Abstract Background/Purpose The ORBIT I trial, a first-in-man study, was conducted to evaluate the safety and performance of the orbital atherectomy system (OAS) in treating de novo calcified coronary lesions….
Abstract Background We previously reported that the incidence of 1-year major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients treated with paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) was lower than that in the sirolimus-eluting stents…
Abstract Background/Purpose Stent thrombosis is an infrequent yet one of the most feared complications after stent implantation. Stent thrombosis most commonly manifests as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, thus the data…
Catheter-based renal denervation emerged as a powerful, innovative intervention, with the promise to treat and even cure drug-resistant hypertension. The early uncontrolled/unblinded studies presented impressive results in office blood pressure…
One of the signs of maturity and quality of a medical journal is the willingness of experts in the field to contribute editorials or op-eds to the journal. Although most…
