To make an evidence-based evaluation of the relationship between kidney failure and
cardiovascular risk, we reviewed the literature obtained from a PubMed search using pre …

full-text guidelines incorporating the updated material are available on the Internet (www.
acc. org or www. americanheart. org) in both a version that shows the changes from the …

Background. Blood transfusions have been linked to increased morbidity and mortality.
Bleeding during and after cardiac operations and the hemodilution effects of …

BACKGROUND: Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness,
but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have …

Background: The comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients in whom both procedures are …

Background—Resistin, a novel adipokine, is elevated in patients with type 2 diabetes and
may play a role in the vascular complications of this disorder. One recent study has shown …

Background—In the first year after coronary stent implantation, clinical failures are driven
mainly by procedural complications and restenosis, but the subsequent relative …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a worldwide epidemic. Its prevalence is rapidly increasing in both
developing and developed countries. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is highly prevalent and …

BACKGROUND: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is superior to percutaneous
intervention in diabetic patients with multivessel disease. The use of bilateral internal …

Background: There are no data available on specific causes of death from randomized trials
that have compared coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with percutaneous coronary …