Evolving concepts of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque and the vulnerable patient: implications for patient care and future research

P Gaba, BJ Gersh, J Muller, J Narula… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the natural history of coronary artery atherosclerosis is necessary to
determine prognosis and prescribe effective therapies. Traditional management of coronary …

[HTML][HTML] Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) vs. percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the treatment of multivessel coronary disease: quo vadis?—a review …

C Spadaccio, U Benedetto - Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The optimal treatment of ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) is still controversial. A
number of randomized controlled trials (RCT) and several meta-analyses have been …

Double kissing crush versus provisional stenting for left main distal bifurcation lesions: DKCRUSH-V randomized trial

SL Chen, JJ Zhang, Y Han, J Kan, L Chen, C Qiu… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: Provisional stenting (PS) is the most common technique used to treat distal left
main (LM) bifurcation lesions in patients with unprotected LM coronary artery disease …

3-year outcomes of the DKCRUSH-V trial comparing DK crush with provisional stenting for left main bifurcation lesions

X Chen, X Li, JJ Zhang, Y Han, J Kan, L Chen… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2019 - jacc.org
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the difference in target lesion failure
(TLF) at 3 years after double kissing (DK) crush stenting versus provisional stenting (PS) for …

[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft for left main coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis

M Gallo, D Blitzer, PL Laforgia, IP Doulamis… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The optimal revascularization strategy for patients with left main coronary artery
disease is still controversial. This is systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate …

Surgical or percutaneous coronary revascularization for heart failure: an in silico model using routinely collected health data to emulate a clinical trial

S Pathak, FY Lai, J Miksza, MC Petrie… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims The choice of revascularization with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) vs.
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in people with ischaemic left ventricular …

[PDF][PDF] Intravascular ultrasound-guided drug-eluting stent implantation for patients with unprotected left main coronary artery lesions: A single-center randomized trial.

XM Liu, ZM Yang, XK Liu, Q Zhang… - Anatolian Journal of …, 2019 - jag.journalagent.com
Objective: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has developed as a preferable choice for
optimizing the stenting procedures mainly because it will have good access to vessel size …

The impact of drop-out in cardiac rehabilitation on outcome among coronary artery disease patients

S Pardaens, AM Willems, E Clays… - European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background The effect of adherence to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on outcome is not clear.
Therefore, we aimed to assess the impact of drop-out for non-medical reasons of CR on …

State-of-the-Art Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Patient Selection, Graft Selection, and Optimizing Outcomes.

MFL Gaudino, C Spadaccio… - Interventional Cardiology …, 2019 - europepmc.org
Despite the progressive expansion of clinical indications for percutaneous coronary
intervention and the increasingly high risk profile of referred patients, coronary artery bypass …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends in candidate selection, contraindications, and indications for lung transplantation

A Arjuna, MT Olson, R Walia - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lung transplantation is an established treatment option that can improve quality of life and
prolong survival for select patients diagnosed with end-stage lung disease. Given the gaps …