Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 87(1) E9-E14 2016年1月
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the best threshold of postintervention minimum stent area (MSA) assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) to predict long-term in-stent restenosis (ISR) for 2.5 mm-diameter everolimus-eluting...
BACKGROUND: Complete heart block (CHB) caused by myocardial inflammation is a serious consequence of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) that requires early diagnosis for effective anti-inflammatory treatment. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to clarify the cardi...
BACKGROUND: Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is frequently observed in patients with type 2 diabetes. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP-4i) attenuates postprandial hyperglycemia (PPH) and may have cardio-protective effects. It remai...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 65(23) 2469-77 2015年6月
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that vasa vasorum (VV) is associated with plaque progression and vulnerability. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coronary neovascularization structures and pl...