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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...

Clinical presentation of restenosis in the three generations of DES

Original title: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis Across 3-Stent Generations. Reference: Marco A. Magalhaes et al. Circ...

FFR to guide treatment of secondary vessel on bifurcations

Original title: Randomized Comparison of FFR-Guided and Angiography-Guided Provisional Stenting of True Coronary Bifurcation Lesions The DKCRUSH-VI (Double...

Duration of double antiaggregation therapy in patients with oral anticoagulation

Original title: Duration of Triple Therapy in Patients Requiring Oral Anticoagulation After Drug-Eluting Stent ImplantationThe ISAR-TRIPLE Trial. Reference: Katrin A....

Peripheral adenosine infusion versus central access infusion during measurement of FFR

Original title: FFR in the Transradial Era: Will Hand Vein Adenosine Infusion Suffice?A Comparative Study of the Extent,...

PCI with everolimus eluting stent or CABG for multivessel coronary artery disease.

Original title: Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Multivessel Coronary Disease. Reference: Sripal Bangalore, M.D. et al. N Engl J...

Is the 2nd generation DES an alternative to surgery in multivessel coronary disease?

The benefits of 2nd generation drug-eluting stents (DES) are being compared with Coronary artery bypass graft surgery...