Endocardium Minimally Contributes to Coronary Endothelium in the Embryonic Ventricular Free Walls
Sox17 Controls Emergence and Remodeling of Nestin-Expressing Coronary Vessels
Original Research | By S González-Hernández, MJ Gómez, F Sánchez-Cabo et al.
Original Research | By WJ Deng, SY Yin, D McMullin et al.
BACKGROUND - Residual shunt is observed in up to 25% of patients after patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, but its long-term influence on stroke recurrence currently is unknown. OBJECTIVE - To investigate the association of residual shunt after PFO closure with the incidence of recurrent stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). DESIGN - Prospective cohort study comparing stro...
Clinical Trial | By TA Meijers , A Aminian , M van Wely et al.
OBJECTIVES - The aim of this study was to investigate whether transradial (TR) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is superior to transfemoral (TF) PCI in complex coronary lesions with large-bore guiding catheters with respect to clinically relevant access site–related bleeding or vascular complications. BACKGROUND - The femoral artery is currently the most applied access site for PCI of comple...
Large-Bore Radial Access for Complex PCI: A Flash of COLOR With Some Shades of Grey
Cardiac surgery following transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Original Research | By S Saha, S Peterss, C Mueller et al.
OBJECTIVES - The objective of this study was to retrospectively analyse surgical outcomes of patients undergoing secondary cardiac surgery after initial transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). METHODS - Between December 2012 and February 2020, a total of 41 consecutive patients underwent cardiac surgery after a TAVR procedure at our institution. Patients who underwent emergency operations due to ...
A Novel Circulating MicroRNA for the Detection of Acute Myocarditis
Original Research | By R Blanco-Domínguez, R Sánchez-Díaz, H de la Fuente et al.
BACKGROUND - The diagnosis of acute myocarditis typically requires either endomyocardial biopsy (which is invasive) or cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (which is not universally available). Additional approaches to diagnosis are desirable. We sought to identify a novel microRNA for the diagnosis of acute myocarditis. METHODS - To identify a microRNA specific for myocarditis, we performed microRNA...
Original Research | By DN Tziakas, G Chalikias, K Schäfer et al.
Original Research | By Y Choi, Y Lee, Y-S Oh et al.
OBJECTIVE - Optimal antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) beyond 1 year after coronary stent implantation has not been well established in the era of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC). METHODS - Using Korean National Health Insurance Service data, we analysed 4294 patients with AF who were prescribed DOAC beyond 1 year after coronary stent implantation. Subjects were classified ...