Use of a filter-based distal protection device reduced the incidence of the no-reflow phenomenon and was associated with fewer in-hospital adverse cardiac events after PCI vs. conventional treatment ...

PCI-SIG release first upgrade for three yearsAlex RomanelliThe PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) has released of the latest upgrade to the PCI specification.The PCI local bus spec v2.3 is the first ...

The use of an intracoronary hemodynamic technique, such as FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE (FFR), to determine the severity of a stenosis, can help when deciding whether to perform percutaneous coronary ...

New research confirms thrombus aspiration (TA) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) provides long-term outcomes ...

LONDON, UK — The use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) or intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) during PCI is not associated with improved long-term mortality rates when compared with standard ...

Bethesda, MD - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a new remote-control robotically assisted system to be used in PCI procedures [1]. Use of the system, known as ...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA.—Ischemic postconditioning with primary PCI is not associated with improved myocardial reperfusion or clinical outcomes, according to data from the POST trial. Joo-Yong Hahn, MD, of ...

In patients undergoing PCI for chronic total occlusion, the use of rotational atherectomy appears to be safe and yields no difference in long-term clinical outcomes vs. conventional PCI, according to ...

As data bandwidths escalate, the conventional-PCI shared-bus technology is too slow for many high-performance I/O applications. PCI Express promises to extend the life of PCI by providing a low-cost, ...

Do PCI 2.1/2.2 slots support both 5v and 3.3v signaling?<BR><BR>I was under the assumption that all conventional PCI devices were 5v only, but am now extremely confused at which specs support which ...