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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

New generation DES present better results in vein grafts than older DES and BMS

There is little information comparing contemporary drug eluting stents (DES)  against bare metal stents (BMS), for PCI in...

BVS: Controvertial Scaffold

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. The advent of resorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) generated high expectations among interventionists because...

Less volume, more mortality: should we be concerned?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. In general, guidelines recommend a number of procedures a year for operators to maintain...

Same-day discharge after coronary angioplasty is increasingly popular but still not the gold standard

The length of hospital stay after elective coronary angioplasty varies significantly among operators and hospitals, according to...

DEFINE FLAIR and IFR SWEDEHEART: Safety in Revascularization Based on FFR and iFR in Both Stable and ACS Patients

The safety of physiology-based coronary revascularisation has been supported by evidence for years now. DEFER (1998-2001) was...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis Still Challenging for TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava One of the present challenges of TAVR is bicuspid aortic valve stenosis (AS),...

Peripheral artery disease associated to ischemic and bleeding events after DES implantation

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) have higher rates of cardiovascular events after DES implantation, which could...

ABSORB III: More Events with Absorb Than With Xience at Two Years

The two year outcomes of ABSORB III, presented at the scientific sessions of the American College of...