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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Plaque Volume Over Stenosis Degree

Paradigms are bound to eventually change. After years blinded by stenosis degree, plaque volume has proven to...
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Acute coronary syndromes

The Transradial Approach Continues to Be the Best for Primary PCI

The transradial approach has been associated to lower mortality and bleeding rates in patients receiving primary PCI...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

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,...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

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...
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Antiplatelet

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...
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Acute coronary syndromes

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...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

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)...
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Coronary disease

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...
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