Abstract Background The association between lower preoperative hematocrit (Hct) and risk for morbidity/mortality after cardiac surgery is well established. We examined whether the impact of low preoperative Hct on outcome…
Abstract Aim Sublingual (SL) nitroglycerin administered before radial artery puncture can improve cannulation success and decrease the incidence of radial artery spasm (RAS) compared with intra-arterial (IA) nitroglycerin in transradial…
Abstract Background Previous studies showed a possible lower radiation dose absorbed by operators comparing LRA and RRA for percutaneous coronary procedures. The reasons of this lower radiation dose are not…
Abstract Background Direct coronary stenting is a validated therapeutic option for coronary lesions. We studied the feasibility of direct deployment with a bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) in acute coronary syndrome…
Since the introduction of metallic stents to the market, the most common questions asked by our patients are whether the stent is a permanent implant and what happens to the…
