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Clinical Utility of CT-Derived FFR for Decision-Making

In this large international multicenter population, computed-tomography (CT)-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) modified treatment recommendation in two-thirds...

Cautious Administration of Supplemental 02, Especially in Acute Stroke or MI

Recent studies show the potential damaging effect of supplemental oxygen in the context of acute stroke and...

Safety of Combining New Anticoagulant Agents and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy

Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia and its combination with a history of acute myocardial infarction...

Myocardial Revascularization Surgery Hits a Plateau

Hopes were raised high by the ARTS study, when set to show the benefit of bilateral internal...

Practical Management of Coronary Perforations

Coronary perforation has an incidence of 0.5% and it is associated with a 13-fold increase in in-hospital...

Complete Revascularization Improves Long-Term Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Going beyond the culprit artery during angioplasty was associated with lower mortality, although this was a cohort...

iFR Assessment of Intermediate Aortic Stenosis Lesions Consolidates

Once a big void that prevented us from effectively assessing functional compromise, intermediate aortic stenosis has made...

What Should We Use for the Functional Assessment of Coronary Lesions in Severe Aortic Stenosis?

This systematic analysis measured intracoronary pressure in different phases of the cardiac cycle and flow velocity in...