High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is inversely associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, whether the protective effect of HDL becomes impaired by elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is…
T-wave alternans (TWA) is a useful method for evaluating repolarization abnormalities and as a predictor of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Although life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias are occasionally observed during ischemic attacks in…
There is a lack of knowledge on the interaction between age and left main coronary artery revascularization. The aim of this study was to investigate the comparative effectiveness of percutaneous…
We previously reported that ranolazine improves exercise myocardial perfusion. Ranolazine ameliorates myocardial ischemia by augmenting myocardial blood flow; likely by a reduction in the extravascular compression of small vessels. We…
Longitudinal studies of the association of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria with coronary artery calcium (CAC), a measure of cardiovascular disease burden, are few and contradictory. In this…
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the independent predictors of coronary artery stenosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and subclinical atherosclerosis. A total of…
Clinical outcomes for unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) disease between coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and drug-eluting stents (DESs) remain controversial. We aimed to compare the safety and efficacy…
Inflammation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) provides a simple method for assessment of inflammatory status and prognosis in patients with coronary…
Whether hyponatremia (sodium <135 mEq/L) in the acute phase of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is just a marker of “more ill” patients or decreased sodium concentration is able to exert…
Periprocedural statin therapy has been shown to decrease the rate of myocardial infarctions (MIs) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the impact of long-term statin therapy on postprocedure MI remains…
