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Prasugrel is not as effective as Ticagrelor in acute myocardial infarction. 

Original title: Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor loading doses in STEMI patients: The Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor...

Cangrelor: more effective than clopidogrel without increasing bleeding 

Original title: Effect of Platelet Inhibition with Cangrelor during PCI on Ischemic Events. CHAMPION PHOENIX. Reference: Deepak L. Bhatt et...

Women have a higher mortality rate in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction 

Original title: Is the difference in outcome between men and women treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention age...

Revascularization could improve areas traditionally considered necrotic

Original title: Prevalence of Regional Myocardial Thinning and Relationship With Myocardial Scarring in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Reference: Dipan...

Complete revascularization in one procedure is more cost effective and as safe as in stages.

Original title: Staged Versus One-time Complete Revascularization With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Patients Without...

Coronary angioplasty reduces the risk of spontaneous myocardial infarction in chronic stable patients.

Original title: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Optimal Medical Therapy for Prevention of Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction in Subjects With...

A worse prognosis for incomplete revascularization in both angioplasty and surgery.

Original title: The Negative Impact of Incomplete Angiographic Revascularization on Clinical Outcomes and Its Association With Total Occlusions....

It takes more patience to implant stents.

Original title: Duration of Balloon Inflation for Optimal Stent Deployment: Five Seconds Is Not Enough. Reference: Thomas Hovasse et al....