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Unplanned Coronary Angiography After TAVR: Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes

The importance of assessing coronary artery disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is well...

Intravascular Lithotripsy in Calcified Coronary Lesions: Success Predictors

Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is increasingly common in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL)...

FLAVOUR Trial Substudy: FFR or IVUS in the Assessment of Diabetic Patients

Patients with diabetes often present with more complex coronary artery disease compared to non-diabetic patients, with a...

Mechanical Circulatory Support in Complex Anatomies and Severe Deterioration of Left Ventricular Function

Severe coronary artery disease (CAD) frequently causes left ventricular function deterioration, and is often treated with myocardial...

ROLLER COASTR-EPIC22: Comparison of Plaque Modification Techniques in Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions

The presence of coronary calcium significantly limits the success of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), primarily due to...

Early and Late Outcomes with the ABSORB Bioresorbable Scaffold

Coronary angioplasty with drug-eluting stents (DES) is associated with a 2-3% annual incidence of stent-related events, a...

Is Angioplasty Always Necessary after TAVR?

Courtesy of: Silvina E. Gomez, MD The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing TAVR is...

Provisional Stenting vs. Two-Stent Technique in Non-Complex Left Main Disease: Three-Year Follow-Up of the EBC-Main Study

In left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease, for lesions of low to intermediate complexity according to the...