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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,...

In Multivessel Disease, When Should Renal Impairment Be Considered?

Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced chronic...

OCT in STEMI Patients: Is It Safe to Prevent Stenting?

Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) where the physiopathological mechanism is plaque erosion...

Is iFR Reliable After 5 Years? Analyzing the iFR-SWEDEHEART at 5 Years

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) proved to be very useful and safe in the FAME study, but its...

5-year TVF and MACCE in patients with deferred of revascularization after FFR: Is FFR enough?

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has been shown effective and safe by different studies, yet not at 5...