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AHA 2018 | Use of Balloon Counterpulsation According to IABP-SHOCK II Trial

Following up on the 30 day and one year effect, the IABP-SHOCK II trial long term outcomes...

AHA 2018 | Endocarditis Prophylaxis More Limited after AHA 2007 Guidelines

The incidence of infective endocarditis had decreased after AHA 2007 recommendations. At present, some patients are not...

AHA 2018 | Freedom Long-Term Follow-up: Still in Favor of CABG

Nearly 8 years later, CABG maintains its benefit over PCI-DES in terms of mortality in diabetic patients...

Clinical Improvement Without Ventricular Function Improvement After CTO

The benefits offered to patients by attempting the rechanneling of a chronic total occlusion are still unclear....

CoreValve US Pivotal High Risk Trial: at 5 years, similar results

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. We are well aware of transcatheter aortic valve replacement’s (TAVR) effect in high-risk...

Clinical Utility of CT-Derived FFR for Decision-Making

In this large international multicenter population, computed-tomography (CT)-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) modified treatment recommendation in two-thirds...

Cautious Administration of Supplemental 02, Especially in Acute Stroke or MI

Recent studies show the potential damaging effect of supplemental oxygen in the context of acute stroke and...

Safety of Combining New Anticoagulant Agents and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy

Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia and its combination with a history of acute myocardial infarction...