Summary Patients with coronary artery disease and a history of stroke account for as many as one in eight of all patients with coronary artery disease, and they are at…
Summary Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent heart rhythm disorder in the general population and contributes not only to a major deterioration in quality of life but also to…
Summary Background In recent decades, advances in surgery and therapeutic catheterization have steadily increased the life expectancy and prevalence of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Aims We assessed medical…
Summary Background Few studies have analyzed the cost of treatment of chronic angina pectoris, especially in European countries. Aim To determine, using a modeling approach, the cost of care in…
Summary Background The transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with a better outcome in myocardial infarction (MI), but patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) were excluded from most…
Summary Background Patients with renal failure (RF) have been systematically excluded from clinical trials; consequently their outcomes have not been well studied in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)….
Summary Background General practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in the long-term management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), including anticoagulant prophylaxis for stroke prevention. Aims To investigate the antithrombotic…
Besides evidence-based guidelines issued by professional medical societies and the development of new drugs, stroke prevention is fundamentally affected by the way in which scientific knowledge is applied and novel…
