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Looking for the best anti-aggregation scheme after TAVI

Original title: Comparison of Two Antiplatelet Therapy Strategies in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Reference: Eric Durand et...

Bivalirudin, effective in the pre-hospitalization phase of infarction

Original title: Bivalirudin Started during Emergency Transport for Primary PCI. Reference: Philippe G. Steg, et;al. NEJM 2013; Octubre 30:1-11Primary PCI...

Low cardiac mortality with bivalirudin beyond the reduction in major bleeding

Original title: Reduction in Cardiac Mortality with Bivalirudin in Patients With and Without Major Bleeding: The HORIZONS-AMI Trial. Reference: Gregg...

Infarct size reduction to 30 days could result in clinical benefit at one year

Original title: Intralesional abciximab and thrombus aspiration in patients with large anterior myocardial infarction: One-year results from the...

Cilostazol reduces restenosis of DES in lesions larger than 40 mm.

Original title: Comparison of Dual Versus Triple Antiplatelet Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stent According to Stent Length (from the...

Ticagrelor effective in venous bridges

Original title: Effect of ticagrelor on the outcomes of patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafo surgery: Inssights...

Enoxaparin appears superior to unfractionated heparin in patients undergoing primary angioplasty

Original title: A direct comparison of intravenous enoxaparin with unfractionated heparin in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the...

Ticagrelor reduces in-stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Original title: Stent thrombosis with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes: An analysis from the...