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Undilatable calcific lesion even after rotational atherectomy
19 Dec 2019
View this very uncommon case in which balloons do not expand even after a rather aggressive rotational atherectomy: a 43-year-old male with hypertension, smoking and dyslipidemia presents with total occlusion of proximal left anterior descending artery with fresh thrombus...
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Aspirin-free antiplatelet regimens after PCI: when is it best to stop aspirin and who could ultimately benefit?
18 Oct 2019
Over the past year, an abundance of clinical evidence has emerged addressing the conceptually appealing and theoretically justified concept of dropping aspirin, rather than the P2Y12 antagonist, as part of antiplatelet regimens after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
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The future of medical device regulation in the European Union
New EU regulations on medical devices will come into force in 2020. Giulio Stefanini, Robert Byrne and Paul Piscoi discuss how new regulation is needed “to reflect the changes in the field over the last decades” and outline what this will mean for the safety of...
Ticagrelor with or without aspirin in high-risk patients after PCI
07 Oct 2019
The TWILIGHT trial was designed to test the hypothesis that in patients undergoing PCI who are at high risk for ischemic or hemorrhagic complications and who have completed a 3-month course of DAPT with ticagrelor plus aspirin, continued treatment with ticagrelor monotherapy would be superior to ticagrelor...
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Editor's picks: impactful articles in interventional cardiology
01 Oct 2019
Struggling to keep up with the mass of scientific information in interventional cardiology? On this page you will find a selection of recent articles published in major journals in the field - use it to guide your reading!
TWILIGHT: A randomized trial of ticagrelor monotherapy vs. ticagrelor-plus-aspirin beginning at 3 months in high-risk patients undergoing PCI
26 Sep 2019
At TCT 2019 in San Francisco - USA, Roxana Mehran presented the results of the TWILIGHT trial. Salvatore Brugaletta provides a summary of the key messages.
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PCR @ TCT 2019
17 Sep 2019
View reviews of a selection of major Late-breaking Clinical Trials in Interventional Cardiology released at the 2019 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Scientific Sessions. Check out the list here!
Impact of long-term ticagrelor monotherapy following 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy in patients who underwent complex percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the Global Leaders trial
16 Sep 2019
GLOBAL LEADERS was a randomized, open-label, superiority trial in patients who underwent PCI with a biolimus A9-eluting stent for stable CAD or ACS...
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ENTRUST-AF PCI - Edoxaban-based versus vitamin-K-antagonist-based antithrombotic regimen following successful coronary stenting in atrial fibrillation patients
09 Sep 2019
Francesco Costa, Italy, interviews Pascal Vranckx, PI of the ENTRUST-AF-PCI Trial
The best innovations in cardiovascular medicine
Catch up on the highlights from PCR Innovators Day with Ran Kornowski and Nicolo Piazza who describe some of the best innovations in cardiovascular medicine promoted at EuroPCR 2019. They explain why resilience is important for innovators and how it leads to improved outcomes for patients....
