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Coronary Physiology Is Useful in Chronic Kidney Disease

Coronary physiology, FFR and iFR, has been shown safe to defer lesions and effective to save stents...

Progress-CTO Score: A Key New Tool to Plan CTO

Intervention of chronic total occlusions (CTO) through angioplasty (PCI) can cause complications, even in highly experienced centers. Plenty...

Changes in Coronary Collateral Function Post CTO Intervention

In the last few years, we have seen significant growth of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous intervention,...

Thin vs. Ultrathin Stents: 1-Year Clinical Results After IVUS/OCT-Guided Implantation

Second generation drug-eluting stents have lower frequency of thrombotic complications and in-stent restenosis. While clinical results have...

Angioplasty in Nonagenarians Is Increasingly Frequent: How Does It Evolve?

Currently, the number of nonagenarian patients undergoing angioplasty (whether elective, urgent or emergency) has increased.  This population is...

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...