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ACC 2018 | Echocardiographic Data Help Better Choose Patients for Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

A new randomized controlled trial of patients who underwent patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in cryptogenic stroke...
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Coronary disease

ACC 2018 | COMBO: New Stent with Thin Struts and Pro-Healing Membrane

The new COMBO stent, comprised of thin struts plus a bioengineered layer of endothelial progenitor cells, is...
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STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE

NOTION: 5-Year Outcomes of TAVR vs. Surgery in Low-Risk Patients are Promising

At 5 years, there were no differences in all-cause death, stroke, acute myocardial infarction, or all of these...
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Structural heart disease

Permanent Pacemaker: still TAVR’s Aquila’s Heel

TAVR has shown benefits in high risk patients (prohibitive) and in intermediate risk patients, but the need for permanent...
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Antiplatelet

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: Less Is More for Elderly Patients

A recent meta-analysis that will be published soon in JACC Intv offers evidence of benefit derived from...
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Antiplatelet

Transulnar Access: Another Ace Up Our Sleeve Before Transfemoral Access

Transulnar access can be as safe and effective as transradial access, and it is a particularly good...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Tips to Prevent Radial Occlusion after Catheterization

The transradial access is the preferred access site for patients undergoing acute coronary syndrome. Compared to the transfemoral access site,...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

Surgery Seems Superior to Angioplasty in Young Patients

Long-term follow-up of patients under 50 with multivessel coronary artery disease suggests surgery outcomes are significantly better...
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