Coronary collaterals are present at birth, with wide interindividual variation in their functional
capacity. These vessels protect jeopardized myocardium, and the number of collaterals and …

598 Circ Cardiovasc Interv August 2012 multiple, significant comorbidities (including left
ventricular systolic failure, prior myocardial infarctions, peripheral artery disease, renal …

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is establishing as the last remaining
revascularization option in an increasing number of patients affected by complex coronary …

Objectives: This study sought to hypothesize that the higher risk of myocardial infarction (MI)
documented after a routine double drug-eluting stent (DES) strategy (DDS) compared with a …

Background—The importance of complete revascularization remains unclear and
contradictory. This current investigation compares the effect of complete revascularization on …

BACKGROUND: The role of incomplete revascularization (ICR) in patients with acute
myocardial infarction (AMI) is controversial. We evaluated the impact of ICR on short-and …

In patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease (MVCAD) myocardial revascularization
may be accomplished either on all diseased lesions–complete myocardial revascularization …

Objectives: To evaluate the prognostic value of exercise myocardial scintigraphy in patients
undergoing incomplete revascularization by means of percutaneous coronary intervention …

Objectives We conducted a multicenter observational cohort study of the effect of
completeness of revascularization on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass …

An increase of biomarkers of myocardial necrosis is observed frequently after percutaneous
coronary interventions (PCI) even when the procedure seems angiographically successful …