Recommendations for prosthesis type in older patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are established, albeit undervalidated. The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes after bioprosthetic versus…
P2Y12 inhibitor (P2Y12i) nonadherence in the first year after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a major obstacle to optimal clinical outcomes. Differences in definitions and methods for measuring P2Y12i adherence…
Heart failure (HF) is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome characterized by symptoms of exercise intolerance. Peak oxygen consumption (VO 2peak ) is considered the gold-standard measurement of exercise/functional capacity in participants…
Accurate placement of coronary stents in left anterior descending artery (LAD) ostial locations (Medina 0,1,0) poses technical challenges because of the ambiguity in angiographic ostial separation and issues related to…
Radial artery (RA) access has been increasingly utilized for coronary procedures because of lower rates of access-site complications and improved patient satisfaction. However, limited data are available for RA access…
Highlights • Significant reductions in oral diuretic use were observed, with an average reduction of 65% at 24 months after metabolic surgery. • Decrease in body mass index and total…
COVID-19 may predispose patients to cardiac injuries but whether COVID-19 infection affects the morphological features of coronary plaques to potentially influence the outcome of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)…
Studies assessing the treatment of refractory no-reflow in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are limited to clinical cases and pilot studies. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and…
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) adopted new criteria for the heart allocation score on October 18, 2018 to reflect the changing trends of candidates’ mortality while awaiting transplant….
Highlights • In a post hoc analysis of a recent Japanese clinical trial, more than half of the patients with acute coronary syndromes received anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin after percutaneous…
