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Despite the evidence, visual estimation continues to dominate the decision on intermediate lesions

Original title: Revascularization Decisions in Patients With Stable Angina and Intermediate Lesions. Results of the International Survey on...

TAVI, also a promising option for severe aortic regurgitation

Original title: Initial German Experience With Tranapical Implantation of a Second-Generation Trascatheter heart Valve for the Treatment of...

Target amount for reasonable incomplete revascularization

Original title: Reasonable incomplete revascularisation after percutaneouscoronary intervention: the SYNTAX Revascularisation Index. Reference: Philippe Généreux et al. EuroIntervention 2014;10-online publish-ahead-of-print.While...

Lower Rates of In-Stent Thrombosis with the New Generation DES

Original title: New-generation drug-eluting stents reduce stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction: a propensity-score-adjusted analysis from the multicenter REAL...

PCI Superior to Optimal Medical Treatment in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Original title: Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI for Stable Coronary Artery Disease. The FAME 2 Trial Investigators. Reference: Bernard De Bruyne...

Predictors of Carotid Occlusion Intolerance during Proximal Protected Carotid Artery Stenting

Original title: Predictors of Carotid Occlusion Intolerance During Proximal Protected Carotid Artery Stenting. Reference: Giuseppe Giugliano et al. J Am...

Patent Foramen Ovale: when to indicate closure

References: Matthew Nayor et al. Contemporary Approach to Paradoxical Embolism. Circulation. 2014;129:1892-1897. Marco Hernandez-Enrıquez et al.  Current Indications...

Carotid Stenting and Endarterectomy: Equal Long Term Efficacy in Symptomatic Patients

Original title: Long-term outcomes after stenting versus endarterectomy for treatment of symptomatic carotid stenosis: the International Carotid Stenting...