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Percutaneous Mitral Annuloplasty: First Results in Humans

 Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia.  In the last few years, new percutaneous treatment options for mitral regurgitation have emerged. Transcatheter...

Interventionists Used to the Radial Approach No Longer Associated with Worse Femoral

The transradial approach is being increasingly adopted as preferred access site, since it is more comfortable for...

Why We Should Use IVUS in Complex Coronary Lesions

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Drug eluting stents (DES) have shown benefits in terms of restenosis vs. conventional...

TAVI Frailty Indices: We Should Start Using Them

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Frailty should be taken into account when deciding transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)....

Best Revascularization Strategy for Severe Carotid and Coronary Artery Disease

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Carotid artery disease is an important cause of stroke and is associated to...

Incomplete Revascularization: Increased Events Rate in Non-Cardiac Surgery?

The aim of this study was to determine whether incomplete revascularization is associated to higher adverse events...

Is it possible to reduce PCI costs without compromising safety?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Health system costs have increased significantly and there have been attempts to reduce...

Zotarolimus with Durable Polymer vs. Biolimus with Biodegradable Polymer

The present work compared the safety and efficacy of the permanent polymer zotarolimus eluting stent vs. the...