Background and Aims Data are emerging on 10-year mortality comparing coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting for …

We reviewed the literature about the usefulness of screening for carotid artery lesions in
patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The use of duplex ultrasonography to detect …

Contemporary management of coronary artery disease relies increasingly on percutaneous
techniques combined with medical therapy. Although percutaneous coronary intervention …

6. Ford ES, Ajani UA, Croft JB, Critchley JA, Labarthe DR, Kottke TE, et al. Explaining the
decrease in US deaths from coronary disease, 1980-2000. N Engl J Med. 2007; 356: 2388 …

Background This study focused on contemporary outcomes after coronary artery bypass
graft (CABG) surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with …

BACKGROUND: Improvements in the results of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
with drug-eluting stents (DES) have been extending their use in patients with all forms of …

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
with drug-eluting stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for patients with left …

Objectives Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) has been proposed to
reduce surgical morbidity and improve long-term outcomes compared with stenting in the …

Both atherosclerosis and arterial interventions induce oxidative stress mediated in part by
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidases that have a pivotal role in …

BACKGROUND: Increasing the number of arterial grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) has been linked to improved late survival. Currently, it is not known if these long …