Statins decrease postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) if given before cardiac surgery. However, whether early administration of statins after surgery decreases the risk of postoperative AF is unknown. The association of…
Previous studies have demonstrated endothelial dysfunction after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation. The present study evaluated the effect of pioglitazone on endothelial dysfunction after SES implantation in nondiabetic patients. A total…
The endothelial progenitor cell (EPC)-capture stent promotes endothelialization and preliminary studies have suggested its safety and feasibility in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Detailed late clinical follow-up and angiographic analyses are,…
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on clinical outcome of patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using drug-eluting stents. Patients…
The transradial approach for percutaneous coronary procedures may be effectively performed through the right radial approach (RRA) or left radial approach (LRA) after an appropriate “learning curve.” However, studies evaluating…
This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was performed to compare the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after the administration of the iso-osmolar contrast medium iodixanol to the low-osmolar contrast medium iopromide…
In patients with prevalent coronary heart disease (CHD), studies have found a paradoxical relation in that patients with higher body mass indexes (BMIs) have lower mortality. One possibility is that…
Mild therapeutic hypothermia has proved beneficial after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the adult population, when the initial rhythm is ventricular fibrillation (VF). In this study, data from 110 consecutive patients…
