The optimal loading dose of clopidogrel in patients with chronic kidney disease who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction has not been investigated. The aim of…
The exercise treadmill test (ETT) in women has been limited by a low positive predictive value (PPV) for coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the reliability of previous studies was unsatisfactory…
Although statin therapy is essential for secondary cardiovascular prevention, the therapeutic effect of statins on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) after coronary revascularization has not…
Functional lesion assessment for coronary tandem lesions and its clinical applications have not been thoroughly studied. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the fractional flow…
Q waves have been shown to be a stronger prognostic marker than time from symptom onset to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. We examined whether the…
In patients without a history of diabetes mellitus, increased levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) are associated with higher cardiovascular risk. The relation between undetected diabetes and clinical outcome after percutaneous…
Catheter-based treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been demonstrated to be successful in case reports and small series. The investigators report the results of a novel, pharmacomechanical approach with prolonged…
Elevation in plasma activity of von Willebrand factor (vWF) reflects endothelial dysfunction and predicts death in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Higher vWF activity is also associated with a lower right ventricular…
On March 11, 2011, a huge tsunami attacked the northeastern coast of Japan after a magnitude 9 earthquake. No reports have investigated the impact of tsunamis on the incidence of…
A 62-year-old man with a history of 2 previous cardiac catheterizations presented with an itchy, nontender skin lesion over his right scapula. The skin lesion had been present for >5…
