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

Background: Black adults experience a disproportionately higher burden of cardiovascular
risk factors and disease in comparison with White adults in the United States. Less is known …

Cardiovascular disease has remained one of the leading causes of mortality in the world.
The basic pathophysiology of coronary artery disease (CAD) is a reduction of the blood flow …

Background Despite recent advancements in prevention, treatment, and management
options, cardiovascular diseases contribute to one of the leading causes of morbidity and …

Background Prior studies have reported disparities by race in the management of acute
myocardial infarction (MI), with many studies having limited covariates or now dated. We …

The superiority of drug-eluting stents (DES) compared with bare-metal stents (BMS) is well-
established, but data regarding DES use in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) as a …

Rationale Existing literature describing differences in survival following percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) by patient sex, race‐ethnicity and the role of socioeconomic …

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of ST-segment elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI), predominantly affecting women. Because primary …

Purpose of review Women continue to be underrepresented in cardiovascular studies, while
heart disease remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in women as in men. In this …

Disease); is a site co-investigator for Biotronik, Boston Scientific, CSI, St. Jude Medical (now
Abbott), and Svelte; is a trustee of the American College of Cardiology; and has conducted …