The major thrust of current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for coronary artery disease has overwhelmingly focused on late-stage atherosclerosis—ie, obstructive coronary artery disease—and its ...

The trial seeks to enrol up to 158 subjects with moderate-to-severely calcified, stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions. Credit: Pixel-Shot / Shutterstock. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) MedTech’s ...

Strain assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a key prognostic indicator in myocardial infarction. However, the strain characteristics and prognostic value in myocardial infarction with ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death, primarily affecting relatively young women (median age, 51 years) ...

This congenital condition typically lacks obvious clinical manifestations during adolescence. However, as individuals age, the accumulated myocardial pressure on the coronary arteries can lead to ...

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University (Weifang People’s Hospital), Weifang, China We present a case of duodenal perforation ...

For decades, the management of coronary artery disease has focused on epicardial obstruction and ischaemia, which is often recognised too late for long-term intervention. This approach limits the ...

Background: Dual antiplatelet therapy is the standard of care for acute coronary syndrome, but uncertainty exists regarding the optimal regimen for patients in North America. We sought to compare the ...