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Are There Differences Between Women and Men After a Percutaneous Intervention?

Prior research has shown that women with coronary artery disease who undergo percutaneous revascularization present more comorbidities,...

STEMI: Can We Omit Stenting?

The recommended treatment for ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) is early PCI, typically stenting. However, stent...

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...

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...

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...

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%,...

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...

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...