Aims Peri-procedural myocardial infarction (MI) is a not infrequent complication of
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but conflicting information exists regarding …

Background The timing and indications for surgical intervention to prevent systemic
embolism in infective endocarditis remain controversial. We conducted a trial to compare …

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasingly used to treat
unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis, although coronary-artery bypass grafting …

Background Several studies have compared the treatment effects of coronary stenting and
coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, there are limited data regarding the long …

Background The potential benefits and risks of the use of dual antiplatelet therapy beyond a
12-month period in patients receiving drug-eluting stents have not been clearly established …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare standard-dose CT
enterography (CTE) and 50% reduced-dose CTE, obtained with and without an image noise …

Background Most trials comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with coronary-
artery bypass grafting (CABG) have not made use of second-generation drug-eluting stents …

Background—Although intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance has been useful in
stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis, its impact on long-term mortality is …

Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization with N-
butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) for the treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding via a meta …

Background: In a previous randomized trial, we found that percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) was not inferior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for the …