CAD, 94% with normal ventricular function). Death or myocardial infarction occurred in 6.3%
of PTCA patients and 3.3% of medical therapy patients (absolute difference, 3.0%; 95 …

Objectives: To investigate the feasibility and safety of the percutaneous dilatation of coronary
septal collaterals and to allow its use as an access for retrograde approach to percutaneous …

Percutaneous recanalization of chronically occluded coronary arteries: procedural
techniques, devices, and results Percutaneous recanalization of chronically occluded …

Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction is an important pathophysiologic feature of
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and a predictor of clinical deterioration and …

Background Acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes is associated with high
mortality. We studied whether previous revascularization by coronary-artery bypass grafting …

Background Cardiac mortality and myocardial infarction (MI) rates are used to evaluate the
efficacy of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous transluminal coronary …

Objectives: The study was done to derive the optimum definition of complete
revascularization in coronary artery bypass surgery. Background:“Complete …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and systems for treating chronic total occlusions, particularly
those that are difficult to treat, is disclosed. In this approach, recanalizing the CTO is …

PURPOSE To discuss patient eligibility criteria in phase III cancer clinical trials in the larger
setting of the complexity of these trials, to review the various reasons for imposing restrictive …

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO) has been rapidly
evolving in recent years. CTO are commonly encountered, occurring in approximately 20 …