Relation of Baseline Renal Dysfunction With Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Popliteal and Infrapopliteal Percutaneous Peripheral Arterial Interventions

Nov 25, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Baseline Renal Dysfunction With Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Popliteal and Infrapopliteal Percutaneous Peripheral Arterial Interventions

Renal dysfunction is a major risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Infrapopliteal PAD is associated with more co-morbid conditions and worse prognosis than suprapopliteal PAD. Long-term outcomes of patients…

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Bioresorbable Scaffold With Drug-Coated Balloon: A “Biodegradable” Model for Bifurcation Lesions Treatment. The New Intriguing Chapter of the “Leaving Nothing Behind” Saga

Nov 25, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Bioresorbable Scaffold With Drug-Coated Balloon: A “Biodegradable” Model for Bifurcation Lesions Treatment. The New Intriguing Chapter of the “Leaving Nothing Behind” Saga

Still today, bifurcation PCI represents a challenge and complex setting for interventionists. Above all, final kissing balloon inflation (KBI) is yet strongly debated. Provisional T-stenting approach with final KBI to…

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Usefulness of an Implantable Loop Recorder to Detect Clinically Relevant Arrhythmias in Patients With Advanced Fabry Cardiomyopathy

Nov 25, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of an Implantable Loop Recorder to Detect Clinically Relevant Arrhythmias in Patients With Advanced Fabry Cardiomyopathy

Patients with genetic cardiomyopathy that involves myocardial hypertrophy often develop clinically relevant arrhythmias that increase the risk of sudden death. Consequently, guidelines for medical device therapy were established for hypertrophic…

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Comparison of Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation at the Same Hospital in Two Different Time Periods (1997-2012 and 2013-2015)

Nov 25, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation at the Same Hospital in Two Different Time Periods (1997-2012 and 2013-2015)

Heart transplantation (HT) increases at some centers each year and decreases at others. We examined characteristics of patients having HT at the same hospital in 2 different time periods (1997–2012…

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Cardiac Troponin T and I Release After a 30-km Run

Nov 25, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Cardiac Troponin T and I Release After a 30-km Run

Prolonged endurance-type exercise is associated with elevated cardiac troponin (cTn) levels in asymptomatic recreational athletes. It is unclear whether exercise-induced cTn release mirrors a physiological or pathological underlying process. The…

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Usefulness of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to Predict Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Nov 25, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to Predict Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

It has been suggested that lipoprotein abnormalities may contribute to the pulmonary arteriolar dysfunction observed in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) has vasodilatory, anti-inflammatory, and endothelial protective…

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