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Is The Transradial Approach Useful in CTO?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The transradial approach has been advanced in time, and is being increasingly used...

Double Kissing Crush vs. Provisional Stenting at 5 Years

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. The Provisional Stenting technique (PS) consists of sequentially placing a stent in the...

New Generation of DES already being tested, so far safe

This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the new drug eluting stents (Medtronic, Santa Rosa, California) to...

The ReACT Study: Is Angiographic Follow-Up Necessary?

The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term clinical impact of routine angiographic follow-up after...

Sinus Aspiration against Contrast Induced Kidney Injury: Yes or No?

Contrast induced kidney injury incidence is in direct correlation to the administered contrast. The aim of this...

Very Late Thrombosis: Bioresorbable Scaffolds vs. Everolimus-Eluting Metallic Drug-Eluting Stents

This study sought to compare the 2-year outcomes between bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) and everolimus-eluting metallic drug-eluting...

New Technique to Calculate CT-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve: Is It Accurate?

This study describes the accuracy of the new computed tomography (CT) technique to calculate fractional flow reserve...

Left Main Coronary Artery Angioplasty vs. Surgery: A Large Meta-Analysis

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Around 5% of patients undergoing coronary angiography present severe left main coronary artery (LMCA)...