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Rotational atherectomy is only an interim strategy.

Original title: High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy Before Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation in Complex Calcified Coronary Lesions. The Randomized ROTAXUS (Rotational...

Outpatient coronary angioplasty, is it possible?

Original title: Assessment of Clinical Outcomes related to Early Discharge alter elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: COED PCI Reference: Purushothaman Muthusamy...

Chronic Total Occlusions, challenging but very possible

Original title: Predictors of Reocclusion After Successful Drug-Eluting Stent–Supported Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusion. The Florence...

Does the systematic use of clopidogrel reduce events prior to angioplasty?

Original title: Association of Clopidogrel Pretreatment with mortality, Cardiovascular events, and Major Bleeding among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary...

Self-expanding stents improve positioning in primary angioplasty

Original title: Self-Expanding Versus Balloon-Expandable Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the APPOSITION II Study Reference: Robert-Jan van Geuns...

Revascularization reduces mortality in patients with high risk coronary artery disease based on multi-slice CT

Original title: All-cause mortality benefit of coronary revascularization vs. medical therapy in patients without known coronary artery disease...

More evidence supports ventricular assist devices in complex angioplasty procedures

Original title: Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device with Tandem Heart for High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Mayo Clinic...

Radial Approach, 1st choice in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Original title: Radial Versus Femoral Randomized Investigation in ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary síndrome. The RIFLE-STEACS (Radial Versus Femoral...