Iterations in stent technologies, advances in pharmacotherapy, and awareness of the
implications of implantation techniques have markedly reduced the risk of stent failure, both …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a type of cardiovascular disease with the highest mortality
rate worldwide. Percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention (PCI) is the most effective …

Biodegradable polymers are expected to be an alternative to plastics. Because of its high
biocompatibility, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) is widely used in medicine. It has been …

Abstract Background The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a reliable surrogate indicator of
insulin resistance, is independently associated with coronary artery disease of various …

Ferroptosis plays an important role in the early stage of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion
(MI/R) injury, which is closely associated with the antioxidant damage of mitochondrial …

Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies for cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs), it remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. This underscores …

A central paradigm of cardiovascular homeostasis is that impaired nitric oxide (NO)
bioavailability results in a wide array of cardiovascular dysfunction including incompetent …

Drug-eluting stents (DES) demonstrated superior efficacy when compared to bare metal
stents and plain-old balloon angioplasty and are nowadays used in almost all percutaneous …

Coronary artery revascularisation can be performed surgically or percutaneously. Surgery is
associated with higher procedural risk and longer recovery than percutaneous interventions …

Abstract Aims Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] has demonstrated its association with atherosclerosis
and myocardial infarction. However, its role in the development of in-stent restenosis (ISR) …