In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle discusses the value of the balloon pulmonary angioplasty procedure for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. He then reviews the sub analysis of the HOST EXAM trial assessing the benefit of aspirin versus clopidogrel as a maintenance strategy after coronary stenting. Finally, Dr. Eagle explores the BIOVASC trial weighing in on immediate versus staged complete revascularization in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and multivessel coronary disease.

Twitter Links:

• Dr. Kim Eagle: @keaglemd
• American College of Cardiology: @ACCinTouch

Clinical Topics: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Care Team, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Invasive Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Prevention, Pulmonary Hypertension and Venous Thromboembolism, Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Vascular Medicine

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