Interventions. Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the
American College of Cardiology (www. cardiosource. org), the American Heart Association …

recommendations. A new section on the use of intraoperative transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) is being added to update the guidelines published by the American …

Background—Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a nonatherosclerotic acute
coronary syndrome for which optimal management remains undefined. Methods and …

Acute arterial occlusions occur in high shear rate hemodynamic conditions. Arterial thrombi
are platelet-rich when examined histologically compared with red blood cells in venous …

Stable angina pectoris is a common and sometimes disabling disorder. The development of
new tools for the diagnostic and prognostic assessments of patients, along with the …

These guidelines represent an update of those published in 1996 and are intended for
physicians who are involved in the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of …

Context Coronary revascularization is among the most common hospital-based major
interventional procedures performed in the United States. It is uncertain how new …

Context The joint cardiovascular practice guidelines of the American College of Cardiology
(ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have become important documents for …

Abstract Aims: The SYNTAX™ score has been designed to better anticipate the risks of
percutaneous or surgical revascularisation, taking into account the functional impact of the …

In patients with stable CAD, PCI can be considered a valuable initial mode of
revascularization in all patients with objective large ischaemia in the presence of almost …