Can Febuxostat Protect From Contrast Induced AKI? Contrast induced acute kidney injury is an important concern in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions due the larger volume of contrast
Can Radial Artery be Used as Conduit for CABG After Transradial Coronary Angiography? Radial artery is being increasingly used as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting in
Non-Left Main Bifurcation Lesion PCI Strategies Bifurcation lesions may be noted in almost one third of cases for percutaneous coronary intervention. Outcomes for bifurcation lesions are worse compared
Compliant vs noncompliant balloon catheters Compliant balloon will increase in diameter as the pressure in the indeflator increases, as the name implies. They are made of polyurethane or
Drug coated balloons in coronary artery disease Drug coated balloons are a novel therapeutic option in certain situations of coronary artery disease. An established use of drug coated
Basic principles of rotablation Rotablation or rotational atherectomy uses a diamond coated burr to debulk complex atherosclerotic plaques which are difficult to treat with conventional balloon angioplasty. The
ISCHEMIA Trial – Review International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches (ISCHEMIA) trial was funded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and others.
PRAMI Trial – Review Preventive Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction Trial (PRAMI) was conducted at five centres in the United Kingdom between 2008 and 2013. The study enrolled 465
TASTE Trial – Review TASTE trial (Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) was a multicenter, prospective, randomized open label study which enrolled 7244 patients from the Swedish
CULPRIT-SHOCK Clinical Trial – Review Culprit Lesion Only PCI Versus Multivessel PCI in Cardiogenic Shock (CULPRIT-SHOCK) trial investigated two strategies for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in acute myocardial