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The Dangerous Combination of Complex Angioplasty and High Bleeding Risk Seems to Have a Solution

The LEADERS FREE trial demonstrated that a polymer-free Biolimus A9-coated stent (BioFreedom™DCS; Biosensors Europe, Morges, Switzerland) is...

Perú Sessions: Young Interventionists Clinical Case Contest

“Fostering Hemodynamics among Young Cardiologists”. It is with great pleasure that we hereby invite all young Latin American...

Gradient vs. Flow to Determine Aortic Valve Stenosis Severity before and after TAVR

Pressure loss vs. flow curves offer a fundamental synthesis of fluids dynamics in describing aortic valve physiopathology....

Women in Cardiology: Still Underrepresented in a Field Full of Men

JAMA Cardiology dedicated a special with 4 articles on different issues women continue to face when considering...

More Favorable Evidence for TAVR in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was developed for aortic stenosis, but there is a...

New European Hypertension Guidelines Contrast with American Recommendations

The European guidelines on hypertension have been updated and now feature differences compared with American guidelines regarding...

Can We Prevent Cardiovascular Events without Aspirin?

As regards the use of antithrombotic agents, the risk of bleeding will always be an issue, and...

NSAIDs and Risk of Bleeding in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is very frequent and many of these medications are sold...