Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) after coronary angiography or interventions is relatively frequent and portends adverse outcomes. The lack of a “universally accepted” definition, however, limits the integration and comparison…
Some patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have complete ST resolution in the electrocardiogram, which may be clinical useful in the triage of patients with STEMI. However, the…
Obesity is associated with an increased likelihood for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) and with worsened AF symptom severity. However, other factors that are correlated with obesity may confound…
The objective of our study was to assess patients with end-stage liver disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and determine the rates and trend of complications and in-hospital outcomes. Data…
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention, especially in the era of second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES). The…
Although some clinical studies have revealed adverse clinical and angiographic outcomes of early-generation overlapping drug-eluting stents (DES), the safety and efficacy of overlapping newer-generation DES for long narrowings have not…
Whether the association between platelet count (PC) and thrombotic and bleeding risk is independent of or varies by residual platelet reactivity to antiplatelet therapies is unclear. We sought to investigate…
We thank Dr. Madias for his interest in and comments concerning our report, which describes the incidence, characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with and without ventricular arrhythmia….
On page 903, there are 3 instances of the word ‘consumption’ that should be ‘saturation’. The revised statements are as follows: • We used a paired t test to examine…
The report by Auzel et al, published online ahead of print on January 28, 2016, in the Journal, about the 90 (87 women) patients who had suffered Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), among…
