Background We hypothesised that ticagrelor, in combination with aspirin for 1 month,
followed by ticagrelor alone, improves outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention …

Aims Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has emerged as a non-invasive
diagnostic method for patients with suspected coronary artery disease, but its usefulness in …

Aims Pressure-wire assessment of coronary stenosis is considered the invasive reference
standard for detection of ischaemia-generating lesions. Recently, methods to estimate the …

Background : The functional SYNTAX score (FSS) has been shown to improve the discrimination
for major adverse cardiac events compared with the anatomic SYNTAX score (SS) …

A cooperative palladium/triorganoboron catalyst to accomplish the intramolecular
aminocyanation of alkenes through the cleavage of N–CN bonds is reported. 4,5-Bis(…

Background: Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a reliable tool for the functional assessment of
coronary stenoses. FFR computed tomography (CT) derived (FFR CT ) has shown to be …

Aims: The indication for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has evolved from
inoperable patients to patients at increased surgical risk. In low-risk patients, surgical aortic valve …

Aims To compare the long-term safety and efficacy of bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS)
with everolimus-eluting stent (EES) after percutaneous coronary interventions. Methods and …

This review describes common features among diverse biological clocks in insects, including
circadian, circatidal, circalunar/circasemilunar, and circannual clocks. These clocks control …

The optimal duration and type of antiplatelet therapy after implantation of a drug-eluting stent
(DES) remains uncertain. At the time of the first-in-man implantation of the sirolimus DES in …