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Three-Year Outcomes after CTA with 2-Stent Technique Vs. Provisional Stenting for Complex Bifurcation Lesions

The prevalence of coronary lesions with bifurcation involvement is about 20% in patients undergoing coronary angiography (CTA)....

Same Day Discharge in NSTE-ACS: Is It Possible?

At present, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most common coronary revascularization strategy. One of its benefits...

Is IVUS Guided PCI a Common Technique?

We all know the benefits of ultravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in the development of percutaneous coronary intervention, such...

An Abbreviated Dual Antiplatelet Regimen Is Also Safe in Patients at High Risk for Bleeding Undergoing Complex Angioplasty

The MASTER DAPT study analyzed the results of an abbreviated (mean 34 days) vs. conventional dual antiplatelet...

Two Safe Stents at Two Years in High Bleeding Risk

There is a consistent number of patients presenting high risk of bleeding. In this context, receiving dual...

Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: MRS or PCI? 10-Year Mortality of the SYNTAX Study

Percutaneous treatment of coronary lesions affecting bifurcations has increased in recent decades. Coronary angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention,...

Safety of Acetylcholine in the Cath Lab

The concepts of ischemia with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) and myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery...

Prognostic Value of Structural and Functional Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is a paramount factor involved in the development of anginal syndromes. Among patients...