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Left Main Target Lesion Revascularization: When is it Necessary?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. Incidence, predictors and impact of target lesion revascularization (TLR) on unprotected left main...

Interventionists Used to the Radial Approach No Longer Associated with Worse Femoral

The transradial approach is being increasingly adopted as preferred access site, since it is more comfortable for...

Why We Should Use IVUS in Complex Coronary Lesions

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Drug eluting stents (DES) have shown benefits in terms of restenosis vs. conventional...

Best Revascularization Strategy for Severe Carotid and Coronary Artery Disease

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Carotid artery disease is an important cause of stroke and is associated to...

Incomplete Revascularization: Increased Events Rate in Non-Cardiac Surgery?

The aim of this study was to determine whether incomplete revascularization is associated to higher adverse events...

Is it possible to reduce PCI costs without compromising safety?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Health system costs have increased significantly and there have been attempts to reduce...

Zotarolimus with Durable Polymer vs. Biolimus with Biodegradable Polymer

The present work compared the safety and efficacy of the permanent polymer zotarolimus eluting stent vs. the...

RESOLUTE Global: 5 Years of Zotarolimus DES Stenting

This study assessed the cumulative incidence of cardiovascular evens after zotarolimus eluting stent implantation.   Individual studies often lack...