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CRT 2026 | CUT-DRESS Trial: Lesion Preparation with Cutting Balloon

In-stent restenosis (ISR) continues to represent a relevant clinical challenge in contemporary coronary angioplasty practice. Despite advances...

CRT 2026 | Clopidogrel vs Aspirin as Long-Term Monotherapy After Coronary Angioplasty

The use of aspirin as chronic antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has historically been the...

Bioresorbable devices vs DES in patients at high risk of restenosis. Seven-year follow-up of the COMPARE-ABSORB trial

Studies with second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have shown that the rate of target lesion failure (TLF) increases...

Sheathless Femoral Impella: A New Strategy to Reduce Vascular Complications in High-Risk PCI?

Patients with complex coronary artery disease or cardiogenic shock undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may benefit from...

OCT- and IVUS-Guided Coronary Angioplasty in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Long-Term Clinical Outcomes

Percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has reduced mortality in the acute...

Rolling Stone: Registry of Intravascular Lithotripsy vs Atherectomy Use in Complex Calcified Lesions

Severe coronary calcification represents one of the main challenges in performing percutaneous coronary intervention, both due to...

Morpheus Global Registry: Safety and efficacy of the long tapered BioMime™ Morph stent in complex coronary lesions

Percutaneous coronary intervention in long coronary lesions continues to represent a technical and clinical challenge, in which...

Hybrid Coronary Revascularization versus Conventional Bypass Surgery in Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Significant left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease continues to represent a therapeutic challenge, particularly in patients with...