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One Year Prognosis of Atherosclerotic vs. Non-Atherosclerotic Lesions in MINOCA Patients

The use of intravascular imaging helps improve diagnosis in situations where a conventional coronary angiography might not...

We Should Treat Significant Stable CAD in Patients Undergoing TAVR

Aortic stenosis is associated to significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in nearly 50% of cases.  When we decide...

Combined Calcified Lesion Preparation Strategy

Stent sub-expansion in coronary territory has been identified as one of the major predictors of stent failure...

Is Clopidogrel Monotherapy Safe After a Month of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Diabetic Patients?

Currently, many randomized studies have suggested that short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) followed by monotherapy reduces bleeding...

A Meta Analysis of Distal Transradial Access vs. Conventional Transradial

Transradial access is currently the preferred access for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. However, about 7% of patients...

Do Symptoms and Quality of Life Differ between Focal and Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease?

Changes in fractional flow reserve (FFR) values after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with improvement in...

How Do We Manage Antiaggregation in BARC I Bleeding after AMI?

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been shown useful to reduce thrombotic events,...

P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy vs Aspirin: Results of a Network Meta-Analysis

Revascularization and antiaggregation guidelines have typically recommended aspirin (AAS) as first choice for secondary prevention of cardiovascular...