After the introduction of drug-eluting stents (DESs), percutaneous coronary intervention with DESs has challenged coronary artery bypass grafting as the gold standard for the treatment of 3-vessel coronary artery disease….
The radial approach in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been recently assessed in both randomized and observational studies. However, observational studies have several biases that favor the radial approach….
The prognostic significance of postprocedure sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has rarely been studied,…
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of coronary artery spasm during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE). Over a 9-year period (from November 2001 to October 2010) we…
We used virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) to assess culprit plaque rupture in 172 patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. VH-IVUS-defined thin-capped fibroatheroma (VH-TCFA) had necrotic core (NC) >10%…
There has been controversy over the disparity between men and women with regard to the management and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction. Analyzing nationwide multicenter prospective registries in Korea, the…
The aim of this work was to analyze temporal trends in clinical presentation, treatment methods, and outcomes of patients in Poland with non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) from 2004 to…
Patients with psoriasis may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to investigate whether psoriasis is associated with an increased prevalence…
We welcome the opportunity to respond to Finsterer and Stöllberger’s comment and thank these investigators for their interest in our report. Finsterer and Stöllberger continue to use the term “left…
We read with interest the report by Greutmann et al on the predictors of adverse outcomes in adult patients with noncompaction, also known as left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT). We have…
