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Promising Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Complex Patients

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The risk of repeat surgical mitral valve repair involves 6% to15% mortality at...

IVUS in Left Main Coronary Artery Angioplasty: Luxury or Necessity?

Technique advancements in left main coronary artery angioplasty have turned this procedure into a reasonable alternative to...

Cardiology in Times of Coronavirus: The Perfect Storm

Since January 2020, the COVID-19 infection has spread from China to the rest of the world. The...

MR vs. FFR in Non-Culprit Lesions

Magnetic resonance (MR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) correlate moderately as regards the assessment of non-culprit lesions...

Aortic Valvuloplasty as a Bridge to TAVR: Are We Wasting Our Time?

Doing a balloon aortic valvuloplasty can be a good way to “buy” time before a transcatheter aortic...

Tricuspid valve: Is Percutaneous Intervention Feasible in Patients with Definite Pacemaker?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. As we know, with higher life expectancy comes a significant increase in the...

Plaque Morphology Could Modify Functional Measurements

The vulnerable features of plaque are independently associated to functional measurements done under hyperemia far better than...

Technological Improvements in Valves Translate into Clinical Results

Three generations of self-expanding valves, three different prognoses for our patients. Design improvements and better materials in...