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With Absorb Out, New Resorbable Scaffolds Have Come onto the Market

By restoring vascular physiology and eliminating the inflammatory focus and the chance of fracture and neo atherosclerosis...

Frequency and Evolution of Cardiac Perforation in Patients with a History of MRS

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Coronary perforation (CP) is a very uncommon event (≈0.4%), associated with severe complications that...

Endarterectomy vs. Stenting in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

The comparative efficacy and safety of carotid stenting vs. endarterectomy in asymptomatic carotid stenosis patients remains controversial and,...

New Strategies for the Femoropopliteal Artery

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The incidence of peripheral vascular disease is clearly increasing, progressing towards critical ischemic claudication...

Diabetics’ Silent Ischemia Myth Busted

Diabetes mellitus patients generally present more diffuse coronary disease, faster lesion progression and higher risk of restenosis after...

It Is a Fact: Cerebral Protection in TAVR Has Proved to Reduce Stroke and Death

Cerebral ischemic events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have been identified as independent predictors of morbidity...

These Are the Thrombosis Predictors for Absorb Bioresorbable Scaffolds

J Am Coll Cardiol Intv has recently published a special issue on bioresorbable scaffolds. Abbott's decision to...

A New Opportunity for Renal Denervation

Courtesy of dr. Carlos Fava. At first, renal denervation enjoyed a considerable boost because, according to early studies,...