Thrombolysis and primary angioplasty are both recommended reperfusion strategies for elderly patients presenting with myocardial infarction (MI). Primary angioplasty is most beneficial in high-risk patients. While the elderly have a high absolute risk of dying or developing complications after MI, they also have an increased risk of intracranial haemorrhage if they are given thrombolytic therap...

Despite the increasing use of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and intracoronary stent placement for the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease, a large subset of coronary lesions cannot be adequately treated with balloon angioplasty and/or intracoronary stenting alone. Such lesions are often heavily calcified or fibrotic and undilatable with the present balloon technolo...

espanolIntroduccion y objetivos: Durante el intervencionismo coronario percutaneo es frecuente observar lesiones coronarias que afectan a las bifurcaciones. El compromiso de la rama lateral principal complicacion observada con diversas tecnicas descritas para su tratamiento. La estrategia convencional (EC) recomendada en actualidad colocacion un stent condicional. Los datos publicados estudios ...