Multidetector computed tomograp ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morphology and composition of atherosclerotic coronary plaques in patients with stable coronary artery ...
Effect of diet-induced weight l ...
Obesity is associated with impaired endothelial function, and this may lead to increased cardiovascular risk. To gain insight into the beneficial ef ...
Pharmacokinetics of intravenous ...
The aim of this phase I, dose-escalating study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, electrocardiographic effect and safety of amiodarone after a si ...
Novel algorithm for identifying ...
The noninvasive evaluation of ventricular T-wave alternans (TWA) in patients with lethal ventricular arrhythmias is an important issue. In this stud ...
Survival and changes in physica ...
Elderly populations are increasingly represented among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and advanced age has been identified as an impo ...
Effects of various doses of asp ...
Although aspirin has become an established medicine for cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases, the optimal dose remains unknown. We evaluated the opt ...
Data feedback reduces door-to-b ...
Current guidelines recommend a goal of doorto- balloon (D2B) time\90 min for patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) fo ...
Force-frequency relationship as ...
Adequate evaluation of the nature of the residual failing myocardium, as well as the severity of myocardial injury, is important for managing patien ...
Comparison of the effects of ni ...
Although slow/no-reflow is a serious problem complicating primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) an ...
Levels of circulating CXCR4-pos ...
The association between levels of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and heart transplant recipients (HTX) with cardiac allograft vascu ...
Percutaneous coronary intervent ...
Percutaneous treatment of unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) stenosis using drug-eluting stents (DES) has been suggested as the best appr ...
Association of serum levels of ...
We studied the association of serum levels of arachidonic acid (AA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) with the prevalence of major adverse cardiac eve ...
Impact of chronic kidney diseas ...
This study evaluated the relationship between the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and traditional coronary risk factors, metabolic syndrom ...
Administration of angiotensin-c ...
It is almost unknown which demographic factors or medications affect the progression of aortic stenosis (AS) in Japanese patients with mild AS. We i ...
Epidemiology and clinical impac ...
Several studies have produced estimates of the outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the field of left main (LM) coronary artery di ...
Reduced renal function is assoc ...
Although mildly reduced renal function is associated with increased risk for heart failure in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), mechanism ...
Prediction of the no-reflow phe ...
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) can assess plaque characteristics and plaque size noninvasively. The purpose of this study was to inv ...
Plaque regression in one artery ...
It remains unclear whether atherosclerosis in one vascular bed progresses in parallel with that in other vascular beds. We investigated serial chang ...
Endothelial dysfunction in youn ...
Endothelial dysfunction may be particularly important in the pathogenesis of young patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), because they hav ...
Plasma concentrations of solubl ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is believed to be the single leading cause of death in both men and women in the world. Smoking is the most important ...
The effects of perindopril on Q ...
Coronary slow flow (CSF) is characterized by delayed opacification of coronary arteries in the absence epicardial occlusive disease. QT duration and ...
The 5352 A allele of the pro-in ...
Late-acquired stent malapposition (LASM) is a common finding after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation and may be the cause for late stent th ...
Carotid artery stenting with di ...
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is an efficient alternative procedure for the treatment of high-surgical-risk patients with symptomatic and asymptomat ...
Endoscopic management of a seba ...
Malignant transformation of a mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of the ovary is extremely rare. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy, wh ...
Vaginal partitioning with verti ...
The purpose of this study is to design and deploy an effective technique for prolapse repair in sexually inactive, geriatric patients which addresse ...