Background Prior studies have found an apparent paradox: the acute phase outcomes in smokers after acute myocardial infarction (MI) are superior to those of nonsmokers. Further, smoking is reported to…
Purpose Recent improvement in management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and notably reduction of delays to coronary reperfusion, allowed a decrease of the incidence of complications. This study aims at…
Purpose For patients (pts) who present an acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), the benefit of PCI in culprit lesion is clearly demonstrated. Regarding this population, around 40% of pts had multivessel…
Background Left ventricular thrombus formation is a recognized complication of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Little information exists about the incidence of LV thrombus formation in the modern era of primary…
Background Retrospective data have shown that selective intracoronary administration of nitroprusside prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is safe, prevents no or slow reflows and improves reperfusion of the infarcted…
Background Both high on-treatment platelet reactivity and periprocedural myocardial infarction (MI) are associated with adverse events following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The optimal method of quantifying platelet reactivity remains controversial….
Background Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) for STEMI is beneficial if performed in a timely manner. Conflicting data exist regarding potential treatment delays for PPCI performed during off hours. We…
Background Microvascular dysfunction (MVD) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may predict progressive left ventricular (LV) dilatation. A dual-sensor (pressure and Doppler velocity) guidewire has an ability to evaluate MVD quantitatively….
Introduction Anomalous origin of the circumflex (Cx) coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva is the most common coronary anomaly and is usually considered “benign.” Due to the acute…
Aim Patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) represent a sizable portion of those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): in many instances, it is unclear whether performing PCI on the…
