The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is implicated in the pathogenesis of a number
of medical conditions; however, the subject remains controversial and no official statements …

Background—Small myocardial infarctions after percutaneous coronary intervention have
been associated with higher risk of cardiac events during follow-up. Observational studies …

BACKGROUND: Recent trials have shown the effects of drug-eluting stents (DES) in
treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but data on the clinical outcome are still …

Background—Enhanced coronary vasomotion may contribute to acute coronary occlusion
during the acute phase of myocardial infarction (AMI). Japanese have a higher incidence of …

Radial access use has been growing steadily but, despite encouraging results, still varies
greatly among operators, hospitals, countries and continents. Twenty years from its …

The purpose of the European Stroke Organisation–Karolinska Stroke Update Conference is
to provide updates on recent stroke therapy research and to give an opportunity for the …

Background Previous studies have suggested that an abnormal cardiac adrenergic tone
may have a pathophysiological role in syndrome X (effort angina, positive exercise testing …

Objective: To obtain a “snapshot” view of access-specific percutaneous cardiovascular
procedures outcomes in the real world. Design: Multicentre, prospective study performed …

Transradial access (TRA) decreased bleeding after coronary interventions compared with
femoral access (FA). However, no large study focused on arterial access–related outcomes …

Objective To assess the current use of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of
rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). Methods A systematic literature review …