Current guidelines recommend 12 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in the absence of increased bleeding risk. Studies have suggested that early discontinuation of DAPT can…
Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) combines minimally invasive left internal mammary artery–to–left anterior descending coronary artery grafting with percutaneous coronary intervention of non–left anterior descending coronary arteries. The safety and efficacy…
The perioperative outcomes of noncardiac surgery in patients who have received second-generation drug-eluting stents (DESs) have received limited study. We reviewed the medical records of 1,748 consecutive patients who received…
Mental stress–induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) has been associated with adverse prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but whether this is a uniform finding across different studies has not…
In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is common and is associated with poor prognosis. Data on the effect of smoking on outcomes after IHCA are limited. We analyzed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample…
Patients with heart disease and depression have an increased mortality rate. Both behavioral and biologic factors have been proposed as potential etiologic mechanisms. Given that the pathophysiology of depression is…
We aimed to compare the characteristics and in-hospital and 12-month outcomes in patients aged >40 and <40 years with acute coronary syndrome. The analysis involved 789 patients aged <40 years and 63,057…
