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The 10 Commandments of ESC’s New STEMI Guidelines

The authors have given an entertaining account of the most relevant points and differences between the new...

The Importance of Knowing Which Conduits Will a Surgeon Use for Revascularization

Whether a second arterial conduit improves outcomes in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization surgery is and will remain...

Dyspnea and Chronic Total Occlusion: A Symptom That We Can (Attempt to) Improve

Dyspnea is one of the most challenging symptoms as regards its assessment and treatment in patients with...

OCT Follow-Up of Plaque Erosion with Medical Therapy and Without Stenting

Most acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are caused by the following three different pathologies: Plaque rupture Plaque erosion Calcified nodule In daily...

The 9 most read scientific articles of 2017 in interventional cardiology

1) New High Blood Pressure Guidelines The wait is finally over: the high blood pressure guidelines that have been...

Important Study Suggests that Rotational Atherectomy Is Feasible with Transradial Access

Rotational atherectomy is a very important tool in the treatment of heavily calcified and non-dilatable lesions. Historically,...

Does a Combination of Diabetes and Acute Coronary Syndrome Change the Revascularization Strategy?

The results of the FREEDOM (Future Revascularization Evaluation in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Optimal Management of Multi-vessel...

What Is the Long-Term Outcome of Lesions Deferred Using FFR/iFR?

The presence of inducible ischemia is an essential prerequisite to obtain clinical benefits from revascularization through angioplasty....