A growing number of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with
stent implantation also have atrial fibrillation. This poses challenges for their optimal …

Since its introduction in 1977, percutaneous coronary intervention has become one of the
most commonly performed therapeutic procedures worldwide. Such widespread diffusion …

Abstract Aims The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC), founded in 2010, was
intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these …

Aims Contemporary 2nd-generation thin-strut drug-eluting stents (DES) are considered
standard of care for revascularization of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary …

Platelets are the main players in thrombotic diseases, where activated platelets not only
mediate thrombus formation but also are involved in multiple interactions with vascular cells …

abstract Timely and effective antithrombotic therapy is critical to improving outcome,
including survival, in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Achieving effective …

Antithrombotic therapy in the elderly and senile age: the consensus opinion of experts of the
Russian Association of Gerontologists and Geriatricians and the National Society of Preventive …

Background: Transradial access (TRA) has emerged as the preferred vascular access site
for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention. This systematic review …

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare ticagrelor monotherapy with dual-
antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting …

OBJECTIVES: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a potentially life-saving intervention
in refractory cardiopulmonary failure, but it requires anticoagulation to prevent circuit …