Background CYP3A5 has been reported to be an important genetic contributor to inter-individual and interracial differences in CYP3A-dependent drug clearance and response. The major determinant for this variation in expression…
Abstract We report the case of a 38-year-old man with a long-standing history of a small ventricular septal defect presented with chest pain. Electrocardiography revealed sinus rhythm, ST-segment elevation in…
Background Randomized controlled trials report conflicting data about the beneficial effects of bone marrow cells for treating ischemic cardiovascular disease. Cell therapy also faces technical and practical limitations. Because evidence…
Background The metabolic syndrome (metS), a concurrence of abdominal fat, disturbed glucose and insulin metabolism, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, has been strongly associated not only with subsequent development of type 2…
Abstract Symptomatic coronary artery disease may be commonly due to significant atherosclerotic disease involving coronary vessels of relatively small caliber (i.e., with reference vessel diameter <2.75 mm). Whenever medical therapy…
Abstract Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome occurring predominantly in young women without any cardiovascular risk factors, especially during the peripartum and early…
Abstract Challenges arise in the care of patients with drug-eluting stents (DES) undergoing noncardiac surgery. The risk of bleeding during surgery must be balanced with the risk of stent thrombosis…
Abstract Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) commonly occur together and are known to lead to poor long-term survival. Furthermore, it is not yet known whether percutaneous…
Abstract A patient with previous implantation of two stents in the left renal artery (because of refractory arterial hypertension) developed, 7 months after implantation, a renal infarction due to late…
Abstract Background Decreased ejection fraction (EF) has been found to be a strong predictor of mortality. However, this association has not been studied in patients undergoing ventriculography over a long…
