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Follow-up at 10 years for invasive vs. conservative strategy for non-ST-segment elevation infarction

The ICTUS (Invasive Versus Conservative Treatment in Unstable Coronary Syndromes) trial compared early invasive strategy with a...

Promising Outcomes of Overlapping Stents in Patients Undergoing Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS) Implantation

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. In regular clinical practice, overlapping stents are reported in up to 30% of...

Dual antiaggregation time and death by bleeding

Despite the fact that some randomized studies and meta-analyzis have suggested prolonged dual antiaggregation could be associated...

Primary angioplasty and multivessel lesions: how should we proceed?

Courtesy of Dr Carlos Fava. The association of primary angioplasty with multivessel lesions is not infrequent and has...

Is Impella an option in high-risk angioplasty?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Provitional ventricular assist devices are increasingly used in high-risk angioplasties, particularly those involving unprotected...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis Still Challenging for TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava One of the present challenges of TAVR is bicuspid aortic valve stenosis (AS),...

Peripheral artery disease associated to ischemic and bleeding events after DES implantation

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) have higher rates of cardiovascular events after DES implantation, which could...

Promising outcomes for DEB in long femoropopliteal artery lesions

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. For type A and B femoropopliteal artery lesions, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) with balloon has...