Platelet and monocyte activity ...
Patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) often present with symptoms similar to those of myocardial infarction (MI). We analyzed blood concentrat ...
Titanium-nitride-oxIde-coated s ...
We sought to explore the immediate clinical and angiographic results of the Titan stent implantation in diabetic patients, as well as the major adv ...
Prognostic value of hemoglobin ...
In this work, we analyzed the prognostic significance of changes in hemoglobin during intensive care unit (ICU) stay in patients with acute coronary ...
Prospective, randomized, single ...
Leptin has been reported to exert an atherosclerotic effect by regulating expression of angiogenic factors that have been implicated in the pathogen ...
Dilatation of the ascending aor ...
Predictors of aortic dilatation are not well described in patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV). This study sought to examine the relationship ...
Association between deteriorate ...
Acute renal insufficiency after percutaneous coronary artery intervention (PCI) is a strong predictor of adverse events. However, the effect of chro ...
Relation of cardiovascular risk ...
Coronary artery calcium(CAC) is associatedwith the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and cardiovascular risk factors. However, the relation ...
Relationship between cardio-ank ...
Early detection of atherosclerosis is important for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus because cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a main cause of d ...
Advanced glycation end products ...
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are associated with cardiovascular diseases. Whether the AGE levels change during myocardial reperfusion inju ...
Arrhythmias after transcatheter ...
With the development of interventional techniques and devices, transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect has been widely per ...
Successful coronary interventio ...
A conus artery is sometimes a good collateral source for the left anterior descending coronary artery and the right coronary artery (RCA). In some c ...
Intravascular ultrasound appear ...
In acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with deterioration of coronary flow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a scattered necrotic ...
Natural and unnatural history o ...
Surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in countries with sound medical care systems is seldom delayed until adolescence. This study investigat ...
Effects of age on hemodynamic c ...
Some older patients develop symptoms of clinical heart failure after closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD). The present study tested the hypothes ...
Soluble CD40 ligand levels in a ...
CD40 ligand is a thromboinflammatory molecule that predicts cardiovascular events. Platelets constitute the major source of soluble CD40 ligands (sC ...
Aortic dissection is associated ...
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease with high in-hospital mortality. However, the risk factors of aortic dissection have ...
Adenosine-induced atrial tachyc ...
A 47-year-old male with both atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation underwent catheter ablation. During the procedure, rapid administration of a ...
Aminobenzoic acid hydrazide, a ...
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with vascular inflammation, including activation and adherence of neutrophils to vascular endothelia ...
Complex anatomy surrounding the ...
Few studies have explored the topographic anatomy of the esophagus, posterior wall of the left atrium (LA), or fat pads using multidetector computed ...
Aortic arch calcification evalu ...
Vascular calcification is associated with cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Some reports have previously shown that simple asses ...
Negatively charged low-density ...
Negatively charged low-density lipoprotein (LDL), generated via multiple processes such as oxidation, acetylation, or glycosylation, plays a key rol ...
Off-pump surgery for the poor v ...
Severely decreased ejection-fraction is an established risk-factor for worse outcome after cardiac surgery. We compare outcomes of off-pump coronary ...
Atypical giant cell arteritis p ...
Giant cell arteritis involving intramural coronary artery branches is rare, and its clinical features remain poorly understood. We report a 56-year- ...
Applying the National Institute ...
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend the use of bare-metal stents (BMS) in non-complex lesions with a low risk ...
Effect of chronic kidney diseas ...
We investigated the effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on platelet function in patients receiving dual-antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting s ...