Summary The right ventricle (RV) has to face major changes in loading conditions due to cardiovascular diseases and pulmonary vascular disorders. Clinical experience supports evidence that the RV better compensates…
Summary Atrial fibrillation (AF) confers a substantial risk of stroke. Recent trials comparing vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in AF were performed among patients…
Summary Background Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HeFH) is a severe autosomal dominant disease that is underdiagnosed, inadequately treated and has a severe long-term cardiovascular risk. Few studies have evaluated the long-term…
Summary Background Recent studies have suggested that ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily provides stronger platelet inhibition than prasugrel 10 mg once daily in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing percutaneous coronary…
Summary Background Vascular complications (VCs) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are frequent and their management is challenging. Aim To report the incidence, predictors and management of VCs following percutaneous…
Summary Background The association between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction and LV geometry remains controversial because of coexisting disorders. Aims To evaluate LV diastolic dysfunction…
Summary Background Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) protects tissues against ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, a common occurrence in several clinical settings. Aims To evaluate whether RIPC has a beneficial impact on walking…
Clinicians have widely adopted drug-eluting stents (DES) over bare-metal stents (BMS) for percutaneous revascularization (PCI) in patients with coronary artery disease, because DES decrease the risk for in-stent coronary restenosis…
