Microembolization during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes minor myocardial injury, and a Doppler guidewire can detect embolic particles as high-intensity transient signals (HITS). The present study investigated the effect of…
It is well known that chronic kidney disease is a risk factor for atherosclerosis. The present study was conducted to identify any relation between the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)…
Myocardial perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with sliding-window conjugate-gradient highly constrained back-projection reconstruction (SW-CG-HYPR) allows whole left ventricular coverage, improved temporal and spatial resolution and signal/noise ratio, and reduced cardiac…
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors (GPIs) have been widely adopted as an adjuvant regimen during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, but whether intracoronary administration of…
We hypothesized that midregional pro–A-type natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP), the stable midregional epitope of proANP, might be useful in the early diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with suspected acute myocardial…
Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases mortality in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) but the responsible mechanism is not fully elucidated. We compared the rate of successful myocardial reperfusion measured by…
Hospital-acquired anemia (HAA) is common, often develops in the absence of bleeding, and is associated with poor outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It is unknown whether red…
Younger women hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction (MI) have a poorer prognosis than men. Whether this is true for patients with acute ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI)…
We sought to determine whether mitral annular calcium (MAC) is associated with inducible myocardial ischemia and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in ambulatory patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). MAC is associated…
Although an invasive strategy has predominately been studied in men with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACSs), its role in low-risk women is unclear. We sought to examine gender differences…
