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TCT 2020 | Prophylactic Angioplasty for Vulnerable Plaques

Patients with vulnerable plaque identified by means of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) are at...

TCT 2020 | Using OCT to Detect Vulnerable Plaque even with Negative FFR

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has proven useful in diabetic patients, even those with negative FFR.  These findings make...

Further Evidence in Favor of Non-Invasive Vasospasm Diagnosis

Non-invasive coronary vasospasm diagnosis by means of echocardiography with the administration of ergonovine can be performed safely;...

Complex PCI: Complex Characteristics Impact Results

Patients with a bigger number of complex anatomical characteristics that increase PCI complexity have worse results at...

Not All Coronary Spasms Are the Same: Benefits of Acetylcholine

Patients with documented spasm to the coronary arteries present increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and repeat...

Computerized Tomography as First Coronary Study?

According to this new document recently published in JACC, a computerized tomography (CT) coronary angiography should be...

Ticagrelor to Improve Venous Graft Patency

Saphenous vein graft patency is one of CABG’s “Achilles heals”, especially after the ARTS trial came out...

ESC 2020 | More Evidence on Colchicine for Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

According to this new study, colchicine offers some benefit to patients with chronic ischemic heart disease. Similar...