Mechanical stress from haemodynamic perturbations or interventional manipulation of
epicardial coronary atherosclerotic plaques with inflammatory destabilization can release …

Numerous definitions have been proposed for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI)
after coronary revascularization. The universal definition for MI designates post procedural …

A substantial number of chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients undergoing
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experience periprocedural myocardial injury or …

Background It is unclear whether stable, high-risk patients with persistent total occlusion of
the infarct-related coronary artery identified after the currently accepted period for …

Coronary microembolization from the erosion or rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic
plaque occurs spontaneously in acute coronary syndromes and iatrogenically during …

Purpose: To prospectively analyze the myocardial distribution of late gadolinium
enhancement (LGE) with delayed-enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging …

Background—Myocyte necrosis as a result of elective percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) occurs in approximately one third of cases and is associated with subsequent …

Abstract The European Bifurcation Club recommends an approach to a bifurcation stenosis
which involves careful assessment, planning and a sequential provisional approach. In the …

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Background—Changes in the myocardium in acute ischemia are dynamic and complex, and
the characteristics of myocardial tissue on cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the acute …