Evaluation of the Functional St ...
Aims We evaluated a generic quality of life (QoL) Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ), in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The FSQ asses ...
Design and Rationale of Japanes ...
Purpose Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are recommended second-line antihypertensives for renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor-treated patients ...
Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid f ...
Purpose Experimental and epidemiological studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids have an antiarrhythmic effect. However, evidence from randomized c ...
MicroRNA Involvement in Immune ...
Heart failure is one of the common end stages of cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death in developed countries. Molecular mechanisms un ...
Clinical Trials Update AHA Cong ...
The clinical trials described in this article were presented at the Late Breaking Trials and the Clinical Science: Clinical Reports sessions of the ...
Cardiac Resynchronization Thera ...
Objective This review aims at updating the results of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in mild heart failure patients, and investigating whet ...
Long-Term Efficacy of Adding Fe ...
long-term efficacy of adding fenofibric acid to moderatedose statin therapy in patients at goal for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) but ...
A New Method of an Axial Punctu ...
Purpose The authors devised a new method of an axial puncture approach through the pulmonary apex (PA) for percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) of l ...
Perforation of the IVC: Rule Ra ...
Purpose This study was designed to assess the incidence, magnitude, and impact upon retrievability of vena caval perforation by Gu¨nther Tulip and C ...
Venous Thoracic Outlet Compress ...
Paget Schroetter syndrome, or effort thrombosis of the axillosubclavian venous system, is distinct from other forms of upper limb deep vein thrombos ...
Flow Changes after Endovascular ...
Endovascular treatment for a wide-neck anterior communicating artery (AcomA) aneurysm remains technically challenging. Stent-assisted embolization h ...
Percutaneous Irreversible Elect ...
Objective Irreversible electroporation (IRE) uses direct electrical pulses to create permanent ‘‘pores’’ in cell membranes to cause cell death. In c ...
Endovascular Treatment of Epist ...
Objective Epistaxis is a common clinical problem, and the majority of bleedings can be managed conservatively. However, due to extensive and sometim ...
An Approach for Preoperative Pl ...
Purpose The aim of this work was to develop and test a general methodology for the planning and performance of robot-assisted, MR-guided interventio ...
Feasibility and Safety of Endov ...
Purpose To evaluate the safety and feasibility of percutaneous stripping of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVAD) in case of catheter-re ...
Enhanced Antitumor Effect of Ti ...
Purpose We evaluated the effects of the combination of Tirapazamine (TPZ), activated preferentially under hypoxic conditions, and gelatin microspher ...
Histopathological Alterations a ...
Purpose The consequences from the injection of different types of drugs in the epidural space remains unknown. Increasing evidence suggests that loc ...
Percutaneous Retrograde Sclerot ...
Small-bowel varices are rare and almost always occur in cases with portal hypertension. We encountered a patient with bleeding jejunal varices due t ...
Wingspan Stent for High-Grade S ...
Purpose This study was designed to present the treatment outcomes with Wingspan stent angioplasty of high-grade intracranial vertebrobasilar artery ...
Initial Results of Catheter-Dir ...
Purpose This article reports the 30-day technical and clinical outcome of ultrasound (US)-accelerated thrombolysis in patients with aortofemoral art ...
Transcatheter Arterial Emboliza ...
Purpose This study was designed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) with n-butyl cyanoacrylate ...
Emergent Embolization of Arteri ...
Vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy has become important in evaluating patients with suspicious breast lesions. It has proven to be a relatively safe ...
Successful Thrombolysis and Spa ...
A 37-year-old man with known intravenous drug abuse presented in the surgical ambulatory care unit with acute leg ischemia after accidental intra-ar ...
Microwave Ablation of Porcine K ...
Purpose This study was designed to analyze the effect of two different ablation modes (‘‘temperature control’’ and ‘‘power control’’) of a microwave ...
Switching the Loaded Agent from ...
Purpose There is no consensus on switching anticancer agents loaded onto drug carriers in transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepato ...