For almost 30 years, urgent revascularization termed primary percutaneous coronary
intervention has been a cornerstone of modern care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It …

Preconditioning, postconditioning, and remote conditioning of the myocardium enhance the
ability of the heart to withstand a prolonged ischemia/reperfusion insult and the potential to …

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treatment with primary percutaneous
coronary intervention has dramatically impacted prognosis. However, despite satisfactory …

The coronary sinus has become a popular route for an increasing number of innovative
transcatheter interventions to treat coronary and structural heart diseases. However …

Despite successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for treatment of ST-
segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), myocardial salvage is frequently …

BACKGROUND: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) has improved clinical
outcomes in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. However, as many as …

Aims We set out to further develop reflectance spectroscopy for the characterisation and
quantification of coronary thrombi. Additionally, we explore the potential of our approach for …

In the United States, about one million people are seen to visit the operating theater for
cardiac surgery annually. However, nearly half of these visits result in complications such as …

Background Inducing recovery in myocardial ischemia is limited to a timely reopening of
infarct vessels and clearing the cardiac microcirculation, but additional molecular factors …

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is defined as the ratio of the measured pressure distal of
coronary stenosis (Pd) in relation to the pressure proximal to the stenosis (Pa). Although a …