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Everolimus DES are more effective and less costly than conventional BMS

 Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. Drug eluting stents (DES) represented the greatest technological advance in the treatment of...

SENTINEL study: cerebral protection during TAVR

Neurological complications during and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are probably the only event whose incidence...

TAVR presents less post-procedural MI than surgical aortic valve replacement

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) continues to be elective, but the presence of...

Same-day discharge after coronary angioplasty is increasingly popular but still not the gold standard

The length of hospital stay after elective coronary angioplasty varies significantly among operators and hospitals, according to...

Biodegradable-polymer stents are as safe as permanent-polymer stents in a 5-year follow-up

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. One of the questions around drug-eluting stents (DES) is whether the development of biodegradable...

Mortality at one year in post PCI myocardial infarction

Courtesy of Dr. Brian Nazareth Donato. Multiple definitions with biomarkers and variable thresholds have been proposed to diagnose...

Transseptal puncture for the treatment of structural heart disease: conventional needle or radiofrequency needle?

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. This study sought to find differences in the transseptal puncture technique between the...

Angioplasty in lesions due to radiation treatment presents similar mortality rates

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Thoracic radiation causes cardiac lesions, and coronary arteries are among the most affected structures....