The determinants and prognostic value of recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) in a contemporary cohort of ST-segment elevation MI patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) and stenting are currently…
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with worse outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and…
A periprocedural myocardial infarction, defined as the advent of new Q-waves or a creatine kinase-MB elevation >8× normal has been previously validated as predictive of subsequent mortality. We examined the…
Chronic kidney disease increases cardiovascular risk and all-cause mortality. However, data on the predictive power of dynamic changes in kidney function are sparse. The aim of this research was to…
The efficacy of warfarin-induced anticoagulation in reducing radial artery occlusion (RAO) after transradial access is not known. The present case-control study compared the incidence of early (24 hours) and late (30 days)…
The SYNergy between percutaneous intervention with TAXus drug-eluting stents and cardiac surgery (SYNTAX) score (SS) is an effective angiographic predictor of clinical outcomes in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease…
Serum uric acid (SUA) level is known as a significant predictor for cardiovascular diseases, partly through increased inflammatory response and smooth muscle cell proliferation. Inflammation and smooth muscle cells play…
Imori et al demonstrated that carotid artery stenosis, renal artery stenosis, and lower extremity peripheral arterial disease often coexist in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and that CAD severity is…
We thank John Madias for his interest in our article about differences and similarities in electrocardiogram (ECG) between Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). He successfully focuses the…
Previous studies have suggested that patients with dyspnea referred for stress testing have high mortality. However, it is not clear whether this is explained by high rates of ischemia. The…
