Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been the recommended treatment for patients
with significant left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis. Advances in stent technology have …

Objectives : Our purpose was to examine the incidence of all-cause mortality among drug-eluting
stents (DES) and bare-metal stents (BMS) while adjusting for many confounding factors …

BACKGROUND: The degree to which elevated creatine kinase (CK)-MB in the presence of
normal CK is predictive of outcome is not well understood despite having been studied for …

A52-year-old woman presented to a community hospital with atypical chest pain. Her low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were not el-evated. …

Chronic total coronary occlusions (CTOs) are a frequent finding in patients with coronary
disease and when clinically indicated, remain one of the most challenging target lesion subsets …

Identification of atherosclerotic risk factors provides targets for development of preventive
therapies. Risk factor assessment permits evaluation of an individual's prospective risk of …

There has been a great deal of recent controversy regarding the risk of very late stent thrombosis
with drug eluting stents, especially in the context of antiplatelet therapy cessation. We …

Clopidogrel has become a cornerstone of therapy in the treatment of acute ischemic coronary
syndromes and as prevention of thrombosis after coronary stenting. It has demonstrated …

3. Laboratory examination and diagnostic testing a. An electrocardiogram (ECG) may show
atrioventricular (AV) node or infranodal conduction abnormalities in approximately 40% of …

Accelerated progression of coronary atherosclerosis underlies the heightened cardiovascular
risk observed in diabetic patients. As the worldwide prevalence of diabetes escalates in …