The impact of lesion calcium on long-term outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation has not been adequately addressed. In 10,595 patients (16,803 lesions) who were exclusively treated with sirolimus-eluting stents in…
The CHADS 2 scoring system was found to be a good predictor for risk stratification of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The effectiveness of this scoring system in assessing…
Left atrial (LA) abnormality, an easily quantifiable parameter of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction, has been associated with cardiovascular risk. Because during myocardial perfusion study (MPS), the abnormal LV activation…
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) offers tomographic images of the coronary artery, helping physicians to refine drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in angiographically complex lesions. However, controversy exists regarding whether the routine use…
Thrombus aspiration during percutaneous coronary intervention can result in improved rates of normal epicardial flow and myocardial perfusion, but several unmet needs remain. The purpose of the Delivery of thrombolytIcs…
Among patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), cardiogenic shock (CS) is the leading cause of death, complicating up to 10% of admissions. Introduction of early revascularization strategies and mechanical…
A paucity of published data evaluating the outcomes of older patients (age ≥70 years) undergoing revascularization for unprotected left main coronary artery disease is available. We performed aggregate data meta-analyses…
Limited data are available on comparing the clinical outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in patients with reduced left ventricular systolic function in the…
Echocardiography provides a more accurate method to determine increased cardiac mass than does electrocardiography. Nevertheless, most offices of physicians do not possess echocardiographic machines, but many possess electrocardiographic machines. Many…
We tested the clinically relevant diagnostic accuracy of a new electrocardiographic (ECG) recording system incorporating all 10 ECG electrodes in a single-size glove worn on the patient’s left arm and…
