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Open AccessEvaluation of a pharmacist-led intervention to improve medication adherence in patients initiating dabigatran treatment: a comparison with standard pharmacy practice in Poland
Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor used to treat cardiac arrhythmias, and rates of non-adherence to dabigatran in Polish populations are high. The current study examined how a pharmacist-led interventio...
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Open AccessEthnic comparison in takotsubo syndrome: novel insights from the International Takotsubo Registry
Ethnic disparities have been reported in cardiovascular disease. However, ethnic disparities in takotsubo syndrome (TTS) remain elusive. This study assessed differences in clinical characteristics between Japa...
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Intravascular imaging, histopathological analysis, and catecholamine quantification following catheter-based renal denervation in a swine model: the impact of prebifurcation energy delivery
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of prebifurcation renal denervation in a swine model and assess its safety through optical coherence tomography (OCT). Prebifurcation renal denervation with...
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Open AccessPaclitaxel-Coated Balloons: Investigation of Drug Transfer in Healthy and Atherosclerotic Arteries – First Experimental Results in Rabbits at Low Inflation Pressure
Beyond antiproliferative properties, paclitaxel exhibits anti-inflammatory activity, which might be beneficial in the local treatment of nonocclusive coronary artery disease. Paclitaxel release and tissue conc...
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Early results of first versus second generation Amplatzer occluders for left atrial appendage closure in patients with atrial fibrillation
Transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion has been proven to be an effective treatment for stroke prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation. For this purpose, the Amplatzer cardiac plug (ACP) ...
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Open AccessFeasibility of second-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation in complex anatomical and clinical scenarios
Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) have become an emerging tool to treat coronary artery disease. However, the current use of BVS is still widely restricted to stable patients and non-complex lesions. In r...
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Acute coronary syndromes in octogenarians referred for invasive evaluation: treatment profile and outcomes
With increasing life expectancy in the western world, the aging population will compose a significant portion of the demographic. Notably, cardiovascular disease is particularly prevalent in the elderly popula...
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Open AccessIntracoronary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Imaging for Detection of Lipid Content of Coronary Plaques: Current Experience and Future Perspectives
Acute coronary syndromes are frequently caused by “vulnerable” coronary plaques with a lipid-rich core. In 1993 near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was first used to detect the lipid (cholesterol) content of ath...
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Open AccessOptical Coherence Tomography Imaging: Novel Insights into the Vascular Response After Coronary Stent Implantation
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution imaging technique that is increasingly used for intracoronary imaging to characterize coronary atherosclerotic plaques and vascular responses after coron...
