Background For the treatment of myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation, primary
angioplasty is considered superior to fibrinolysis for patients who are admitted to hospitals …

Background Remote ischaemic preconditioning attenuates cardiac injury at elective surgery
and angioplasty. We tested the hypothesis that remote ischaemic conditioning during …

Background: There are limited data on the incidence, clinical implications, and predisposing
factors of transcatheter heart valve (THV) thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve …

Aims Exenatide, a glucagon-like-peptide-1 analogue, increases myocardial salvage in
experimental settings with coronary occlusion and subsequent reperfusion. We evaluated …

Background—Distal embolization during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
for ST-elevation myocardial infarction may result in reduced myocardial perfusion, infarct …

Aims: In a prospective randomised trial we aimed to compare transapical transcatheter aortic
valve implantation (a-TAVI) with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in operable …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of distal protection during
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction …

Background In low-risk patients, the zotarolimus-eluting stent has been shown to reduce
rates of restenosis without increasing the risk of stent thrombosis. We compared the efficacy …

Background—Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is a novel diagnostic modality for functional
testing of coronary artery stenosis without the use of pressure wires and induction of …

Background—Among drug-eluting stents released to date, the sirolimus-eluting stent has
demonstrated the least amount of late lumen loss, but its efficacy and safety have not been …