Despite the efficacy of cardiac surgery, less invasive interventions with more uncertain long-
term outcomes are increasingly challenging surgery as first-line treatment for several …

In view of the evidence in favour of CABG, this article questions the justifiability of some trials
of PCI vs. CABG, especially in diabetic patients and those with left main-stem CAD, and …

Aims The prognostic value of the right ventricular parameters in patients with heart failure
(HF) is well documented, but the data on patients undergoing mitral valve repair are lacking …

We are honored to provide readers of the Journal with this review of major scientific work
published in the field of interventional cardiology in 2008. In addition, we have included late …

Objectives The aim of the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization in Type 1 and Type 2
Diabetes study was to assess percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery …

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is used with increasing frequency in
patients with diabetes and multivessel disease. This study investigated evolving …

In addition to optimal medical therapy, some patients with coronary artery disease also
require intervention on symptomatic and/or prognostic grounds. The debate over the relative …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to compare long-term outcomes after coronary bypass surgery
with and without an internal thoracic artery graft. METHODS: We analyzed clinical outcomes …

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