Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) II (1976 to 1980), NHANES III (1988 to 1994), and NHANES 1999 to 2006 were examined to assess trends in total…
Heart rate (HR) predicts mortality and cardiovascular events in the general population and in patients with coronary artery disease. However, little evidence is available for patients after coronary revascularization. The…
The effectiveness and safety of drug-eluting stents (DES) compared with bare-metal stents (BMS) in saphenous vein graft (SVG) disease remains unclear. In particular, there is a paucity of data on…
We compared intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) findings of fractures of sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) versus paclitaxel-eluting stents (PESs). IVUS findings in 6 PES fractures (all in the right coronary artery) in 6…
We aimed to describe the logistics of a prehospital triage system for patients with acute chest pain in the region of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Ambulance electrocardiograms (ECGs) were evaluated immediately…
Radial access coronary procedures are associated with fewer access site complications compared to femoral access. There is controversy regarding greater radiation exposure to patient and operator using radial access. We…
Clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes randomized in the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trial who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of saphenous vein grafts…
Shortening symptom-to-reperfusion time improves prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Accordingly, current guidelines target a door-to-balloon time <90 minutes, irrespective of symptom-to-door time; nevertheless, the relation between door-to-balloon…
The relation between remodeling and left ventricular (LV) torsion has not yet been fully investigated. The aim of this study was to determine whether LV torsion assessed by speckle tracking…
Patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction after myocardial infarction (MI) are at particularly high risk for recurrent adverse outcomes. The magnitude of the decrease in risk associated with smoking…
