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Wire Jailing at Side Branch to Prevent Occlusion After Main Vessel Stenting: Should It Be the Standard of Care?

While the ideal treatment for coronary bifurcation is provisional stenting, this can be associated with side branch...
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Acute coronary syndromes

REVERSE-IT | Bentracimab: Progress on the Antidote for Ticagrelor in Emergency Scenarios

Optimizing an antiplatelet therapy after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) aims at reducing the major adverse cardiac...
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Coronary disease

Drug Eluting Stents: Does Strut Size Matter?

The benefit of first-generation Drug-Eluting Stents (DES) over Bare Metal Stents (BMS) is largely known. Moreover, technological...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Is Coronary Revascularization Useful in Renal Transplant Candidates?

Coronary artery disease is the main cause of death in patients with functioning renal transplant, reaching 30%,...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Ticagrelor Monotherapy after 3 Months: Is the Current Strategy Worth Changing?

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after PCI with DES has shown noticeable reduction of thrombotic events, especially in...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Abbreviated DAPT in ACS: The End of Clopidogrel Monotherapy?

Compared with patients with chronic coronary syndromes, patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are more likely to...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Zwolle Score: Can a Risk Score Decide Where STEACS Patients Should Stay?

The mortality of ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (STEACS) has decreased thanks to improved reperfusion times (fibrinolysis...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Is Epinephrine Superior to Adenosine in No-REFLOW?

In patients with acute coronary syndrome, no-reflow prevalence is 32%. Different drugs—such as adenosine, verapamil, nitroprusside, or...
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