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In Search of the Optimal Depth for Self-Expandable Valves

Despite the use of the different imaging approaches to calculating implantation depth, optimal depth is reached only...

Is V-in-V the Treatment of Choice in Cases of Failed Biological Prosthesis?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The treatment of choice for failed biological aortic prostheses has always been redo surgery...

Always in Favor of Primary Angioplasty, Even in the Pandemic Era

Compared with fibrinolytic therapy, reperfusion through primary angioplasty is more reliable and durable, and has less complications....

In Favor of the Use of Thrombolytics in Pandemic Times

The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically altered reperfusion therapy access in patients undergoing ST elevation MI. In these...

Management of Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Patients with cardiovascular disease infected with COVID-19 are at a particular risk for morbidity and mortality. In...

Thrombosis and Thromboembolism Associated with COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral respiratory illness that can cause a severe acute respiratory syndrome...

How is the Pandemic Affecting MI? The Chinese Experience

ST elevation acute myocardial infarction has high mortality and morbidity rates. It is normally treated with primary...

Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Do We Have All the Answers?

Advancements in therapies to reduce the impact of stroke in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis have been hard...