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Sex Specific Outcomes: Women after TAVI

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The benefits of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have been widely shown, but there...

No Extra Benefit for Combined Use of Bivalirudin and Transradial Approach

The aim of this meta-analyzis was to study the relation between bivalirudin and access site in patients undergoing...

BVS: Comparable to Second-Generation DES in Complex Lesions

A center carrying out a mid- to long-term follow-up of the performance of everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds (Absorb)...

Low BMI Is a Predictor of Death for TAVI

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava.     Body mass index (BMI) has always played an important role in heart surgery....

Non-Compliant Balloons Improve Bifurcation Outcomes

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The provisional approach is the standard strategy to treat bifurcations, but it might...

Ticagrelor Reduces Events in Diabetics with Prior MI

    All studies on diabetics have shown these patients have higher risk rates of thrombotic events. This study...

A New Score to Predict Post TAVI Mortality

  Few studies have evaluated the impact of new comorbidities, fragility and disability indices on transcatheter aortic valve...

Visual Assessment and Misinterpretation of Coronary Lesion Severity

  Courtesy of Dr. Pablo Baglioni. The visual interpretation of coronary angiographies is still used to decide for or...