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Do the Best Coronary Revascularization Prior TAVR

The presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with aortic stenosis is high, reaching 50% to70%...

Contrast Induced Kidney Injury, Infamous Problem with No Magical Solutions

In patients at high risk of developing kidney complications undergoing angiography, we did not observe benefits when...

Elderly Patients with ACS: Clopidogrel or Reduced-Dose Prasugrel?

Elderly patients are at elevated risk of both ischemic and bleeding complications after an acute coronary syndrome...

Peri-Procedural Infarction: More Frequent than and Not as Innocent as We Thought

Almost 30% of all patients experience some degree of myocardial injury after elective angioplasty, a statistic associated...

Peri-Procedural Infarction: More Frequent than and Not as Innocent as We Thought

Almost 30% of all patients experience some degree of myocardial injury after elective angioplasty, a statistic associated...

TAVR in Patients with Classical Low Flow, Low Gradient

Classical symptomatic low-flow, low-gradient (LFLG) severe aortic stenosis is associated with low survival rates at 3 years (<50%)....

Diastolic Dysfunction Should Be Considered in TAVR

Aortic stenosis increases afterload creating hypertrophy as a compensation mechanism to maintain minute volume. This leads to...

Delayed Coronary Obstruction After TAVR: A Complication We Had Not Considered

Delayed coronary obstruction (after TAVR, outside the cath lab) is a rare complication with high mortality rates,...