Until now, few studies have examined QT intervals in subjects who consume alcohol. We performed this study to evaluate the associations between alcohol consumption and the QTc interval based on…
This study reports the prevalence and prognostic impact of right bundle branch block (RBBB) and left bundle branch block (LBBB) in the admission electrocardiogram (ECG) of comatose survivors of out-of-hospital…
The prevalence of factors that are associated with an increased risk of stent thrombosis (ST), including smoking, diabetes mellitus, and small stent size, is different in women and men who…
Statin drugs are leading medication prescribed for treatment of dyslipidemic patients aimed at preventing both primary and secondary incidences of atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular events. Statin drugs competitively inhibit HMG-CoA reductase enzyme…
We performed a meta-analysis of the studies comparing the efficacy and safety of coronary artery bypass surgery against percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents (PCI-DES) in patients with isolated LAD…
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is widely used for the assessment of myocardial ischemia. However, it has the disadvantage of cost and invasive complication risks. We investigated the usefulness of quantitative…
Although randomized trial data suggest that complete revascularization improves outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the impact of differing revascularization strategies in octogenarians is not well defined. We performed a…
Coronary collateral circulation is an alternative source of blood supply to the myocardium in the presence of chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO). C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) signaling usually…
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a systemic process involving multiple vascular beds and includes coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD), and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). All these manifestations are…
Since the introduction of new antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents in the last decade, large-scale data studying gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are lacking. Using the…
