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Bifurcation Lesion in Distal Left Main Coronary Artery: One or Two Stents?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) angioplasty has become an important trend in the...

Post-TAVI Definite Pacemaker: How Harmless Is It?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava.   Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has shown ample benefit in different groups, but...

Valve Thrombosis After TAVR: Larger-Diameter Valves and No Warfarin as Predictors

There are limited data on the incidence, clinical implications, and predisposing factors of valve thrombosis in patients...

More Evidence For Left Main PCI

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Left main coronary artery disease (LMD), has historically been treated with myocardial revascularization...

Left Main Coronary Artery Angioplasty Would Be Non-Inferior to Surgery

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Left main coronary artery (LMCA) lesions have always been defined as high-risk, with surgery...

TAVR in Pure Aortic Regurgitation Is Associated with Lower Mortality Rates

This study summarizes all available evidence on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of native...

IVUS vs. Angiography in New-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents Preimplantation

Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. The latest 2011 American College of Cardiology (ACC) guideline states that “coronary intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS)...

Transcarotid TAVR Safety: Local or General Anesthesia?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. Early transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was characterized by high vascular complication rates...