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HELP-PCI: A Fleeting Advantage of Early Heparin in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction?

In ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), immediate reperfusion through primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) remains the treatment of...

IVUS – Measured Optimal Minimal Stent Area in Left Main Crossover Stenting

The current guidelines recommend the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) during left main stenting to optimized PCI...

Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of FFR vs Conventional Angiography: Less is More?

The conventional coronary angiography has been compared against diverse invasive diagnostic methods, which has cast a shadow...

Physiology-Guided Complete Revascularization in Elderly Adults with Complex Disease

Complete revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease has consistently shown...

Functional Assessment of Coronary Stenoses: Hyperemic, Non-Hyperemic, and Angiographic Alternative Indices

Traditionally, the functional evaluation of coronary stenoses is performed through measurement of the fractional flow reserve (FFR)...

Use of DCB in Coronary Territory: Position Document of the Academic Research Consortium

The use of drug-coated balloons (DCB) is emerging as one of the most promising strategies in coronary...

IVUS Guided PCI: New Expansion Threshold

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes vs the...

Use of Drug-Coated Balloons in Chronic Total Occlusions: The ERCTO Registry

Chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) are still a major challenge in interventional cardiology, affecting 16%–18% of patients...