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Rethinking false positive exercise electrocardiographic stress tests by assessing coronary microvascular function
24 Jan 2024
This study aims to compare the results of EST in patients reporting angina with those having non-obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA), against the reference standard of microvascular function.

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Electrosurgical laceration and stabilisation of three clip devices (ELASTA-Clip) to enable transcatheter mitral valve implantation
22 Nov 2023
ELASTA-Clip is a novel technique that offers a potential solution for individuals in whom the mitral regurgitation worsens or recurs.

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The mortality burden of untreated aortic stenosis
14 Nov 2023
This study, based on extensive real-world data, aimed to assess mortality rates across different untreated AS severities and AS treatment rates.

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Guiding intervention for complex coronary lesions by optical coherence tomography or intravascular ultrasound
06 Nov 2023
The OCTIVUS trial was a prospective multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial comparing OCT guided PCI with IVUS guided PCI. In this pre-specified sub-study, the authors report the outcomes in patients with complex coronary lesions undergoing OCT- or IVUS-guided PCI.

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Clopidogrel versus aspirin monotherapy beyond 1 year after PCI: STOPDAPT-2 five-year results
03 Nov 2023
The STOPDAPT-2 trial was a multicenter, open-label, adjudicator-blinded, randomised control trial comparing clopidogrel monotherapy after one-month DAPT with aspirin monotherapy following 12-months DAPT in patients undergoing PCI with a everolimus-eluting stent...

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Coronary Atherosclerosis Phenotypes in Focal and Diffuse Disease
16 Aug 2023
This multicenter, prospective, single-arm study determined that Focal CAD had a higher plaque burden and was predominantly lipid-rich with a high prevalence of TCFA, whereas calcifications were more prevalent in diffuse CAD.

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Bifurcation left main stenting with or without intracoronary imaging: Outcomes from the EBC MAIN trial
08 Aug 2023
This sub-analysis of EBC MAIN aimed to determine if intracoronary imaging use during LM bifurcation PCI was associated with fewer MACE, for patients treated with a planned dual‐stenting strategy versus provisional strategy.

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Comparison of different percutaneous revascularisation timing strategies in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
24 Jul 2023
The aim of the REVASC-TAVI study was to compare different PCI timing strategies in patients with AS and significant CAD undergoing TAVI.

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Evolution and prognostic impact of right ventricular–pulmonary artery coupling after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
19 Jul 2023
The aim of this study was to comprehensively assess the prognostic impact of TAPSE/PASP and its longitudinal variation in AS patients undergoing TAVR.

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Atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation: Importance of atrial fibrillation and right atrial remodeling and prognostic significance
18 Jul 2023
- When tricuspid regurgitation “begets” tricuspid regurgitation -

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