Comparison of Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk for Presenting With Painless Versus Nonpainless Acute Myocardial Infarction

Dec 7, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk for Presenting With Painless Versus Nonpainless Acute Myocardial Infarction

Chronic kidney disease increases the risk for developing ischemic heart disease, but it has not been well known whether it also affects the manifestation of painless acute myocardial infarction (AMI),…

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Downstream Testing and Subsequent Procedures After Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography Following Coronary Stenting in Patients ≥65 Years of Age

Dec 7, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Downstream Testing and Subsequent Procedures After Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography Following Coronary Stenting in Patients ≥65 Years of Age

Limited data are available on the use of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in patients who have received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). To evaluate patterns of cardiac testing including CCTA…

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Cost–Effectiveness of Everolimus – Versus Paclitaxel -Eluting Stents for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization (from the SPIRIT-IV Trial)

Dec 7, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Cost–Effectiveness of Everolimus – Versus Paclitaxel -Eluting Stents for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization (from the SPIRIT-IV Trial)

Although several drug-eluting stents (DESs) have been shown to be economically attractive compared to bare-metal stents in patients at moderate to high risk of restenosis, little is known about the…

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Comparison of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Transradial Coronary Angiography Via Right Versus Left Radial Artery Approaches (from the PREVAIL Study)

Dec 7, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Transradial Coronary Angiography Via Right Versus Left Radial Artery Approaches (from the PREVAIL Study)

It remains undefined if transradial coronary angiography from a right or left radial arterial approach differs in real-world practice. To address this issue, we performed a subanalysis of the PREVAIL…

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