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New Risk Factors: Air Pollution, Air Temperature, Pain, and Sleep Hours

Traditionally, we have used age, gender, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, and diabetes as cardiovascular risk factors. However,...

EuroPCR 2019 | MeRes-1: Bioresorbable Scaffolds Return with Renewed Strength

A small number of highly selected patients presents good outcomes with new bioresorbable scaffold MeRes, but much...

EuroPCR 2019 | Stent Firehawk Continues to Show Good Results at 2 Years vs. Xience

This device, an abluminal groove-filled biodegradable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stent manufactured in China, showed very similar efficacy and safety...

EuroPCR 2019 | BASKET-SMALL 2: Drug-Coated Balloons vs. DES in Small Vessels

This angiographic substudy supports the safety of drug-coated balloons in small vessels. Despite better angiographic outcomes, there...

EuroPCR 2019 | Intravascular Imaging Almost Indispensable for Planning an Angioplasty

Cost and time are the two main enemies of intravascular imaging, but lack of expertise may also...

EuroPCR 2019 | REVELATION: Drug Coated Balloons in ST Elevation MI

Drug coated balloons in the context of ST elevation acute myocardial infarction seem safe and feasible under...

EuroPCR 2019 | BIO-RESORT and SCAAR Registry: Ultrathin Struts Also in Small Vessels pequeños

Data from randomized studies are also supported by the SCAAR registry, in which ultrathin-strut stents show real-world...

Staged Complete Revascularization vs. Culprit Vessel PCI at Long-Term

Staged complete revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary disease is superior to culprit...