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Is Same-Day Discharge After Angioplasty Safe?

Overnight observation after coronary angioplasty has been the standard of care in the United States. The foundations for...

SYNTAX II: Better Stents, IVUS, FFR, or a Combination of All of Them to Catch Up with Surgery

In patients with 3-vessel disease, surgery obtained better outcomes than angioplasty, according to results from the SYNTAX...

FOURIER: Efficacy of Evolocumab for Ultra-Low LDL Levels

It seems that a LDL level of 70 mg/dL is no longer low enough for high-risk secondary patients;...

DETO2X-AMI: Supplemental O2 Provides No Benefit for Patients with Suspected Infarction

According to this study simultaneously presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2017 and published in...

Routine FFR in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome?

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has proven to be superior to angiography as a guide to revascularization due...

Minimum Appropriate Follow-Up Reduces Mortality After Endoprosthesis Implantation

No study has been able to prove long-term benefit of regular imaging follow-up after abdominal aortic aneurysm...

Polymer-Free DES Also Show Efficacy in Anticoagulated Patients with High Risk for Bleeding

Patients who receive chronic anticoagulation therapy and then undergo angioplasty are frequently discharged on a triple anti-thrombotic...

COMPASS: A New Place for Rivaroxaban in Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

Combining low doses of rivaroxaban and aspirin seems to be the best strategy for patients with stable...