BACKGROUND: Recent interest has focused on the use of arterial conduits in diabetic
subsets. To date, the long-term benefits of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting in …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study was to determine whether long-term
survival in diabetic patients increased after bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) coronary …

This study evaluated and compared the efficacy of sirolimus-eluting stents (n= 145 patients)
with that of paclitaxel-eluting stents (n= 148 patients) in 293 consecutive unselected patients …

This review considers whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed on the
beating heart (off-pump or OPCAB) will supersede conventional CABG utilizing …

Diabetes is a major risk factor for stroke and is associated with an increase in overall stroke
mortality. The metabolic syndrome associated with insulin resistance is also a significant risk …

Objectives: Our purpose was to examine the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on
vasoreactivity and endothelial function of radial artery (RA) grafts ex vivo. Background: The …

Objectives: To explore the clinical performance of a strategy of revascularization by
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug‐eluting stent (DES) in diabetic patients …

The number of diabetic people will be doubled worldwide in the following 10 years, due to
an increase in the number of type 2 diabetic patients. Because type 2 diabetes increases the …

The use of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on medical devices offers a methodology for
the incorporation of nanotechnology into medicine. SAMs are highly ordered nanosized …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative stroke is a severe complication immediately after coronary
artery bypass grafting, and it significantly deteriorates the postoperative quality of life if it …