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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

SYNTAX II: Better Stents, IVUS, FFR, or a Combination of All of Them to Catch Up with Surgery

In patients with 3-vessel disease, surgery obtained better outcomes than angioplasty, according to results from the SYNTAX...

“Ad Hoc” PCI during TAVR: No Impact on Safety or Long Term Outcomes

According to a recent study published in Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions, screening for coronary artery disease (CAD) with an invasive...

Striking Finding on Diabetes and Bypass Graft Patency

The higher rate of restenosis in the diabetic population is historic and has been reproduced in all studies...

Risk of Thrombosis and Bleeding with Peripheral Artery Disease and Concomitants

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is no longer a systemic manifestation of atherosclerosis. In fact, 2 in 3...

SOLACI CACI 2017 | BVS: from clinical evidence to daily practice

Read articles on the main presentations of the first day of SOLACI-CACI 2017 Congress. See the presentation by Dr. Stephen...

MRS vs. DES: Which one is associated with better long-term quality of life?

The SYNTAX (Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) trial, which included patients with...

PCI Mortality and Volume in One Center: Associated?

The relationship between procedure volume and prognosis after a percutaneous coronary intervention remains unclear. Intuitively, we tend...

Glycemic control and risk of repeat revascularization

The association between glycemic control after coronary angioplasty and outcomes of the latter is controversial in many...