Since the initial description of the phenomenon by Jennings et al 50 years ago, our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of reperfusion injury has grown significantly. Its pathogenesis reflects the…
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but no study has yet compared the short- and long-term outcomes…
Previous studies have demonstrated that benefits of intensive statin therapy compared to standard statin therapy begin shortly after an acute event and are continued up to 2 years of follow-up….
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD) and noninfarct-related artery (non-IRA) revascularization during index percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on outcomes of…
This study was designed to compare the safety and efficacy of sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) to paclitaxel-eluting stents (PESs) in percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions. SVGs develop atherosclerosis…
Recently, stress myocardial computed tomographic perfusion (CTP) was shown to detect myocardial ischemia. Our main objective was to evaluate the feasibility of dipyridamole stress CTP and compare it to single-photon…
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is associated with risk in acute coronary syndromes. However, the precise role it plays in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains unclear. In this study we tested the hypothesis…
Several reports have alluded to the adverse effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on long-term prognosis of patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Little information is available, however, regarding the…
Reports among patients with coronary heart disease regarding the association between body mass index (BMI) and long-term mortality are inconsistent, ranging among linear, U-shaped, or inverse (the “obesity paradox”) associations….
