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ACC 2026 | OPTIMAL: IVUS Guidance in PCI of the Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is considered an equivalent alternative to coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with...
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Coronary disease

ACC 2026 | IVUS-CHIP Trial: Intravascular ultrasound–guided versus angiography-guided complex PCI

Optimization of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in complex lesions remains a relevant clinical challenge. In this context,...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

ACC 2026 | ALL-RISE Trial: Coronary Physiological Assessment Using FFRangio

Coronary physiological assessment using pressure-wire techniques (FFR/iFR) carries a Class IA recommendation in ACC/AHA guidelines; however, its...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

ACC 2026 | PRO-TAVI Trial: Deferring Coronary Angioplasty in Patients Undergoing TAVI

Coronary artery disease is common in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI. Current guidelines recommend considering...
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Chronic Coronary Syndromes

ACC 2026 | CHIP-BCIS3: Impella use as support in high-risk complex PCI

The use of percutaneous ventricular support during high-risk complex PCI has been proposed as a strategy to...
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Chronic Coronary Syndromes

ACC 2026 | ORBITA-CTO: PCI in chronic total occlusions and stable angina — the randomized trial we were missing?

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTO) remains a topic of ongoing debate in stable...
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Chronic Coronary Syndromes

ACC 2026 | FAST III: vFFR vs FFR in physiology-guided revascularization of intermediate coronary lesions

Physiological assessment of intermediate coronary lesions remains a cornerstone in decision-making for coronary revascularization. Although FFR continues...
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Acute coronary syndromes

ACC 2026 | STEMI-Door To Unload: Unloading with Impella before PCI did not reduce infarct size in anterior STEMI

Anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains associated with a high incidence of heart failure and mortality,...
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