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TCT 2021 | FAVOR III: Angiography-Derived FFR: An Event-Prevention Tool

Compared with visual estimation of lesions, using quantitative angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (quantitative flow ration, QFR) provides...

TCT 2021 | FAME 3: Surprises in a Long-Awaited Study

Angioplasty could not reach non-inferiority to surgery to treat patients with three-vessel lesions. In this head-to-head study of...

TCT 2021 | SURTAVI: Good News for the Self-Expandable Valve at 5 Years

After a 5-year followup, the transcatheter aortic replacement (TAVR) with the self-expandable valve has offered clinical outcomes...

TCT 2021 | iFR-SWEDEHEART: 5 Years to Trust FFR Is Equivalent to iFR

The 5-year followup of the iFR-SWEDEHEART has confirmed the safety and efficacy of using either FFR or...

TCT 2021 | SUGAR Trial: Polymer-Free Stent in Diabetes

In CAD patients with diabetes the polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stent resulted non-inferior to the polymer-based zotarolimus-eluting Resolute Onyx. This...

Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia: Which Anticoagulant Agent Presents the Lowest Risk?

Atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for dementia and anticoagulant agents have been proven to decrease it....

AFIRE Trial: Atrial Fibrillation and PCI. What is the Ideal Therapy?

Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) will benefit from rivaroxaban monotherapy both in terms...

Is Troponin Elevation After TAVR Related to Mortality?

Troponins have long had diagnostic value not only for infarction. Their ability to predict mortality is well...