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| FEBRUARY 7th, 2019 |
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Optimal Revascularization Time in Transient STEMI
 Patients admitted with transient ST elevation MI and later normalize completely (symptimos disappear before being treated) are those we normally say are “undergoing a non-ST elevation MI”. This is complex, because revascularization time remains nuclear, as is whether to treat them as STEMI or non-STEMI patients.
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Good Outcomes for MitraClip “Off Label”
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava.
 Mitral regurgitation is the most frequent type of valve disease, accounting for >6% of patients over 65 years old. Surgery is currently the strategy of choice, but percutaneous treatment is a valid alternative. The long-term progress of symptomatic patients at high surgical risk who do not meet the formal indications for percutaneous strategy has not been assessed yet.
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Long Term Effect of Low Dose Paclitaxel Coated Balloon
 The beneficial effect of low dose drug coated balloons with paclitaxel is sustained in time according to this randomized study. In a nutshell, this study has shown a significant statistical difference in favor of paclitaxel coated balloons vs. conventional PCI at 2 years.
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Safety in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance Programs
 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) rupture rate in the UK justifies the current surveillance programs and bring ease to some physicians that at some point have cast a shadow on their efficacy. This study also endorses reference thresholds to intervene patients.
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Asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis with preserved ventricular function is challenging. At present, it remains unclear whether we should operate or not and, according to some recent reports, neither do we know what patients will benefit from surgery.
