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Low-Carb Diet and Coronary Artery Calcium Progression

People on low carb diets since a young age present increased risk of coronary artery calcium progression,...

AHA 2020 | Effect of Evolocumab in Complex Coronary Revascularization

Evolocumab, a PCSK9 inhibitor, has shown significant reduction of complex coronary disease requiring revascularization (be it PCI...

AHA 2020 | Clopidogrel Resists as the Best Option in Elective Patients

High risk patients undergoing elective PCI treated with a more potent antiplatelet scheme (ticagrelor) vs. the classic...

AHA 2020 | In Most Cases, Imaging Can Determine What Causes MINOCA

Intravascular imaging with coronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) and magnetic resonance imaging allow for the identification of...

AHA 2020 | The More Operators “Listen” to FFR, the Lower the Risk

When operators decide to proceed with PCI despite a negative FFR (fairly frequent in the daily practice)...

In-Stent Restenosis Treatment: Meta-Analysis of 10 Randomized Studies

The best strategy to treat in stent restenosis continues to be a dilemma. A new drug eluting...

Mental Stress, Frontal Lobe Activation and Chest Pain

Historically, we have believed that mental stress might induce chest pain as a response to increased levels...

Antiplatelet Therapy in Elderly Population: Are the New P2Y12 Inhibitors Safe?

Should elderly patients stick to clopidogrel? The first large study on prasugrel showed an unacceptable increase of...