Febuxostat may be effective in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury
1. This randomized control trial found that febuxostat has a reno-protective effect that can reduce the incidence of contrast-induced acute ...
Tag: PCI
Diabetes is a risk factor for high platelet reactivity post percutaneous coronary intervention
1. In patients with diabetes mellitus who are on therapy with clopidogrel following percutaneous coronary intervention, high platelet reactivity was ...
Contemporary pattern of treatment time and in-hospital mortality among US patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction between 2018-2021
1. The adjusted in-hospital mortality rate was lower for patients who received treatment within the range of target times versus ...
#VisualAbstract: Functional testing nonsuperior to routine care for percutaneous coronary intervention patients
1. In high-risk patients who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), routine functional testing did not improve clinical outcomes compared ...
Functional testing nonsuperior to routine care for percutaneous coronary intervention patients
1. In high-risk patients who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), routine functional testing did not improve clinical outcomes compared ...
Coronary artery bypass grafting reduces rate of myocardial infarctions compared to percutaneous coronary intervention for left main coronary artery disease
1. Although there was no significant difference seen in 5-year all-cause death between PCI and CABG patients, a Bayesian analysis ...
Quantitative flow ratio-guided coronary intervention reduces the rate of major cardiac events compared to visual angiography
1. Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) allowed for better periprocedural assessment of stenoses, leading to a lower amount of unnecessary stenting ...
#VisualAbstract: Ticagrelor non-superior to clopidogrel in the reduction of PCI-related myocardial necrosis
1. There was no significant difference in periprocedural myonecrosis between ticagrelor and clopidogrel among patients undergoing high-risk elective PCI. 2. ...
Ticagrelor non-superior to clopidogrel in the reduction of PCI-related myocardial necrosis
1. There was no significant difference in periprocedural myonecrosis between ticagrelor and clopidogrel among patients undergoing high-risk elective PCI. 2. ...
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Drug-coated balloons are noninferior to drug-eluting stents for treatment of small vessel coronary artery disease
1. The rate of clinical events and all-cause mortality was similar in patients with drug-coated balloon therapy compared to those ...
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