The vascular endothelium regulates blood flow in response to physiological needs.
Endothelial dysfunction is closely related to atherosclerosis and its risk factors, and it …

State-of-the-art drug-eluting metal stents are the gold standard for interventional treatment of
coronary artery disease. Although they overcome some disadvantages and limitations of …

Aims Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) feature thrombus-
rich lesions with large necrotic core, which are usually associated with delayed arterial …

Current generation of drug-eluting stents has significantly improved the outcomes of
percutaneous coronary intervention by substantially reducing in-stent restenosis and stent …

Background: Bioresorbable scaffolds provide transient lumen support followed by complete
resorption. Objectives: This study examined whether very late scaffold thrombosis (VLScT) …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the risk of scaffold thrombosis (ST) after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with placement of an ABSORB bioresorbable …

Vascular pathology is a major feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias. We
recently showed that chronic administration of the target-of-rapamycin (TOR) inhibitor …

Objectives This study sought to perform a systematic review and network meta-analysis to
compare the relative safety and efficacy of contemporary DES and BVS. Background To …

The technology of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is constantly being refined in
order to overcome the shortcomings of present day technologies. Even though current …

The introduction of percutaneous treatment of coronary artery stenosis with balloon
angioplasty was the first revolution in interventional cardiology; the advent of metallic …