Ticagrelor loading dose (LD) increases adenosine plasma levels, which might interfere with fractional flow reserve (FFR) assessment because the latter is based on adenosine-induced hyperemia. In a prospective study, consecutive…
Percutaneous ventricular assist devices (PVADs) and intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) are used to provide mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Contemporary trends in their utilization and…
Early infarct-related artery (IRA) patency is associated with better clinical outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Using the French Registry of ST-elevation and non–ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (FAST-MI) 2010…
Early revascularization is the mainstay of treatment for cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating acute myocardial infarction. However, data on the contemporary trends in management and outcomes of CS complicating non–ST-elevation myocardial…
As thankfully noted by Dan Dyar ( http://www.parameterz.com ) this paper has an error in the Table 2 . Unfortunately a mistake occurred to the authors during the final layout step…
Thanks to Dr Madias for his instructive comments entitled “could takotsubo syndrome (TS) trigger type 1 myocardial infarction” on our recently published report in the American Journal of Cardiology entitled…
The sensitivity of a diagnostic test is ideally calculated by comparing the test assessments to a truth determined by another (perfect) test considered to be the gold standard. However, in…
The development of atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery is a major complication, occurring in 10% to 65% of patients. Despite the increasing number of studies on this issue, the…
Emre et al report that moderate-to-severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is independently related with impaired myocardial perfusion and with poorer in-hospital prognosis after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction….
We read the study by Niesert et al in a recent edition of the American Journal of Cardiology . The investigators present the first clinical evidence on the use of novel…
