Background Drug-coated balloons transfer only a small part of the drug to the tissue. Most of the drug is lost into the bloodstream probably during inflation. To overcome this problem,…
Background Short-term intraluminal application of paclitaxel via balloon catheters emerges as a new treatment option where stent implants are undesired (in-stent restenosis, bifurcations, SFA). It has been recently shown that…
Background Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an invasive physiological index of the functional severity of coronary artery stenoses. Trial data have demonstrated that an FFR>0.80 predicts excellent clinical outcomes in…
Aims Transradial coronary intervention is usually performed via a 5- or 6-F sheath due to the small caliber of radial arteries. Various different angiographic techniques that require a guiding catheter…
Background Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is one of the last frontiers in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Clinical and procedural outcomes and success rates substantially differ between clinical studies. Our study…
Background Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a powerful predictor of prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease. The effect of PCI with coronary stent implantation on left ventricular (LV)…
Background Bleeding post-PCI has been recognized to be a complication that has a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. Costs to the hospital associated with these complications are very high….
Background The influence of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) on the outcomes of patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery (CABG) remains unclear. Objective We analyzed the impact of coronary CTOs on…
Background Different demographic subgroups may have different prevalence, diagnosis, disease progression and treatment outcomes for some diseases. Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of women, women have…
Aim The aim was to determine the relationship between platelet activation (represented in PMPs CD 63 and CD 62) and the severity of PAD. Patients and methods This is a…
