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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,...

Very Late Thrombosis in Bioresorbable Scaffolds

The presence of a metallic device interrupts normal laminar flow and creates an artery environment that favors...

Conscious Sedation in TAVR: Is It Advisable?

The fundamental advantage offered by transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has always been the fact that it...

Introducing the number one enemy of PCI: diabetes

About 25% of patients with multivessel disease undergoing myocardial revascularization surgery or PCI have diabetes.   In this subgroup,...