More, More, More: Reducing Thrombosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes Beyond Dual Antiplatelet Therapy-Current Data and Future Directions. [PDF]
© 2018 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley.Common to the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is the formation of arterial thrombus, which results from platelet activation and triggering of the ...
Farag M +6 more
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Elevated Baseline Serum Fibrinogen: Effect on 2-Year Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. [PDF]
BackgroundElevated fibrinogen is associated with short-term major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after percutaneous coronary intervention, but the relation with late MACE is unknown.Methods and resultsBaseline demographics and 2-year MACE were ...
Ang, Lawrence +7 more
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Primary Coronary Sinus Thrombosis in Secondary Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLA) is a non-inflammatory autoimmune disease characterised by spontaneous abortion, thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (arterial and venous).
Joseph Theodore
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Serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cardiovascular disease [PDF]
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibiting drugs (SSRIs) are widely used for endogenous depression. In addition to depleting the nerve terminals of serotonin they also lower blood platelet serotonin levels.
Belcher, P.R. +2 more
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Biomarkers in acute coronary syndromes and their role in diabetic patients [PDF]
Diabetic patients with acute coronary syndromes are at high risk for cardiovascular complications but risk stratification in these patients remains challenging.
Christopher Heeschen +5 more
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Early coronary stent thrombosis after bare metal stent implantation
Percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting has become the most widely performed procedure for the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease. But, a major drawback of coronary stenting is the occurrence of stent thrombosis. Though rare, stent
Laxman Dubey +2 more
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Bivalirudin started during emergency transport for primary PCI. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Bivalirudin, as compared with heparin and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, has been shown to reduce rates of bleeding and death in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Berg, J. van den +25 more
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Outcomes Associated With Oral Anticoagulants Plus Antiplatelets in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation. [PDF]
Importance: Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke should receive oral anticoagulants (OAC). However, approximately 1 in 8 patients in the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the Field (GARFIELD-AF) registry are treated with ...
Bassand, J-P +17 more
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Acute coronary syndrome with ST-segment elevation caused by in-stent thrombosis in the setting of COVID-19 infection [PDF]
We present a case of a 75-year-old male who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention in the setting of acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation and who was hospitalized 12 days afterwards with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Zhenya Marinova +3 more
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Early stent thrombosis in Kounis syndrome - a case report [PDF]
Introduction. Kounis syndrome is a simultaneous manifestation of acute coronary syndrome and conditions associated with mast cell activation, such as allergies or anaphylactic reactions.
Kostić Tomislav +11 more
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