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Safety of Lesion Deferral with iFR or FFR in Both Stable and Acute Patients

Overall, deferral of lesion revascularization is equally safe with both fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous wave-free...

TCT 2018 | CorMicA Trial: Coronary Function in Patients with Angina and Normal Coronary Arteries

Angina pectoris without stenosis in the epicardial coronary arteries is a common problem with several possible underlying...

TCT 2018 | OAC-ALONE: Anticoagulation Alone 1 Year After Stenting in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Up to now, there had been no randomized controlled trial assessing oral anticoagulation alone vs. oral anticoagulation...

TCT 2018 | FAST-FFR: Angiography-Derived FFR Without Hyperemic Stimulus or Invasive Guidewire Placement

All over the world, functional lesion measurement remains underutilized due to the need for a hyperemic stimulus...

TCT 2018 | ULTIMATE: IVUS Guided DES Implantation for All Vessels, for All Lesions

Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) guided drug eluting stent (DES) implantation is associated with less adverse events compared against...

TCT 2018 | SYNTAXES: 10 Year Follow Up is ‘Trendy’

The SYNTAX trial had a 5-year follow-up, but the SYNTAXES (“ES” for extended survival) was specifically designed...

TCT 2018 | PREPARE-CALC: Rotational Atherectomy vs. Cutting Balloon in Calcified Lesions

Compared against conventional predilation with balloon, rotational atherectomy is associated with higher procedural success rate in severely...

Stroke Rate after CABG vs PCI in over 10,000 Patients

Repeat revascularization rate has historically been the weak spot of PCI when compared against CABG: we are...