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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Cutoff FFR Values, What to Do in the “Grey Zone”

Original Title: Significance of Intermediate Values of Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Reference: Julien...

Definite/Probable Thrombosis with Bioresorbable Scaffolds

Original Title: Scaffold Thrombosis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With ABSORB Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold. A Systematic Review and...

Meta-Analysis of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds vs. Everolimus Eluting Stents

 Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of...

Long Term Outcomes of Routine vs. Provisional T-stenting for De Novo Coronary Bifurcations: Five Year Outcomes of the BBK-I Trial

Original Title: “Long-term outcomes of routine versus provisional T-stenting for de novo coronary bifurcation lesions: five-year results...

Predictors of Internal Mammary Artery Graft Failure

The Internal Mammary Artery (IMA) is the preferred conduit for bypassing the left anterior descending artery (LAD)...

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after Everolimus Eluting Stenting

Original Title: Benefits and Risks of Extended Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after Everolimus-Eluting Stents. For the Dual Antiplatelet Therapy...

Does PCI Improve Survival in Patients with Stable Heart Disease? COURAGE Extended Analysis

Original Title: Effect of PCI on Long-Term Survival in Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. Reference: Steven P....

Increase in Femoral Access Complications in the Transradial Era

Original Title: The Benefits Conferred by Radial Access for Cardiac Catheterization Are Offset by a Paradoxical Increase in the...