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Open AccessResults of streamlining TAVR procedure towards a minimalist approach: a single center experience in Taiwan
Trans-femoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TF-TAVR) performed under conscious sedation (LACS) is not yet become routine practice in Taiwan. We aimed to compared the results between patients received...
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Agreement regarding overcoming hypertension in the Asian Hypertension Society Network 2022
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Open AccessImpact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on short-term outcome in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction during COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the international multicenter ISACS-STEMI registry
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is projected to become the third cause of mortality worldwide. COPD shares several pathophysiological mechanisms with cardiovascular disease, especially atheroscler...
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Open AccessComparison between drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents in very small coronary artery interventions
The optimal management of very small vessel (reference diameter from 2.0 to 2.25 mm) in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) is controversial. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of drug-coated b...
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Open AccessConus branch artery utilization in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion
Data on the prevalence of conus branch artery (CBA) is scarce, and its utilization in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) is non-existing. The present study examined care...
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Open AccessSex differences following percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass surgery for acute myocardial infarction
Women have been underrepresented in the literature; the effects of female sex on outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remain unclear.
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Open AccessAtherosclerosis amelioration by allicin in raw garlic through gut microbiota and trimethylamine-N-oxide modulation
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is strongly associated with the gut microbiota and its metabolites, including trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), formed from metaorganismal metabolism of ʟ-carnitine. Raw garlic juice, wi...
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Statement of the Asian Hypertension Society Network: the Okinawa Declaration on the unity of hypertension societies in Asian countries and regions to overcome hypertension and hypertension-related diseases
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Open AccessThe periprocedural and 30-day outcomes of carotid stenting in patients with carotid artery near-occlusion
The safety of endovascular revascularization in patients with carotid artery near occlusion (CANO) is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the peri-procedural risk in CANO patients receiving carotid artery stenting (...
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Open AccessImpact of conduction disturbances on left ventricular mass regression and geometry change following transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Our study aimed to compare the difference of LV mass regression and remodeling in regard of conduction disturbances (CD) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). A prospective analysis of 152 c...
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Open AccessCharacterization of TMAO productivity from carnitine challenge facilitates personalized nutrition and microbiome signatures discovery
The capability of gut microbiota in degrading foods and drugs administered orally can result in diversified efficacies and toxicity interpersonally and cause significant impact on human health. Production of a...
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How to Cross CTO Lesion from Retrograde Approach
Retrograde approach is essential to achieve high overall success in the intervention for chronic total occlusions. Once the operator delivers the retrograde wire through collateral channels into the distal tru...
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Open AccessQuantification of cardiac pum** mechanics in rats by using the elastance–resistance model based solely on the measured left ventricular pressure and cardiac output
The cardiac pum** mechanics can be characterized by both the maximal systolic elastance (Emax) and theoretical maximum flow (Qmax), which are generated using an elastance–resistance model. The signals required ...
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Open AccessInhibition of Semicarbazide-sensitive Amine Oxidase Reduces Atherosclerosis in Cholesterol-fed New Zealand White Rabbits
Inflammation, oxidative stress, and the formation of advanced glycated end-products (AGEs) are important components of atherosclerosis. Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) participates in inflammation. Its enz...
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Open AccessPrevalence and outcome of patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction with occluded “culprit” artery – a systemic review and meta-analysis
The aim was to determine the prevalence and impact of an occluded “culprit” artery (OCA) in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
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Open AccessAlterations of cerebral perfusion in asymptomatic internal carotid artery steno-occlusive disease
Patients with asymptomatic occlusion in the internal carotid arteries (ICA) have been shown to have a better preserved hemodynamic status of the brain as compared to patients with symptoms. This study was aime...
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Open AccessAccess site complications following transfemoral coronary procedures: comparison between traditional compression and angioseal vascular closure devices for haemostasis
Vascular closure devices such as angioseal are used as alternatives to traditional compression haemostasis. Although the safety and efficacy of angioseal are confirmed, their use remains controversial because ...
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Long-term prognosis in ethnic Chinese patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease
The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term outcome of unprotected left main coronary artery disease (LMCA) with different therapeutic modalities in Chinese patients.
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The inhibition in tumor necrosis factor-α-induced attenuation in endothelial thrombomodulin expression by carvedilol is mediated by nuclear factor-κB and reactive oxygen species
Carvedilol, a nonselective β-adrenoceptor antagonist, has been shown to possess antioxidant effects and reduce the risk of hospitalization and death in patients with severe congestive heart failure, which is f...
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In-stent restenosis in vertebral artery stenting
