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SOLACI CACI 2017 | BVS: from clinical evidence to daily practice

Read articles on the main presentations of the first day of SOLACI-CACI 2017 Congress. See the presentation by Dr. Stephen...

Post DES Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Still under Debate

The NIPPON trial (Nobori Dual Antiplatelet Therapy as Appropriate Duration) was a randomized study comparing a short dual...

BVS: Controvertial Scaffold

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. The advent of resorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) generated high expectations among interventionists because...

Everolimus DES are more effective and less costly than conventional BMS

 Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. Drug eluting stents (DES) represented the greatest technological advance in the treatment of...

Biodegradable-polymer stents are as safe as permanent-polymer stents in a 5-year follow-up

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. One of the questions around drug-eluting stents (DES) is whether the development of biodegradable...

PRISON IV: DES with resorbable polymer vs. DES with permanent polymer in total occlusions

Courtesy of SBHCI. The PRISON IV trial compared the sirolimus eluting stent with ultra-thin struts and biodegradable polymer...

Leaders Free ACS: Good Results for the Polymer-Free Stent at 2 Years in ACS

 Courtesy of the SBHCI. Guidelines recommend dual antiplatelet therapy for a year in patients admitted with coronary acute...

EVOLVE II: Diabetes Substudy: Results at 3 Years after the SYNERGY Stent in Diabetics

Courtesy of SBHCI Diabetic patients have worse evolution after coronary PCI. Drug eluting stents with bioresorbable polymers were...