The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a new manual thrombus-aspirating device in unselected patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing urgent percutaneous coronary…
Introduction Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is well known surrogate markers of subclinical atherosclerosis. Also, they have been suggested as prognostic markers in patients with…
Introduction Patients with ACS who needs CABG are surgical challenge due to their instability, potential unrecognized co-morbidity, and the need for urgent treatment. Dual antiplatelet therapy (clopidogrel + aspirin) has to…
Anticoagulant drugs (warfarin, UFH and LMWH, and direct thrombin and factor Xa inhibitors) routinely used for the prevention of thromboembolism in patients with nonvalvular AF, mechanical heart valves, deep venous…
Objectives Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with second- generation cryoballoon is known to be associated with higher phrenic nerve palsy (PNP) incidence when compared with first- generation cryoballoon. Identification of spatial…
Aim The aim of the current study was to compare the new oral anticoagulants with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and diabetes. Methods Three large randomized trials of the…
Objectives Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) have been increasingly used in recent years. These devices have been used in many clinical conditions from bradyarrhythmias to ventriculer tachycardia, and heart failure….
Objectives Percutaneous catheter ablation is a safe and effective treatment for symptomatic drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (AF). Gastroparesis is a little known complication of AF ablation. We aimed to evaluate the…
We read the article of Inampudi et al regarding the clinical benefit of spironolactone in the setting of older patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced glomerular filtration rate and reduced…
