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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...

Angioplasty vs Carotid Endarterectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Courtesy of Dr. Juan Manuel Pérez. Carotid stenosis is a major risk factor for stroke. Its treatment includes...

Provisional Angioplasty in Left Main: What MSA Values Should We Target?

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) represents one of the most...

Flow Protocols in VA-ECMO: Impact on PCWP in Cardiogenic Shock

The use of peripheral femoro-femoral venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has globally consolidated and is the...