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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...

Treatment of Femoropopliteal Lesions with Drug-Coated Balloons: IVUS vs. Conventional Angiography

Angiography has traditionally been the standard imaging technique to guide endovascular therapy (EVT) in patients with peripheral...

Use of Distal Radial Access for Recanalization of Radial Occlusions

Transradial access (TRA) is the preferred route for most percutaneous coronary procedures, with proven benefits in reducing...

Coronary Events after TAVI according to the FRANCE Registry

Between 30% and 70% of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) present with coronary artery disease...

Use of OCT in Calcified Lesions: Results from a Subanalysis of ILUMIEN IV

Coronary calcification represents one of the main challenges in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as it is associated...

Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with Positive Coronary CT Angiography: Implications of Invasive Physiological Studies

Both European and US clinical guidelines recommend coronary CT angiography as the starting diagnostic study when coronary...