Effect of Coronary Thrombus Aspiration During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on One-Year Survival (from the FAST-MI 2010 Registry)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effect of Coronary Thrombus Aspiration During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on One-Year Survival (from the FAST-MI 2010 Registry)

Results from randomized trials evaluating thrombus aspiration (TA) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are conflicting. We assessed 1-year survival in STEMI patients participating in the French Registry of…

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Influence of Second- and Third-Degree Heart Block on 30-Day Outcome Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Influence of Second- and Third-Degree Heart Block on 30-Day Outcome Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era

This study was conducted to investigate the prognostic value of heart block among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with drug-eluting stents. A total of 13,862 patients with AMI,…

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Relation Between Coronary Arterial Dominance and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction After ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Having Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation Between Coronary Arterial Dominance and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction After ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Having Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

The presence of a left dominant coronary artery system is associated with worse outcome after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) compared with right dominance or a balanced coronary artery system….

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Impact on In-Hospital Outcomes With Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bare-Metal Stents (from 665,804 Procedures)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Impact on In-Hospital Outcomes With Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bare-Metal Stents (from 665,804 Procedures)

Contemporary large-scale data, regarding in-hospital outcomes depending on the types of stent used for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is lacking. We queried the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project’s Nationwide Inpatient…

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Prognostic Value of Angiographic Lesion Complexity in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy Trial)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Prognostic Value of Angiographic Lesion Complexity in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy Trial)

Although lesion complexity is predictive of outcomes after balloon angioplasty, it is unclear whether complex lesions continue to portend a worse prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing…

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