Background and Purpose—Intracranial hemorrhage is a serious complication of
thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction, especially among the elderly, but little …

Background: The efficacy of thrombolytic therapy in reducing mortality from acute myocardial
infarction has been unequivocally shown. However, thrombolysis is related to bleeding …

Objectives: The purpose of our multicenter study was to examine the impact of pre-operative
administration of clopidogrel on reoperation rates, incidence of life-threatening bleeding …

This chapter about fibrinolytic, antiplatelet, and antithrombin treatment for acute ST-segment
elevation (STE) myocardial infarction (MI) is part of the American College of Chest …

Background—The risk factors and clinical sequelae of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in the
current era of drug-eluting stents, prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy, and potent P2Y12 …

Aims Thrombotic complications after percutaneous coronary intervention procedures have
decreased in past years mainly due to the use of clopidogrel antiplatelet therapy. However …

Pleural infection remains a global health burden associated with significant morbidity.
Drainage of the infected pleural fluid is important but can often be hindered by septations …

Background and Purpose—Race/ethnic-related differences in safety of intravenous
thrombolytic therapy have been shown in patients with myocardial infarction, but not studied …

Die kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen stehen an erster Stelle der Todesursachenstatistik in
der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und den anderen westlichen Industriestaaten. Unter dem …

Following this review of evidence and after due consideration, it is clear that there are few
cardiovascular conditions that warrant the denial of fitness to fly as a passenger. Given the …