In a nutshell This study evaluated whether antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should be given personalized for each patient. It found that guided therapy resulted in a reduction in the overall risk of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to standard therapy. Some background Percutaneous coronary...
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In a nutshell This study examined whether a device could reduce chest pain in patients with coronary artery disease. Some background Coronary artery disease refers to a build-up of substance called plaque in the blood vessels to the heart. This narrows the blood vessel and blood flow is affected. Revascularization...
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In a nutshell This paper studied the safety of noncardiac surgery following a recent stent placement. Some background After an insertion of a stent (mesh tube that treats narrowed arteries), some patients undergo surgery that is not for the heart. Such noncardiac surgery has shown to increase the risk of adverse events (undesired effect of...
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In a nutshell This study compared the efficacy of bare metal stents alone to bare metal stents plus prednisone and drug-eluting stents in advanced coronary artery disease. Some background In coronary artery disease, blood vessels are blocked by the buildup of plaque, or fats from the blood stream. This is treated by a process of...
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In a nutshell The present study compares the effectiveness of two approaches – conservative and interventional – with relation to heart attack prevention in patients with a stable coronary heart disease (CAD). The conservative strategy consists of optimal drug therapy; the interventional approach is based on percutaneous coronary...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This study compared the outcomes of two interventional procedures for multivessel coronary artery disease, coronary artery-bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Some background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a condition caused by the narrowing of the blood...
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In a nutshell The SYNTAX score was designed to assess the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, this score has not aided doctors in assessing whether a CAD patient would benefit more from percutaneous coronary infusion (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Here, researchers develop a new scoring system. The new system uses some...
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