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More Evidence For Left Main PCI

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Left main coronary artery disease (LMD), has historically been treated with myocardial revascularization...
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Coronary disease

Left Main Coronary Artery Angioplasty Would Be Non-Inferior to Surgery

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Left main coronary artery (LMCA) lesions have always been defined as high-risk, with surgery...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

IVUS vs. Angiography in New-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents Preimplantation

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. The latest 2011 American College of Cardiology (ACC) guideline states that “coronary intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS)...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Strict LDL Monitoring Helps Reduce Plaque Volume

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between temporal changes in coronary plaque volume...
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Coronary disease

Experienced Operators: 50% Lower Mortality Rates?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia.   The link between operator volume and clinical outcomes has been long and widely debated. After...
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Coronary disease

Chronic Total Occlusion: Bioresorbable Scaffolds or Drug Eluting Stents?

There is little evidence to support the safety and efficacy of bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) for the treatment...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Residual Thrombus After Aspiration Thrombectomy: Does It Affect the Outcome of Primary Angioplasty?

The aim of this study was to evaluate if the residual thrombus burden after aspiration thrombectomy may...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Cardiovascular Events Reduction: Bivalirudin or Heparin?

The MATRIX study did not find a clear advantage of bivalirudin over unfractioned heparin to reduce major...
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