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How Bad is Malapposition? OCT Findings and Events

Most post-angioplasty findings with optical coherence tomography (OCT) were not associated with clinical adverse events. Exceptions were...

The Long Marathon of Ultrathin vs. 2nd Generation Thin-Strut DES

After 2.5 years of non-stop racing, ultrathin-strut drug-eluting stents (DES) reached the finish line before 2nd generation...

Best Revascularization Strategy in Patients with Left Ventricular Deterioration

Multivessel disease associated to ventricular function deterioration is challenging in terms of risk, when choosing a revascularization...

The Role of Aspirin after the TWILIGHT-ACS

This analysis corroborates the potential benefit of ticagrelor monotherapy following a short period of dual antiaggregation (DAPT)...

Ticagrelor or Prasugrel for Acute Patients Who Undergo Angioplasty

We are still asking the same question: ticagrelor or prasugrel? With narrow margins between these drugs in...

Novel DES Technology Promises to Become the Next DES Generation

The novel technology of drug-eluting stent Supreme was designed to synchronize antiproliferative drug release and leave a...

The Fellow’s Corner | 3rd Clinical Case: True Bifurcation Lesion: Which Strategy Should We Use?

Here is the third Fellow’s Corner clinical case to keep discussing and learning alongside the entire community...

Bifurcations: A Long Return Journey

When it looked like the simplest techniques reach the best outcomes, along came the DK Crush studies....