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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

The Importance of Knowing Which Conduits Will a Surgeon Use for Revascularization

Whether a second arterial conduit improves outcomes in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization surgery is and will remain...

Important Study Suggests that Rotational Atherectomy Is Feasible with Transradial Access

Rotational atherectomy is a very important tool in the treatment of heavily calcified and non-dilatable lesions. Historically,...

What Is the Long-Term Outcome of Lesions Deferred Using FFR/iFR?

The presence of inducible ischemia is an essential prerequisite to obtain clinical benefits from revascularization through angioplasty....

The Use of Intravascular Imaging to Guide PCI Reduces Cardiovascular Death Risk, Compared to Angiography

Intravascular imaging, which includes ultrasound intravascular (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), shows live details that better characterize...

Physiologically Assessing Intermediate Stenosis: Could FFR Be Replaced?

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) are commonly used to assess physiological severity of...

Aspirin During Noncardiac Surgery: Only in Patients with Prior Angioplasty

A new analysis from the POISE-2 study suggests that aspirin should not be withheld prior to noncardiac...

Patients and Healthcare Providers Benefit from Less Symptoms and Lower Costs with FFR

Previous studies in which revascularization was guided by angiography alone found that coronary angioplasty does not improve...

Non-Invasive FFR: CT Evolves from Anatomical to Functional

In the US, more than 4 million patients with chronic stable angina are looking to rule out...