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Prophylactic Rivaroxaban therapy for left ventricular thrombus after anterior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
21 Apr 2022
The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of rivaroxaban on left ventricle thromboprophylaxis in patients with anterior STEMI.
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EROSION III: a multicenter RCT of OCT-guided reperfusion in STEMI with early infarct artery patency
19 Apr 2022
This is an interesting study showing that in patients with STEMI with early infarct artery patency, OCT guidance compared with angiographic guidance of reperfusion was associated with less stent implantation during primary PCI.
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GHATI: Improving STEMI management internationally
05 Apr 2022
Mirvat Alasnag interviews Cesar Herrera, Hadley Wilson & Benny Levenson, principal investigators of the GHATI trial: A two-year report of 4,015 patients enrolled in the American College of Cardiology - Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative.
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PACMAN AMI: Effects of Alirocumab on Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by Serial Multimodality Intracoronary Imaging in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
03 Apr 2022
Nicola Ryan provides a PICOT analysis of PACMAN AMI: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial presented at ACC 2022 and simultaneously published in JAMA.
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PCRonline @ ACC 2022 Scientific Sessions
29 Mar 2022
Live updates on a selection of major Late Breaking Clinical Trials of interest in interventional cardiology presented at the American College of Cardiology 2022 Scientific Sessions #ACC22.
COMPLETE: Effects of complete revascularization on angina-related quality of life in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
22 Mar 2022
In this interview, Mirvat Alasnag asks Shamir R. Mehta about the results of a prespecified analysis of the COMPLETE study which he presented during the ACC 2022 Scientific sessions.
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Risk of cardiovascular hospital admission after exposure to fine particulate pollution
23 Feb 2022
This current study explored the effect of heavy particle pollution on total cardiovascular admissions, whilst also looking at risk for specific cardiovascular diagnoses, such as angina, myocardial infarction, and ischaemic stroke.
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Unusual case of STEMI - To stent or not to stent or any other alternative?
07 Mar 2022
A 70-year-old gentleman with background of hypertension and smoking presented with STEMI. Coronary angiogram showed ectasia in the mid and distal segment with heavy thrombus burden.
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Improved 3-year cardiac survival after IVUS-guided long DES implantation: a patient-level analysis from 2 randomized trials
02 Feb 2022
This study aimed to increase the power to detect differences in patient survival (freedom from cardiac deaths) with IVUS versus angiography guidance by pooling the individual patient data from the IVUS-XPL and ULTIMATE trials.
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Ticagrelor monotherapy after PCI in high-risk patients with prior MI: a prespecified TWILIGHT substudy
31 Jan 2022
In this prespecified subgroup analysis of the TWILIGHT trial, the authors report the impact of prior MI on treatment effects of ticagrelor monotherapy compared to ticagrelor and aspirin in patients at least three months post PCI...
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