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Drug eluting balloon vs. second generation DES for restenotic lesions in bifurcations

Original Title: Drug-eluting balloon versus second-generation drug-eluting stent for the treatment of restenotic lesions involving coronary bifurcations. Reference:...

Cutoff FFR Values, What to Do in the “Grey Zone”

Original Title: Significance of Intermediate Values of Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Reference: Julien...

Definite/Probable Thrombosis with Bioresorbable Scaffolds

Original Title: Scaffold Thrombosis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With ABSORB Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold. A Systematic Review and...

Polymer-Free Biolimus Coated Stent: 5 Year Outcomes

Original Title: Polymer-Free Biolimus A9-Coated Stents in the Treatment of De Novo Coronary Lesions4- and 12-Month Angiographic...

Meta-Analysis of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds vs. Everolimus Eluting Stents

 Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of...

Long Term Outcomes of Routine vs. Provisional T-stenting for De Novo Coronary Bifurcations: Five Year Outcomes of the BBK-I Trial

Original Title: “Long-term outcomes of routine versus provisional T-stenting for de novo coronary bifurcation lesions: five-year results...

Predictors of Internal Mammary Artery Graft Failure

The Internal Mammary Artery (IMA) is the preferred conduit for bypassing the left anterior descending artery (LAD)...

Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy by Hemodynamic Index–Guided Fluid Administration

Original Titlte: Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy by Central Venous Pressure–Guided Fluid Administration in Chronic Kidney Disease and...