Background: Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of childhood that leads to coronary
artery aneurysms in≈ 25% of untreated cases. It has been reported worldwide and is the …

2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation
Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2004 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI …

Background Despite current treatments, patients who have acute coronary syndromes
without ST-segment elevation have high rates of major vascular events. We evaluated the …

Background—Kawasaki disease is an acute self-limited vasculitis of childhood that is
characterized by fever, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis, erythema of the lips and oral …

The term acute coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to any group of clinical symptoms
compatible with acute myocardial ischemia and includes unstable angina (UA), non—ST …

Background Despite the use of aspirin, there is still a risk of ischaemic events after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed to find out whether, in addition to …

Antiplatelet therapy (APT) has become an important tool in the treatment and prevention of
atherosclerotic events, particularly those associated with coronary artery disease. A large …

Background It has been suggested that clopidogrel may be less effective in reducing the rate
of cardiovascular events among persons who are carriers of loss-of-function CYP2C19 …

Thrombosis has long been recognized as a potentially lifethreatening complication in
children with congenital heart disease (CHD), children with acquired heart disease, and in …

Background—We studied the benefits and risks of adding clopidogrel to different doses of
aspirin in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods and …