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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Despite the evidence, visual estimation continues to dominate the decision on intermediate lesions

Original title: Revascularization Decisions in Patients With Stable Angina and Intermediate Lesions. Results of the International Survey on...

Target amount for reasonable incomplete revascularization

Original title: Reasonable incomplete revascularisation after percutaneouscoronary intervention: the SYNTAX Revascularisation Index. Reference: Philippe Généreux et al. EuroIntervention 2014;10-online publish-ahead-of-print.While...

PCI Superior to Optimal Medical Treatment in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Original title: Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI for Stable Coronary Artery Disease. The FAME 2 Trial Investigators. Reference: Bernard De Bruyne...

The higher the bleeding risk, the greater the benefit of radial access in terms of mortality

Original title: Baseline bleeding risk and arterial access site practice in relation to procedural outcomes after percutaneous coronary...

Outcomes are still associated to operator experience and institutional volume

This study is a retrospective analysis of 2,243,209 PCI stenting procedures in the USA between 2005 and...

Most of stable patients have the wrong idea about the purpose of PCI

Original title: Variation in patients’ perceptions of elective percutaneous coronary intervention in stable coronary artery disease: cross sectional...

Minimal Lumen Area Criteria for Functionally Significant Intermediate Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis

Original title: Intravascular Ultrasound-Derived Minimal Lumen Area Criteria for Functionally Significant Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis. Reference: Seung-Jung Park et...

Hemodialysis Associated to Higher Incidence of In Stent Thrombosis

Original title: Impact of hemodialysis on local vessel healing and thrombus formation after drug-eluting stent implantation. Reference: Akihide Konishi, et...