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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

The Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio is Equivalent to Fractional Flow Reserve and does not require adenosine.

Original title: Diagnostic Classification of the Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Is Equivalent to Fractional Flow Reserve and Is Not...

Colchicine could reduce restenosis in diabetic patients treated with BMS

Original title: Colchicine Treatment for the Prevention of Bare-Metal Stent Restenosis in Diabetic Patients. Reference: Spyridon Deftereos et al. J...

IVUS improves outcomes in long lesions with DES

Original title: Randomized Comparison of Clinical Outcomes between Intravascular Ultrasound and Angiography-Guided Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Long Coronary...

In diabetic patients, Everolimus eluting stents could perform better than Paclitaxel eluting stents

Original title: Safety and Efficacy of Everolimus-Eluting Stents Versus Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in a Diabetic Population Reference: Ana Laynez et, al....

Incomplete revascularization: no longer a binary variable

Original title: Residual SYNTAX score after PCI for triple vessel coronary artery disease: quantifying the adverse effect of...

Bioresorbable stents produce more occlusion of the small side branches

Original title: Incidence and Short-Term Clinical Outcomes of Small Side Branch Occlusion Alter Implantation of an Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable...

A moderate dose of midazolam and fentanyl is effective in reducing radial spasms 

Original title: Moderate Procedural Sedation and Opioid Analgesia During Transradial Coronary Interventions to Prevent Spasm. A Prospective Randomized...

Prasugrel is not as effective as Ticagrelor in acute myocardial infarction. 

Original title: Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor loading doses in STEMI patients: The Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor...