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Thrombosis with bioresorbable scaffolds: the story of DES all over again?

Original title: Percutaneous coronary intervention with everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in routine clinical practice: early and midterm outcomes...

SYNTAX study final monitoring at 5-years

Original title: Coronary artery bypass grafting vs. percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with three-vessel disease: final five-year follow-up...

Coronary angioplasty via radial access using 4 Fr introducer. Minimally invasive to the extreme.

Original title: Comparison of frequency of Radial Artery Oclusion Alter 4Fr Versus 6Fr Transradial Coronary intervention (from the...

Orbital Atherectomy improves calcified lesions treatment outcomes

Original title: Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Orbital Atherectomy System in Treating de...

Best results of angioplasty with DES guided by IVUS versus angiography only

Original title: Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents to Improve Outcome. A Meta-Analysis. Reference: Jae-Sik Jang et al. J Am...

Currently a patient receiving angioplasty is more likely to die from non-cardiac causes

Original title: Trends in cause of death after percutaneous coronary intervention. Reference: Spoon DB et al. Circulation. 2014; Epub ahead...

Hybrid revascularization versus conventional surgery. Advantages and disadvantages for choosing ideal patients.

Original title: Clinical Outcomes after Hybrid Coronary Revascularization versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of 1,190 Patients. Reference: Ralf...

The FFR changes the treatment strategy in almost half of patients

Original title: Outcome impact of coronary revascularization strategy reclassification with fractional flow reserve at time of diagnostic angiography. Reference: Van...