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Doyle and colleagues performed a retrospective study of a large cohort of patients undergoing PCI at the Mayo Clinic from 1994 to 2000, to determine the long-term outcomes of BMS, with a focus on stent thrombosis and ISR.
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An early invasive approach is preferred for higher risk non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS), but the optimal timing of cardiac catheterization is not clear.
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This remarkable study is a population analysis of a huge cohort of children in Denmark who were followed, since 1930 or later, for the presence of coronary heart disease (CHD), and had all mandatory annual examinations at schools in Copenhagen.
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This paper gives the results of the substrate Mapping and Ablation in Sinus Rhythm to Halt Ventricular Tachycardia (SMASH-VT) study. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that early prophylactic catheter ablation in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) would decrease the frequency of ICD shocks during follow-up.
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Proteomic and molecular genetic testing is a critical part of the diagnostic algorithm for limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD).
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Two recent studies suggest that rapid TIA evaluation and treatment can reduce stroke risk.
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Axonal neuropathy is common in patients with biopsy-proven small vessel systemic vasculitis (SVSV), and responds to immunosuppressive therapy.
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Female physicians have more than twice the rate of suicide as other professional women and are proportionally at greater risk compared with their male physician counterparts.