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Use of Drug-Coated Balloons in Chronic Total Occlusions: The ERCTO Registry

Chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) are still a major challenge in interventional cardiology, affecting 16%–18% of patients...

In Hospital Complications after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid vs. Tricuspid Aortic Valves: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Courtesy of Dr. Juan Manuel Pérez.  Bicuspid aortic valves (BAV), present in 0,5 to 2% of the population,...

Treatment of Femoropopliteal Lesions with Drug-Coated Balloons: IVUS vs. Conventional Angiography

Angiography has traditionally been the standard imaging technique to guide endovascular therapy (EVT) in patients with peripheral...

Use of Distal Radial Access for Recanalization of Radial Occlusions

Transradial access (TRA) is the preferred route for most percutaneous coronary procedures, with proven benefits in reducing...

Is the Acceleration Time/Ejection Time Ratio Superior to the Mean Gradient in Predicting Clinical Outcomes After TAVR?

Courtesy of Dr. Juan Manuel Pérez. Traditionally, the mean gradient (MG) has been used to assess post-TAVR outcomes....

Coronary Events after TAVI according to the FRANCE Registry

Between 30% and 70% of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) present with coronary artery disease...

Use of OCT in Calcified Lesions: Results from a Subanalysis of ILUMIEN IV

Coronary calcification represents one of the main challenges in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as it is associated...

Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with Positive Coronary CT Angiography: Implications of Invasive Physiological Studies

Both European and US clinical guidelines recommend coronary CT angiography as the starting diagnostic study when coronary...