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Incidence of ‘Slow Flow’ After Rotational Atherectomy of Calcified Arteries

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez ‘Slow flow’ may complicate a rotational atherectomy procedure, especially when done on severely...

Follow-up at 10 years for invasive vs. conservative strategy for non-ST-segment elevation infarction

The ICTUS (Invasive Versus Conservative Treatment in Unstable Coronary Syndromes) trial compared early invasive strategy with a...

Bivalirudin reduces bleeding rate in carotid stenting

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava Bivalirudin has been shown to reduce bleeding in carotid stenting and maintain its...

Promising Outcomes of Overlapping Stents in Patients Undergoing Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS) Implantation

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. In regular clinical practice, overlapping stents are reported in up to 30% of...

Dual antiaggregation time and death by bleeding

Despite the fact that some randomized studies and meta-analyzis have suggested prolonged dual antiaggregation could be associated...

Primary angioplasty and multivessel lesions: how should we proceed?

Courtesy of Dr Carlos Fava. The association of primary angioplasty with multivessel lesions is not infrequent and has...

TAVR in Intermediate-Risk Patients: Is It as Effective as Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has proven to be beneficial for extreme- and high-risk...

Is Impella an option in high-risk angioplasty?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Provitional ventricular assist devices are increasingly used in high-risk angioplasties, particularly those involving unprotected...