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Decreased bleeding with radial access leaves little to bivalirudin for additional benefit

Original title: Bivalirudin or heparin in primary angioplasty performed through the transradial approach: results from a multicentre registry. Reference: Sciahbasi...

The FFR changes the treatment strategy in almost half of patients

Original title: Outcome impact of coronary revascularization strategy reclassification with fractional flow reserve at time of diagnostic angiography. Reference: Van...

Malapposition in drug-eluting stents. Much more common and much less serious than we thought

Original title: Incidences, Predictors, and Clinical Outcomes of Acute and Late Stent Malapposition Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography...

Ischemic versus anatomical risk. Is anyone better to help us decide therapeutically?

Original title: Predicting Outcome in the COURAGE Trial. Coronary Anatomy Versus Ischemia. Reference: G. B. John Mancini et al. J...

Everolimus-eluting stent and DEB in restenosis for BMS. Good results of both with some expected differences.

Original title: A Randomized Comparison of Drug-Eluting Balloon Versus Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Patients With Bare-Metal Stent In-Stent Restenosis:...

Longer follow-up registry of angioplasty in left main coronary artery. Significant differences according to the diseased segment.

Original title: The DELTA Registry (Drug-Eluting Stent for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease): A Multicenter registry Evaluating Percutaneous...

Stent reestenosis, the only subgroup that benefits from longer double antiaggregation

Original title: Short vs. Long Term Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients treated for InstentRestenosis. A PRODIGY...

Unprotected trunk in diabetics: angioplasty with good long-term results but more revascularization

Original title: Coronary artery bypass graft versus percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent implantation for diabetic patients with...