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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Procedural Complexity Affects Decision-Making Regarding DAPT Duration

Much of the speculation around the way of individualizing dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration after coronary angioplasty...

Contrast Induced FFR: Cost and Time Effective Alternative

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro.   Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the radio of two flows expressed as the...

Coronary Perforation in PCI: Associated to Negative Outcomes

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro.   Coronary perforation (CP) is a rare but serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention...

A New Indicator to Assess Stenosis Severity

This study looked at the role of fractional myocardial mass (vessel-specific myocardial mass) in the assessment of...

Closure Devices vs. Manual Compression

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro.   Post PCI major bleeding has been associated with short term mortality in acute...

Stem Cells: A New Alternative for Refractory Angina?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia.   Recent investigations and certain randomized trials suggest that the administration of CD34+ stem cells to patients with...

BVS: Comparable to Second-Generation DES in Complex Lesions

A center carrying out a mid- to long-term follow-up of the performance of everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds (Absorb)...

Visual Assessment and Misinterpretation of Coronary Lesion Severity

  Courtesy of Dr. Pablo Baglioni. The visual interpretation of coronary angiographies is still used to decide for or...