Medical therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention and prognosis in patients with chronic total occlusions [PDF]
, 2015 Objective There is little published data reporting outcomes for those found to have a chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO) that is electively treated medically versus those treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Alamgir, Farquad +4 more
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Long-term outcomes of omniflow II biosynthetic vascular graft in lower extremity arterial revascularization [PDF]
, 2018 Background: This study aims to evaluate the patency rates and long-term outcomes of femoro-popliteal bypass procedures with Omniflow II biosynthetic vascular grafts in patients with occlusive vascular disease.
Göncü, M.T. +4 more
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Treatment of atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension: review of observational studies and a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. [PDF]
, 2015 open9Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis can cause ischaemic nephropathy and arterial hypertension. We herein review the observational and randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing medical and endovascular treatment for control of hypertension and ...
Caielli, P +8 more
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Increased hazard of myocardial infarction with insulin‐provision therapy in actively smoking patients with diabetes mellitus and stable ischemic heart disease: The BARI 2D (Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes) trial [PDF]
, 2017 Background In the BARI 2D (Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes) trial, randomization of diabetic patients with stable ischemic heart disease to insulin provision ( IP
Brown, David L +3 more
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MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION [PDF]
Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 1995 Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease causes more morbidity, mortality and loss of economic capacity than any other group of diseases. The modalities of revascularization of the myocardium have undergone rapid advances with emphasis shifting alternately from medical methods to surgical.
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Underuse of coronary revascularization procedures in patients considered appropriate candidates for revascularization. [PDF]
, 2001 Background: Ratings by an expert panel of the appropriateness of treatments may offer better guidance for clinical practice than the variable decisions of individual clinicians, yet there have been no prospective studies of clinical outcomes. We compared
Banerjee, S +9 more
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Use of the Instantaneous Wave-free Ratio or Fractional Flow Reserve in PCI [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Coronary revascularization guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) is associated with better patient outcomes after the procedure than revascularization guided by angiography alone.
Al-Lamee, R +6 more
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Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Although coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) improves diagnostic certainty in the assessment of patients with stable chest pain, its effect on 5-year clinical outcomes is unknown.
Adamson, Philip D. +37 more
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Sudden cardiac death in patients with ischemic heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting results from the STICH randomized clinical trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) [PDF]
, 2017 Background—The risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with heart failure following CABG has not been examined in a contemporary clinical trial of surgical revascularization. This analysis describes the incidence, timing and clinical predictors of
Al-Khatib, Sana M. +19 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2016 BackgroundRecent studies have shown improving survival after cardiac arrest. However, data regarding sex‐based disparities in treatment and outcomes after cardiac arrest are limited.
Luke K. Kim +10 more
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