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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Diabetics’ Silent Ischemia Myth Busted

Diabetes mellitus patients generally present more diffuse coronary disease, faster lesion progression and higher risk of restenosis after...

Introducing the number one enemy of PCI: diabetes

About 25% of patients with multivessel disease undergoing myocardial revascularization surgery or PCI have diabetes.   In this subgroup,...

Additional Benefit from Radial Artery Graft in Myocardial Revascularization Surgery

Used to different extents according to institution, surgeon, and historical time, the radial artery graft is yet...

Is Same-Day Discharge After Angioplasty Safe?

Overnight observation after coronary angioplasty has been the standard of care in the United States. The foundations for...

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...