Background International guidelines recommend percutaneous coronary intervention within 120 min for high-risk acute coronary syndrome. In Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago with a rising ...

Data from the ORBITA-2 randomized, placebo-controlled trial emphasize that patient age alone should not be the deciding ...

Dr. Richard Nesto answers the question: 'Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?' — -- Question: What does percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) mean and when is it done? Answer: Percutaneous ...

Whether the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor abciximab is beneficial in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention after pretreatment with clopidogrel is unknown. The incidence of ...

Age-related physiological changes augment both the potential benefit of coronary revascularization and the risk of procedure-related adverse outcomes A broad range of antithrombin and antiplatelet ...

Abbreviated dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention using third-generation stents remained ...

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention, where available, has become the therapy of choice in myocardial reperfusion during ST-elevation myocardial infarction. However, in a significant proportion ...

Certification to perform catheter-based interventions for coronary artery disease was originally limited to hospitals that had the capability to perform cardiac surgery on site. However, there has ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite similar procedural success, percutaneous mitral valve repair for post-MI mitral regurgitation was ...

A team of scientists from Iran has recently estimated the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in myocardial infarction patients receiving a primary percutaneous coronary intervention. A ...

Although balloon valvuloplasty is an accepted treatment for symptomatic moderate mitral stenosis, patients with asymptomatic disease are often managed with ‘watchful waiting’ alone. A new study ...