Dosing of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in patients with heart failure (HF) treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) may affect long-term outcomes. Retrospective data were…
A high glycemic diet may increase cardiovascular risk, yet whether the risk differs by gender or adiposity is inconclusive. Our goal was to determine the associations between dietary glycemic load…
The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) findings and the no-reflow phenomenon and long-term outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of saphenous vein…
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred reperfusion method in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) if it can be performed in a timely manner in high-volume centers. Regional…
Angiographic evaluation of intermediate left main coronary artery stenosis (LMS) is often limited. Three-dimensional (3D) quantitative coronary angiography has recently developed to overcome 2-dimensional (2D) quantitative coronary angiographic (QCA) limitations….
Rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) hospitalizations for elderly Medicare patients decreased during the previous decade. However, trends in population rates of AMI hospitalizations for all adults by subgroups have…
Comparative clinical outcomes after exposure to alternate low osmolar contrast media (LOCM) during invasive coronary angiography (ICA) and/or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been incompletely examined. From a retrospective multicenter…
Clinical trial data have supported the safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) in the treatment of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs), but contemporary “real-world” registry data regarding…
Previously we discovered that routine periodic fasting was associated with a lower prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Other studies have shown that fasting increases longevity in animals. A hypothesis-generating…
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterized by functional impairments and is associated with poor outcomes; however, the prevalence of frailty and its association with health status in patients treated with…
