Awareness of racial/ethnic disparities represents a key challenge for healthcare systems that
attempt to provide effective healthcare and to reduce existing inequalities in the use of and …

Coronary artery revascularisation can be performed surgically or percutaneously. Surgery is
associated with higher procedural risk and longer recovery than percutaneous interventions …

Importance Drug-coated balloons offer a potentially beneficial treatment strategy for the
management of coronary in-stent restenosis. However, none have been previously …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in
developed countries. In patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), timely …

Background Intravascular imaging with either intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical
coherence tomography (OCT) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is …

Background A lesion-level risk prediction for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) needs better
characterization. Objectives This study sought to investigate the additive value of artificial …

BACKGROUND: The benefit: risk profile of bivalirudin versus heparin anticoagulation in
patients with non–ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous …

Aim Patients with diabetes mellitus are at high risk of adverse events after percutaneous
revascularization, with no differences in outcomes between most contemporary drug-eluting …

In 2022, the Joint Committee convened the writing committee to begin develo**
performance and quality measures for coronary artery revascularization. The writing …

Background The practice pattern and outcome of medical devices following their regulatory
approval may differ by country. The aim of this study is to compare postapproval national …