Cardiorespiratory fitness has often been interpreted as a surrogate measurement of physical activity rather than an independent coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factor per se. Fitness is also known to…
Abciximab and eptifibatide have been shown to reduce ischemic complications compared with heparin alone in patients with acute coronary syndromes who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention. Whether 1 agent is safer…
Short-term survival in patients with viability and ischemic left ventricular dysfunction appears improved by revascularization, but no randomized studies have shown a long-term benefit of revascularization in patients with a…
Ezetimibe is effective in providing additional low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol lowering when coadministered with statins, but its effect beyond LDL cholesterol lowering is unknown. Oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) is a better…
Disturbed, nonlaminar flow distal to arterial bifurcations contributes to atherosclerosis development and progression. We hypothesized that the presence of a ramus intermedius (RI) amplifies the flow disturbances in the proximal…
Long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC) prevents recurrent thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and stroke, but it also increases bleeding risk. An outpatient bleeding risk index (OBRI) may help to identify patients at high…
Adjunctive therapy with abciximab during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) determines a better short-term outcome compared to placebo. Tirofiban and eptifibatide represent a…
Anemia and major bleeding are independent predictors of outcomes after acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Although the transradial approach reduces the incidence of bleeding, the hemoglobin changes…
The radial approach during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been reported to reduce the incidence of bleeding complications. However, the radial approach still accounts for <10% of procedures worldwide and…
It is important to identify the factors related to survival of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Our objective was to determine the interactive…
