NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with acute MI given early unfractionated heparin, a switch to bivalirudin before undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention results in improved cardiac…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After catheter ablation, patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to experience recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) than are their OSA-free…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with both carotid and coronary stenosis, a percutaneous approach to treating both sites — simultaneously or within a close period —…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pooled data from four TAXUS trials show that at 5 years, target lesion revascularization rates are consistently lower when the paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with left main coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a safe option that…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous coronary intervention with bare metal stents followed by a course of oral prednisone at immunosuppressive strength produces results comparable to that obtained…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among MI patients who have undergone successful revascularization, prompt administration of erythropoietin does not reduce ultimate infarct size. In fact, it may have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Mitral isthmus ablation is a technically challenging procedure and acute subclinical circumflex ‘injury’ following the procedure “is not uncommon,” clinicians from the United…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When a defective systemic atrioventricular valve needs to be replaced in patients who have corrected transposition of the great arteries, it should be…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There’s now one more reason for statin loading before percutaneous coronary intervention. As well as reducing myocardial damage, high-dose atorvastatin given shortly before…