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TCT 2018 | RESET: Everolimus DES vs. Sirolimus First Generation DES at Long Term

This study had published thrombosis and revascularization rates at one year after stenting, but today one year...

TCT 2018 | ULTIMATE: IVUS Guided DES Implantation for All Vessels, for All Lesions

Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) guided drug eluting stent (DES) implantation is associated with less adverse events compared against...

TCT 2018 | SYNTAXES: 10 Year Follow Up is ‘Trendy’

The SYNTAX trial had a 5-year follow-up, but the SYNTAXES (“ES” for extended survival) was specifically designed...

TCT 2018 | PREPARE-CALC: Rotational Atherectomy vs. Cutting Balloon in Calcified Lesions

Compared against conventional predilation with balloon, rotational atherectomy is associated with higher procedural success rate in severely...

TCT 2018 | TALENT: Ultrathin Struts and Bioresorbable Polymer at the Lowest Possible Cost

This study assessed the Ultra-thin Strut Bioresorbable Polymer-based Coronary DES (Supraflex) against the Xience, with special emphasis...

TCT 2018 | SORT OUT IX: Polymer-Free DES with Ultra-Thin Struts vs. Bioresorbable Polymer- Based DES

Polymer persistence in 1st and 2nd generation DES meant to allow drug release has been associated with...

TCT 2018 | LEADERS FREE II: Polymer-Free DES in Patients at High Risk for Bleeding with 1 Month of Antiplatelet Therapy

This study was aimed at gaining device registration from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...

High-Sensitivity Troponins Turned All Events into Infarctions; the 4th Universal Definition Clarifies Things

Myocardial infarction or myocardial injury? The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (an update of the 2012...