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After a heart attack, elderly adults have better odds for improved health and survival if all major heart vessels are cleared, not just the one that caused the heart attack.

SMT Sahajanand Medical Technologies a leading medical device company in India focused on innovative patient care in cardiovascular segment today announced latebreaking data of its stent Supraflex Cruz at the ESC Congress 2023.

Physiology-guided complete revascularisation reduces ischaemic events compared with culprit-only revascularisation in myocardial (MI) infarction patie....

Physiology-guided complete revascularization reduces ischemic events compared with culprit-only revascularization in myocardial (MI) infarction patients aged 75 years or older with multivessel disease, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

Complete PCI guided by functional testing was safe and reduced hard outcomes, including death and MI, in the 75-plus set.

Trial affirms advantage over culprit-lesion-only stenting in those ages 75 and up

The trial "should make complete revascularization the standard of care in MI," and advanced age alone "should no longer be considered a contraindication," said an expert.