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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Stem Cells: A New Alternative for Refractory Angina?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia.   Recent investigations and certain randomized trials suggest that the administration of CD34+ stem cells to patients with...
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Acute coronary syndromes

No Extra Benefit for Combined Use of Bivalirudin and Transradial Approach

The aim of this meta-analyzis was to study the relation between bivalirudin and access site in patients undergoing...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

BVS: Comparable to Second-Generation DES in Complex Lesions

A center carrying out a mid- to long-term follow-up of the performance of everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds (Absorb)...
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Bifurcations

Non-Compliant Balloons Improve Bifurcation Outcomes

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The provisional approach is the standard strategy to treat bifurcations, but it might...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Visual Assessment and Misinterpretation of Coronary Lesion Severity

  Courtesy of Dr. Pablo Baglioni. The visual interpretation of coronary angiographies is still used to decide for or...
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Antiplatelet

DAPT after PCI with EES: 6 or 12 Months?

Original Title: 6-Month versus 12-Month Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy Following Long Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation. The IVUS-XPL Randomized Clinical Trial. Reference:...
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Coronary disease

Tissue Protrusion after DES: Adverse Events at Long Term?

Original Title: Tissue Protrusion after Stent Implantation. An ADAPT-DES Intravascular Ultrasound Substudy. Reference: Fuyu Qiu et al. J...
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Coronary disease

Retrograde Technique: High Success Rate in CTO

Original Title: Outcomes With the Use of the Retrograde Approach for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions in...
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