Background: The management of data on coronary artery disease (CAD) plays a significant
role in controlling the disease and reducing the mortality of patients. The diseases registries …

OBJECTIVES A single or dual-dose strategy for myocardial protection is attractive in long
operations, in avoiding the need to interrupt the procedure to re-administer cardioplegia. We …

Background The Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry (VCOR) was established in 2012 to
ensure the safety and quality of cardiac based therapies across Victoria. As a clinical quality …

The no reflow phenomenon is reported to occur in> 2% of all percutaneous coronary
interventions (PCIs) and portends a poor prognosis. We analyzed data from 5,286 …

Abstract Background and Aims The optimal revascularization strategy in patients with
ischaemic cardiomyopathy remains unclear with no contemporary randomized trial data to …

Coronary catheterization is the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular
conditions. The development of a catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention …

Background Gastrointestinal (GI) complications after cardiac surgery are uncommon, but are
associated with high morbidity and mortality as well as significant hospital resource …

Background Repeat hospitalizations for recurrent acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or
unplanned revascularization after acute myocardial infarction (MI) are common, costly and …

Background: High systolic blood pressure (SBP) increases cardiac afterload, whereas low
diastolic blood pressure (DBP) may lead to impaired coronary perfusion. Thus, wide pulse …

Introduction Data audits within clinical settings are extensively used as a major strategy to
identify errors, monitor study operations and ensure high-quality data. However, clinical trial …