Introducation: The process of myocardial infarction progresses over several hours and
therefore most patients present when it is still possible to salvage myocardium. ECG is …

Objectives: The study was carried out to assess and compare the immediate outcome of PCI
in small vessels with that in large vessels. Methods: This prospective, comparative study …

Background: Cardiac troponin I is a highly sensitive and specific marker of myocardial
necrosis. In addition to the strong diagnostic role of cardiac troponin I its prognostic value …

The term “small vessel” denotes a coronary artery with reference vessel diameter (RVD)<
2.8 to 3.0 mm. 1 Lesions involving small vessels account for 40 to 50% of all coronary …

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death and morbidity in
diabetic patients and this group is two to four times as likely to develop cardiovascular …