Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare a one-time primary percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) of the culprit and nonculprit lesions with PCI of only the culprit …

Background—In nondiabetic patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction,
acute hyperglycemia is associated with adverse outcome. Whether this association is due …

Aims To determine the incidence and factors associated with heart rupture (HR) in acute
coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Methods and results Among 60 198 patients, 273 …

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a major health care and economic burden in the United
States and accounts for more than 1 million hospitalizations annually. The morbidity and …

Background: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is capable of identifying lipid core-
containing plaques, which can subsequently be quantified as a lipid core burden index …

Some surveys have shown that the intended users are sometimes unaware of the existence
of guidelines, or simply do not translate them into practice. Thus, implementation …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to compare a strategy of immediate transfer for
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with an ischemia-guided approach after …

Objective To assess the association between early and prolonged β blocker treatment and
mortality after acute myocardial infarction. Design Multicentre prospective cohort study …

Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and per... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative …

Aims Thrombectomy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated to better myocardial reperfusion …