Exploring the Role of Advanced Practice Nurses in Cardiology: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Sguanci M+7 more
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ABSTRACT Background The thermodilution technique, employing bolus injections to measure coronary flow reserve (CFR) and the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR), is widely used to assess coronary microvascular function. However, the potential influence of catheter size and operator differences on these measurements has not been systematically ...
Shojiro Hirano+4 more
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Zero contrast technique in doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect closure in patient with body weight less than 10 kg: a case report. [PDF]
Prakoso R+4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Optimal projection views during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures are critical for procedural success and patient outcomes. Aims This study investigated the influence of 3‐cusp view orientation—line of alignment (LOA) versus non‐LOA—on procedural outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI with contemporary ...
Rim Kasem Ali Sliman+5 more
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Correction to: The dual endothelin-1 antagonist aprocitentan alleviates mitochondrial oxidative stress in human cardiac fibroblasts. [PDF]
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Alcohol use as a modifiable risk factor in cardiology: A qualitative study of patient perspectives in Sweden. [PDF]
Welfordsson P+8 more
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ABSTRACT Background The DK‐mini‐Crush (DKMC) technique, an established strategy to treat coronary bifurcation stenoses, is known to be complex, with possible strain on time and resources. Aims To analyze predictors of technical failure as well as time and resourced required for each procedural step of th DKMC technique.
Florian Weidinger+7 more
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Rationale and design of SCOPE trial: a prospective, multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial to evaluate the overall efficacy and safety of a <i>s</i>hort-term anticoagulation strategy versus <i>co</i>nventional single antiplatelet therapy in patients with severe aortic stenosis without indications for anticoagulation or dual antiplatelet therapy <i>p</i>ost-transcatheter aortic valve r<i>e</i>placement. [PDF]
Yan Y+18 more
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ABSTRACT Spontaneous recanalized coronary thrombus (SRCT) has been identified in autopsy studies as multiple interconnected channels separated by thin septa. Despite its potential clinical significance, SRCT remains underdiagnosed. Recent advances in intracoronary imaging, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), have elucidated its ...
Fernando Quevedo+9 more
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