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TCT 2024 | FAVOR III EUROPA

The study FAVOR III EUROPA, a randomized trial, included 2,000 patients with chronic coronary syndrome, or stabilized...

TCT 2024 – ECLIPSE: Randomized Study of Orbital Atherectomy vs Conventional PCI in Severely Calcified Lesions

Coronary calcification is associated with stent under-expansion and increased risk of both early and late adverse events....

TCT 2024 | Use of Drug-Coated Balloons for Side Branch Treatment in Provisional Stenting

In some cases, treating coronary bifurcations with provisional stenting requires side branch stenting, which may lead to...

TCT 2024 | Use of Artificial Intelligence for Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

The current approach to chest pain mainly focuses on symptom characteristics, conducting functional tests for ischemia assessment....

TCT 2024 | Distal Radial vs Transradial Approach in STEMI Patients

The transradial approach (TRA) has been recommended for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) for reduced bleeding...

STEACS and the Use of Bivalirudin vs. Heparin: In Search of BRIGHT-4 Outcomes

Various studies and registries have previously shown the impact of post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) complications on the...

Paclitaxel-Eluting vs. Sirolimus-Eluting Balloons

Coronary restenosis remains one of the main challenges in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), especially nowadays, when...

Plaque Morphology and Stent Elongation Assessed by OCT

Second and third generation drug eluting stents (DES) have thin or ultrathin struts and a scaffold that...