Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Clinical Outcomes Following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Clinical Outcomes Following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have a worse outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than nondiabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to compare rates of stent thrombosis, myocardial…

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Comparison of Late Results of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Stable Patients ≤65 Versus >65 Years of Age With an Occluded Infarct Related Artery (from the Occluded Artery Trial)

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Late Results of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Stable Patients ≤65 Versus >65 Years of Age With an Occluded Infarct Related Artery (from the Occluded Artery Trial)

Although opening an occluded infarct-related artery >24 hours after myocardial infarction in stable patients in the Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) did not reduce events over 7 years, there was a…

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Renal Function Assessed Using Cystatin C and Antiplatelet Efficacy of Clopidogrel Assessed Using the Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein Index in Patients Having Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Renal Function Assessed Using Cystatin C and Antiplatelet Efficacy of Clopidogrel Assessed Using the Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein Index in Patients Having Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Renal dysfunction is a strong independent predictor of stent thrombosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the strength and direction of the association between kidney function and…

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Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Stents for Treating In-Stent Restenosis of Drug-Eluting Stents (from the Korean DES ISR Multicenter Registry Study [KISS])

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Stents for Treating In-Stent Restenosis of Drug-Eluting Stents (from the Korean DES ISR Multicenter Registry Study [KISS])

There is currently no established standard treatment for in-stent restenosis (ISR) after the implantation of a drug-eluting stent (DES). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of…

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Usefulness of the SYNTAX Score to Predict “No Reflow” in Patients Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of the SYNTAX Score to Predict “No Reflow” in Patients Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

The no-reflow phenomenon has been shown to have a significant effect on clinical outcomes in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Angiographic features incorporated in the SYNTAX Score (SXScore)…

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