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Dyspnea in a Diabetic Patient With Previous TAVR

Moderator: Franz X. Kleber, MD
Panel: Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, and Felix Mahfoud, MD

Drug-Coated Balloons for Coronary Artery Disease

A discussion on the current state of drug-coated balloons and their use for the prevention of in-stent restenosis.

By Juan F. Granada, MD, and William A. Gray, MD

Do Improvements in Stent Technology Affect Stent Thrombosis?

A review of the literature on the safety of first- and second-generation drug-eluting stents.

By Amjad T. Almahameed, MD, MPH, and Donald E. Cutlip, MD

The Current Role of Bare-Metal Stents

An evaluation of the importance of BMS in contemporary practice.

By Itsik Ben-Dor, MD; Ron Waksman, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD; Joseph Lindsay, MD; and Lowell F. Satler, MD

Potential Use of OCT Imaging in Clinical Practice

From preintervention to postprocedure follow-up, the utility of optical coherence tomography assessment is examined.

By Daniel Chamié,, MD, and Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD

Post-PCI Selection of Antithrombotic Therapy

Improvements in antithrombotic pharmacotherapy have led to important reductions in complications after percutaneous coronary intervention.

By John P. Vavalle, MD, and Robert A. Harrington, MD

Improving Patient Outcomes After PCI Without Long-Term, Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy

Advancing the value of stent system technology.

A New Analysis of the COURAGE Trial

Experts weigh in with their opinions of a new analysis looking at crossover patients.

With John Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA; William Fearon, MD; and Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, MACC, FSCAI

Appraising the Role of PFO Closure

A review of updated trial data, available devices, and application of patent foramen ovale closure.

By Krishna S. Kallakuri, MD, and Rajeev L. Narayan, MD

Using Fractional Flow Reserve in Complex Lesions

FFR overcomes other technologies' shortcomings to fine-tune clinical decisions for challenging cases.

By Mouhamad H. Abdallah, MD; Carlos Sanchez, MD; and Massoud A. Leesar, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in the TAVI Era

A review of current technique and uses in stand-alone, bridging, and predilation settings.

By Wes R. Pedersen, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Irvin F. Goldenberg, MD, FACC, FSCAI; and Ted E. Feldman, MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI

Understanding the COURAGE Trial

Where does the controversial clinical trial fit in current interventional practice?

By Kimberly A. Skelding, MD, FSCAI, and Bonnie h. Weiner, MD, MSEC, MBA, FSCAI