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Should We Worry about Non-Ischemic Lesions?

In the last decade, the interest in atheroma plaque morphology and its role in clinical events has...

Coronary Flow Reserve in Patients with Intermediate FFR: Should We Use This Tool to Define When to Perform Coronary Angioplasty?

Current guidelines recommend using fractional flow reserve (FFR) to guide coronary angioplasty. However, intermediate FFR values (0.75-0.80)...

Should We Start Using OCT in Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Lesions?

In ST elevation MI, the common assessment methodology continues to the angiography; however, we all know it...

Can the Use of Intra Arterial Vasodilators Prevent Radial Artery Occlusion?

The incidence of post procedure radial occlusion (RAO) ranges from 1% to 12 % according to some...

Coronary Angioplasty Evolution According to Syntax II: 5-Year Followup

It has been long since the SYNTAX (NEJM 2009) came out comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) against...

Prophylactic Rivaroxaban Therapy for Left Ventricular Thrombus after ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

The incidence of left ventricular thrombosis (LVT) after anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) ranges from 4%...

IVUS-Guided Coronary Angioplasty: Promising Results at 3-Year Follow-Up

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to guide drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation has been evaluated in several studies. Two randomized...

Passive Leg Raise: An Indispensable Maneuver in the Study of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for at least 50% of the HF population,...