Available data suggest that thrombolytic therapy facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention (FPCI) is not beneficial, and recent analyses have shown a correlation between mortality risk and outcomes of patients with ST…
Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs frequently soon after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and often results in increased mortality and morbidity, particularly in patients with heart failure. New-onset AF is also…
Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bare metal stent (BMS) implantation is useful in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and failed thrombolysis. Drug-eluting stent (DESs) are more effective in…
Larger size platelets have enhanced reactivity. The mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker of platelet activation and is usually measured as part of blood testing. The aim of the…
Statins have many favorable pleiotropic effects beyond their lipid-lowering properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of long-term statin pretreatment on the level of systemic inflammation…
It is still unknown whether upstream administration of glycoprotein (Gp) IIb/IIIa inhibitors, aiming at cooling the culprit lesion before angioplasty, is superior to its selective downstream administration in high-risk patients…
To date, limited information is available on the long-term discontinuation rates of antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and…
Previous studies have shown that the right radial approach encounters more tortuosity than the left radial approach during transradial coronary angiography. The objective of this study was to compare the…
Atherosclerotic lesions in the thoracic aorta detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) have been correlated with coronary artery disease (CAD). We determined whether simple or complex aortic plaques seen on transesophageal…
Whole-body periodic acceleration (WBPA) has been developed as a passive exercise device capable of improving endothelial function by applying pulsatile shear stress to vascular endothelium. We hypothesized that treatment with…
