Background Despite the use of aspirin, there is still a risk of ischaemic events after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed to find out whether, in addition to aspirin, …

Objectives : The aim of this study was: 1) to evaluate the acute and late outcomes of a
transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) program including both the transfemoral (TF) and …

Background Earlier trials have shown that a routine invasive strategy improves outcomes in
patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation. However, the optimal …

Background— No direct comparisons exist of the renal tolerability of the low-osmolality
contrast medium iopamidol with that of the iso-osmolality contrast medium iodixanol in high-risk …

Background During primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), manual thrombectomy
may reduce distal embolization and thus improve microvascular perfusion. Small trials …

OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate the prognostic impact of right ventricular (RV) myocardial
involvement in patients with inferior myocardial infarction (MI). BACKGROUND There is …

… Solomon, Richard J.; Mehran, Roxana; Natarajan, Madhu K.; Doucet, Serge; Katholi,
Richard E.; Staniloae, Cezar S.; Sharma, Samin K.; Labinaz, Marino; Gelormini, Joseph L.; …

Objectives : This study sought to evaluate the long-term outcomes after transcatheter aortic
valve implantation (TAVI) in the Multicenter Canadian Experience study, with special focus on …

Background Two large trials have reported contradictory results at 1 year after thrombus
aspiration in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In a 1-year follow-up of the largest …

Objectives The authors sought to prospectively determine the safety and efficacy of next-day
discharge using the Vancouver 3M (Multidisciplinary, Multimodality, but Minimalist) Clinical …