Aims Nicotine, a major component of tobacco, is an important factor contributing to
atherosclerosis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the link between nicotine …

Background Flow diverters have revolutionized the treatment of intracranial aneurysms.
Nevertheless, some aneurysms fail to occlude with flow diversion. The Prospective Study on …

Background Whether the effect of smoking on clinical outcomes following an acute
myocardial infarction (AMI) is beneficial or detrimental remains inconclusive. We …

Background: Early strut coverage after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation is
associated with the activation of inflammation, but the underlying mechanisms are not …

Methods After coronary angiography (CAG) and quantitative coronary angiography (QCA),
we implanted 20 DES into 20 pigs allocated to 2 groups: no-nicotine (n= 10) and nicotine …

There are limited studies comparing the effect of current smoking on first-generation (1G)-
drug-eluting stents (DES) and second-generation (2G)-DES in acute myocardial infarction …

Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). However,
the impact of smoking on outcomes after coronary revascularization, especially in patients …

Objective Data concerning the effect of current smoking on solely new-generation drug-
eluting stents (DES) are limited. We investigated the impact of current smoking on 2-year …

The relationship between the in-stent neoatherosclerosis (ISNA) formation and the plaque's
characteristic changes in the non-culprit lesion is unclear. We aim to investigate the plaque …

Background: Although cigarette smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD),
smoking cessation has considerable effects on the reduction of mortality and incidence of …