Mechanical stress from haemodynamic perturbations or interventional manipulation of
epicardial coronary atherosclerotic plaques with inflammatory destabilization can release …

Primary percutaneous angioplasty (pPCI), represents the reperfusion strategy of choice for
patients with STEMI according to current international guidelines of the European Society of …

Aim The guideline for coronary artery revascularization replaces the 2011 coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and the 2011 and 2015 percutaneous coronary intervention guidelines …

We use machine learning as a tool to study decision making, focusing specifically on how
physicians diagnose heart attack. An algorithmic model of a patient's probability of heart …

Background The release of lipid-laden plaque material subsequent to ST-segment elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI) may contribute to the no-reflow phenomenon. The aim of this …

Introduction and objectives ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) networks
should guarantee STEMI care with good clinical results and within the recommended time …

Background Women have a worse prognosis after ST-segment elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) than men. The prognostic role of thrombus burden (TB) in influencing the …

Background The sympathetic cotransmitter, neuropeptide Y (NPY), is released into the
coronary sinus during ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction and can constrict the …

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has significantly advanced over the last 40 years,
but it is not clear whether there have been any changes in prognosis in recent years. The …

Robotic percutaneous coronary intervention (R-PCI) is a novel approach to performing
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) whereby the operator can utilise remotely …