Several physiological and pathophysiological stimuli or drugs modulate endothelial
progenitor cell (EPC) mobilization. Moreover, levels of circulating EPCs predict …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is an increasingly studied entity
accounting for 50% of all diagnosed heart failure and that has claimed its own dignity being …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic, progressive neuromuscular condition
that is marked by the long-term muscle deterioration with significant implications of …

Aims Recent data suggest that the administration of bone marrow-derived stem cells
(BMSC) might improve myocardial perfusion and left ventricular (LV) function after acute …

BACKGROUND: Randomized trials have shown that transradial approach, compared with
transfemoral, reduces vascular complications (VCs) of coronary procedures in selected …

Background: Microparticles (MP) are vesicles released from activated or apoptotic cells.
Endothelial MP (EMP) are derived from injured endothelium, platelet MP (PMP) from …

Objectives: This study sought to assess whether intracoronary adenosine or nitroprusside
following thrombus aspiration (TA) is superior to TA alone for the prevention of …

Aims Microparticles (MP) are cell-derived fragments known to be increased in the blood of
patients with acute coronary syndromes. We aimed to assess, in ST elevation myocardial …

BACKGROUND: Several reports showed an increase of CD34+ stem/progenitor cell count
early after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), suggesting a contribution of bone marrow …

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare optical coherence tomographic (OCT)
guidance and fractional flow reserve (FFR) guidance in patients with angiographically …