Ability of FFR-CT to detect the absence of hemodynamically significant lesions in patients with high-risk NSTE-ACS admitted in the emergency department with chest pain, study design and rationale.

Mar 18, 2020

In the era of High-sensitive troponin (hs-Tn), up to 50% of patients with a mild increase of hs-Tn...

Antithrombotic regimens for percutaneous coronary intervention of the left main coronary artery: The EXCEL trial.

Mar 18, 2020

We compared the effect of bivalirudin or heparin and use or nonuse of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa...

Comparison of post-stent optical coherence tomography findings among three subtypes of calcified culprit plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Mar 18, 2020

To compare the postprocedural optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings and in-hospital outcomes...

Contribution of remnant cholesterol to cardiovascular risk.

Mar 18, 2020

Remnant cholesterol in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins is associated observationally and genetic,...

Physician decision-making and recommendations for stroke and myocardial infarction treatments in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Mar 18, 2020

Evidence suggests that older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) might not receive...

Risk factors of the progression to hypertension and characteristics of natural history during progression: A national cohort study.

Mar 18, 2020

Although the high disease burden that results from cardiovascular complications of hypertension,...

Complement: Bridging the innate and adaptive immune systems in sterile inflammation.

Mar 18, 2020

The complement system is a collection of soluble and membrane-bound proteins that together act as...

Surgical correction for sinus venosus atrial septal defect with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a dog.

Mar 18, 2020

A 5-year-old male toy poodle was referred for corrective surgery of an atrial septal defect. A...

Activation of α7nAChR via vagus nerve prevents obesity-induced insulin resistance via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced inflammation in Kupffer cells.

Mar 18, 2020

Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance (IR). In the...

Induction of caveolin-3/eNOS complex by nitroxyl (HNO) ameliorates diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Mar 18, 2020

Nitroxyl (HNO), one-electron reduced and protonated sibling of nitric oxide (NO), is a potential...

Long-term increase of insulin secretion in mice subjected to pregnancy and lactation.

Mar 18, 2020

Observational studies show that longer breastfeeding periods reduce maternal risk of type 2...

Automatic segmentation and quantification of epicardial adipose tissue from coronary computed tomography angiography.

Mar 18, 2020

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a visceral fat deposit, that’s known for its association...

Diabetes and Metformin Association with Recurrence Score in a Large Oncotype Database of Breast Cancer Patients.

Mar 18, 2020

The Oncotype DX® (ODX) is a genomic assay that provides clinicians with a prediction of benefit of...

Effects of NIX-mediated mitophagy on ox-LDL-induced macrophage pyroptosis in atherosclerosis.

Mar 18, 2020

Pyroptosis is a form of cell death that is uniquely dependent on caspase-1. Pyroptosis involved in...

Association between serum angiopoietin-2 concentrations and periprocedural myocardial injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention.

Mar 18, 2020

Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is a proangiogenic factor that mediates inflammation and atherosclerosis....

LOX-1: A potential driver of cardiovascular risk in SLE patients.

Mar 18, 2020

Traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and...

Effects of exercise training and detraining on atheromatous matrix metalloproteinase activity in mice.

Mar 18, 2020

Exercise training (ET) helps treat atherosclerosis. However, many patients stop regular ET for...

Intensity of statin therapy and renal outcome in chronic kidney disease: Results from the Korean Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Mar 18, 2020

Higher statin intensity is associated with a lower risk of mortality in patients with...

Visfatin as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea in atrial fibrillation patients.

Mar 18, 2020

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often coexists with atrial fibrillation (AF) and makes the course of...

Characteristics of current heart failure patients admitted to internal medicine vs. cardiology hospital units: the VASCO study.

Mar 18, 2020

The majority of patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) are admitted to internal medicine...

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