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DESSOLVE III: Xience vs. MiStent

The MiStent device is made of cobalt-chromium, with struts of up to 64 µm thick. It is coated...

Promising Outcomes of Overlapping Stents in Patients Undergoing Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS) Implantation

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. In regular clinical practice, overlapping stents are reported in up to 30% of...

Dual antiaggregation time and death by bleeding

Despite the fact that some randomized studies and meta-analyzis have suggested prolonged dual antiaggregation could be associated...

Bioresorbable scaffolds with drug-eluting stents: do they entail a higher thrombosis risk?

Courtesy of Dr. Leiva. Bioresorbable scaffolds with drug-eluting stents (bioresorbable vascular scaffolds, BVS) have been added to the...

ABSORB III: More Events with Absorb Than With Xience at Two Years

The two year outcomes of ABSORB III, presented at the scientific sessions of the American College of...

Biolimus and Everolimus Eluting Stents in Coronary Artery Disease: Similar Safety?

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. Events such as very late stent thrombosis and restenosis after first generation DES...

Why We Should Use IVUS in Complex Coronary Lesions

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Drug eluting stents (DES) have shown benefits in terms of restenosis vs. conventional...

Zotarolimus with Durable Polymer vs. Biolimus with Biodegradable Polymer

The present work compared the safety and efficacy of the permanent polymer zotarolimus eluting stent vs. the...