HomeFileCoronary disease

Coronary disease

View Category

Coronary disease

Improved Ejection Fraction in Chronic Total Occlusion?

Chronic total occlusions (CTO) represent a significant challenge in the current clinical practice, seeing as CTO percutaneous...
Dr. Carlos Fava -
Learn More
Acute coronary syndromes

Timing in Complete Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndrome: BIOVASC 2-Year Followup

The concept of complete revascularization (CR) has been comprehensively studied, leading to diverse approaches and debates on...
Dr. Omar Tupayachi -
Learn More
Acute coronary syndromes

DCB-BIF Trial: Randomized Study of Side Branch Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty Following Provisional Stenting

Coronary bifurcations present technical challenges that should be addressed for adequate coronary geometry. The first treatment option...
Dr. Omar Tupayachi -
Learn More
Chronic Coronary Syndromes

Coronary Sinus Reducer for Refractory Angina: Notes from the REDUCER-I Study

Refractory angina is defined as the presence of ischemic symptoms that cannot be controlled through optimal medical...
Dr. Omar Tupayachi -
Learn More
Chronic Coronary Syndromes

Discordance between Physiology and Imaging Guided PCI in Intermediate Coronary Lesions: Who to trust?

As regards intermediate coronary lesion intervention, physiological assessment is essential for culprit lesion identification and clinical decision...
Dr. Andrés Rodríguez -
Learn More
Acute coronary syndromes

Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Ventricular Thrombus After STEMI

While the incidence of intracavitary thrombi after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has decreased thanks to optimized primary...
Dr. Omar Tupayachi -
Learn More
Chronic Coronary Syndromes

FAVOR III Europa Sub-Analysis: Coronary Revascularization Deferral Based On QFR vs FFR

When it comes to intermediate coronary lesion revascularization decision making, functional assessment is the recommended. At present,...
Dr. Andrés Rodríguez -
Learn More
Bifurcations

ROUTE TRAIL: DKCRUSH vs. DKRUSH Culotte in Non-Left Main Bifurcation Lesions

Coronary bifurcation lesions represent a frequent technical challenge, making between 15% and 20% of cases. Though provisional...
Dr. Carlos Fava -
Learn More