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When is the Ideal Timing for NSTE-ACS Percutaneous Intervention?

According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC Guidelines 2021) an early invasive strategy is recommended (<24h)...

Should We Start Thinking Again About Bioresorbable Stents?

Coronary revascularization with drug-eluting stents (DES) is very frequent, especially in acute coronary syndromes, but these metallic...

Revascularization Using DES in Infrapopliteal Disease: Meta-Analysis and Change of Paradigm?

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) has been under-studied and under-recognized in comparison with ischemic heart disease and stroke,...

DISCO RADIAL: Conventional or Distal Transradial Access?

Conventional transradial access (TRA) is already established as the access of choice for percutaneous coronary procedures, regardless...

EuroPCR 2022 | The IMPROVED-CTO Trial

PCI success rate in chronic total occlusion (CTO), according to some registries, is below 80%. These failed...

EuroPCR 2022 | GLOBAL SYMPLICITY Registry

The GLOBAL SYMPLICITY Registry is the largest study, with the longest followup, of real-world patients (real world...

Transfemoral vs Transradial Approach in the Percutaneous Treatment of CTO

Percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) has traditionally been via the transfemoral approach (TFA). The use...

Improved Ventricular Function Post Revascularization: Fewer Events across Subgroups?

According to the STITCH and STITCHES trials, in patients with coronary artery disease and deteriorated left ventricular...