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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

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...

ESC 2020 | Revascularization Strategies: Ventricular Dysfunction Might Tilt the Scales

Patients included in the ISCHEMIA trial who had a history of cardiac failure or ventricular function deterioration...

ESC 2020 | At Long Term, Diabetic Patients Benefit from Surgery

Data of this “real world” study have confirmed that diabetic patients with multivessel disease will benefit from...