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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

“Ad Hoc” PCI during TAVR: No Impact on Safety or Long Term Outcomes

According to a recent study published in Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions, screening for coronary artery disease (CAD) with an invasive...
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Coronary disease

Self-Expanding Stents Are Superior to Balloon-Expandable Stents in the Iliac Arteries

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Severe atherosclerotic disease in iliac arteries is experienced by 15% of all men and 5%...
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Acute coronary syndromes

VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART: bivalirudin seems to be losing ground

Another important work that does not see the benefits of bivalirudin over heparin as monotherapy as regards both...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Early Invasive Strategy Benefits High-Risk Patients

Early angiography is not associated with a reduction in mortality compared with a more delayed invasive strategy...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Striking Finding on Diabetes and Bypass Graft Patency

The higher rate of restenosis in the diabetic population is historic and has been reproduced in all studies...
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Coronary disease

Should We Begin to Use IVUS in CTO?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Currently, chronic total occlusions (CTO) are one of the obstacles that coronary angioplasties must overcome, particularly with the...
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Coronary disease

Nicaragua Sessions: Contest for Young Interventionists

Sponsored by Abbott Vascular LATAM 33rd SOLACI Regional Sessions – 12° Central America and the Caribbean Regional Meeting September 29th...
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Coronary disease

Are Bioresorbable-Polymer Stents More Thrombogenic than Durable-Polymer Second-Generation Stents?

Courtesy of Dr. Cristian Jesús Rodríguez. Most stents currently used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are durable-polymer second-generation...
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