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BACC: Protocol for Rapid Diagnosis of Myocardial Infraction

The 1-hour algorithm using high-sensitivity troponin measurement for rapid diagnosis of AMI is safe. To carry out the...

PCI vs. CABG in patients aged under 50 years

Original title: Comparison of 30-Day and 5-Year Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Bypass Grafting in Patients...

TOTAL Trial: The Best on Manual Thrombectomy in AMI Patients

Original title: Randomized Trial of Primary PCI with or without Routine Manual Thrombectomy. Reference: S.S. Jolly et al. for the...

ABSORB EXTEND trial: preliminary report of clinical outcomes at 12 months in the first 512 patients

Original title: The ABSORB EXTEND Study: preliminary report of the twelve-month clinical outcomes in the first 512 patients...

DES and programmed surgery: reality or myth

Original title: Drug-Eluting Stents versus Bare Metal Stents Prior to Noncardiac Surgery. Reference: Sripal Bangalore, et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular...

Randomized study of bioabsorbable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent: DESSOLVE II protocol results

Original title: Randomised study of a bioabsorbable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent: results of the DESSOLVE II trial. Reference: Wijns W EuroIntervention...

Everolimus eluting stent in total occlusions

Original title: Safety and Effectiveness of Everolimus-Eluting Stents in Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion Revascularization Results From the EXPERT...

Impella 2.5 improves survival in AMI with cardiogenic shock

Original title: The Use of Impella 2.5 in Severe Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Complicating and Acute Myocardial Infarction. Reference: Frederic Casassus...