Platelet‐Mimicking Therapeutic System for Noninvasive Mitigation of the Progression of Atherosclerotic Plaques

Y Ma, Y Ma, M Gao, Z Han, W Jiang, Y Gu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerotic plaque is the primary cause of cardiovascular disorders and remains a
therapeutic hurdle for the early intervention of atherosclerosis. Traditional clinical strategies …

Readmissions to hospital after percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of factors associated with readmissions

CS Kwok, A Narain, HM Pacha, TS Lo… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Readmissions after PCI are a burden to patients and health services that are
not well understood. Methods A systematic review was performed to identify studies of …

[HTML][HTML] LIFU-responsive nanomedicine enables acoustic droplet vaporization-induced apoptosis of macrophages for stabilizing vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques

J Hou, J Zhou, M Chang, G Bao, J Xu, M Ye, Y Zhong… - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the high risk of tearing and rupture, vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques would induce
serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Despite the available clinical …

The burden of major adverse cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease

IT Tsai, CP Wang, YC Lu, WC Hung, CC Wu… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2017 - Springer
Background Patients with a history of cardiovascular disease are at high risk of developing
secondary major adverse cardiac events (MACE). This study aimed to identify independent …

Burden of 30-day readmissions after percutaneous coronary intervention in 833,344 patients in the United States: predictors, causes, and cost: insights from the …

CS Kwok, SV Rao, JE Potts, E Kontopantelis… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the 30-day unplanned readmissions rate,
predictors of readmission, causes of readmissions, and clinical impact of readmissions after …

Rapid inhibition of atherosclerotic plaque progression by sonodynamic therapy

X Sun, S Guo, J Yao, H Wang, C Peng… - Cardiovascular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Currently, efficient regimens to reverse atherosclerotic plaques are not available in the
clinic. Herein, we present sonodynamic therapy (SDT) as a novel methodology to rapidly …

Thirty-day readmission rate and costs after percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: a national readmission database analysis

A Tripathi, JD Abbott, GC Fonarow… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The association of short-term readmissions after percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) on healthcare costs has not been well studied. Methods and Results—The …

The association between CRP/Albumin ratio and in‐stent restenosis development in patients with ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction

U Aksu, O Gulcu, E Aksakal, K Kalkan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although interventional methods are the first‐line treatment options in ST‐
segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the incidence of stent restenosis (SR) is …

Early readmissions after acute myocardial infarction

CS Kwok, CW Wong, H Shufflebotham… - The American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the rate, predictors, and causes of 30-day readmissions in a
single tertiary hospital in the United Kingdom. We conducted a retrospective study of all …

Incidence and predictors of unplanned hospital readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention

S Biswas, D Dinh, M Lucas, SJ Duffy… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Unplanned readmissions to hospital after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) pose a
significant burden to the healthcare system and are potentially preventable. In this study, we …