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This metanalysis demonstrates similar long-term mortality after PCI with DES compared with CABG in patients with LMCAD. Nor were there significant differences in cardiac death, stroke, or MI between PCI and CABG. Unplanned revascularization procedures were less common after CABG compared with PCI.

This registry-based analysis evaluated the impact of standardisation of IVUS guidance on the results of LM PCI.

Scarce and mostly unstructured data are currently available, and reports on clinical presentation, characteristics potential treatments and outcomes of this viral epidemic are still missing. This article published in NEJM provides structured data on 1099 patients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 from 552 Chinese hospitals, and represents to...

Using the SCAAR database, this observational, nationwide, multicentre cohort study compared outcomes of all consecutive patients undergoing PCI for de-novo stenosis in small coronary vessels (device diameter ≤2.5mm) treated with drug-coated balloons or newer generation drug-eluting stents.

In the absence of randomized trials to study TAVR in bicuspid arotic stenosis in low-risk patients, prospective cohort studies such as Low-Risk TAVR provide us with valuable information.

The objective of the ONYX ONE study was to compare the safety and effectiveness of the polymer-based or polymer-free stents in patients at high bleeding risk receiving 1 month of DAPT.

This retrospective analysis of the BCIS nationwide database compares the outcomes of unprotected left main PCI with and without the use of intravascular imaging (IVUS or OCT).

EARLY ACS was a randomised control trial assessing early versus delayed use of eptifibatide in patients presenting with NSTE-ACS and high-risk features. In this subanalysis, the authors evaluate the association between morphine and ischaemic events in patients pre-treated with clopidogrel.

The use of MCS has been increasing over the last 10 years. This study mainly aims at defining the indications for Impella use in the U.S as well as comparing the outcomes, costs, and length of stay in the pre-Impella versus Impella era.

This study is a sub-analysis of the EXCEL (Evaluation of XIENCE Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization) trial. Its aim is to evaluate the rate and impact of repeat revascularization of the Left Main coronary artery using modern PCI or surgical...