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Manual vs. Mechanical Compression after Transradial Catheterization

For patients undergoing transradial catheterization, whether puncture site compression is manual or mechanical has no significant difference...

More Bad News on Bioresorbable Scaffolds

A year after the implantation of everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffold Absorb 1.1, optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans showed neointima...

EuroPCR 2018 | TRANSIENT trial: What is the best timing for TRANSIENT STEMI revascularization?

The objective of this study was to determine the best time to revascularize a patient who is...

EuroPCR 2018 | Ultimaster Registry: Difference in Strut Thickness

This work compared the safety and efficacy of angioplasty with thin-strut (80 µm) sirolimus-eluting stents with a cobalt...

EuroPCR 2018 | Consistent CTO Study: Rechanneling with Current Techniques and SYNERGY Stents

This observational study included 231 patients from 6 sites who presented chronic total occlusions and underwent rechanneling procedures using...

EuroPCR 2018 | 2nd and 3rd-Generation DES for Bifurcation Lesions: Nothing New Under the Sun

This study aimed to assess the outcome of Culotte stenting with newer-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) in Medina 1,...

EuroPCR 2018 | OxAMI-PICSO: Coronary Sinus Occlusion, Improving Microvascular Function and Reducing Infarct Size

The index of microcirculatory resistance might guide therapy and controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusions, improve microvascular function,...

EuroPCR 2018 | SEMPER-FI: The Reemergence of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation

The intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation affects patients through a combination of coronary flow improvement and afterload reduction. It...