The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been identified as a reliable alternative biomarker
of insulin resistance (IR). Recently, a considerable number of studies have provided robust …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. Decades of grassroots
campaigns have helped to raise awareness about the impact of cardiovascular disease in …

Background Data regarding clinical outcomes after intravascular imaging–guided
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for complex coronary-artery lesions, as compared …

Background Whether revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can
improve event-free survival and left ventricular function in patients with severe ischemic left …

Background In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with
multivessel coronary artery disease, the time at which complete revascularization of …

Background Patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease have been found to have
better outcomes with coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) than with percutaneous …

Importance Clopidogrel monotherapy after short dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has not yet been fully investigated in patients with …

Abstract Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a member of the TGFβ superfamily
whose expression is increased in response to cellular stress and disease as well as by …

Background The optimal revascularisation strategy for patients with left main coronary artery
disease is uncertain. We therefore aimed to evaluate long-term outcomes for patients treated …

Importance Discontinuing aspirin after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) was
evaluated as a bleeding reduction strategy. However, the strategy of ticagrelor monotherapy …