Effect of alirocumab added to high-intensity statin therapy on coronary atherosclerosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction: the PACMAN-AMI randomized …

L Räber, Y Ueki, T Otsuka, S Losdat, JD Häner… - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Coronary plaques that are prone to rupture and cause adverse cardiac events
are characterized by large plaque burden, large lipid content, and thin fibrous caps. Statins …

Identification of patients and plaques vulnerable to future coronary events with near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound imaging: a prospective, cohort …

R Waksman, C Di Mario, R Torguson, ZA Ali, V Singh… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) intravascular ultrasound imaging can detect
lipid-rich plaques (LRPs). LRPs are associated with acute coronary syndromes or …

Temporal changes in coronary hyperemic and resting hemodynamic indices in nonculprit vessels of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

NW van der Hoeven, GN Janssens… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of nonculprit vessels among patients
with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with improved …

Evaluation of Microvascular Injury in Revascularized Patients With ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Ticagrelor Versus Prasugrel: The …

MAH van Leeuwen, NW van der Hoeven… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Despite successful restoration of epicardial vessel patency with primary
percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary microvascular injury occurs in a large …

Right ventricular outflow and apical pacing comparably worsen the echocardioghraphic normal left ventricle

TJF ten Cate, MG Scheffer… - European Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Aims A depressed left ventricular function (LVF) is sometimes observed during right
ventricular apical (RVA) pacing, but any prediction of this adverse effect cannot be done …

Platelet Inhibition, Endothelial Function, and Clinical Outcome in Patients Presenting With ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Randomized to Ticagrelor …

NW van der Hoeven, GN Janssens… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Off‐target properties of ticagrelor might reduce microvascular injury and
improve clinical outcome in patients with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction. The …

[HTML][HTML] Coronary angiography findings in patients with shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest

J Nas, J Thannhauser, E van Dijk, C Verkroost… - Resuscitation, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation (VF) poses a therapeutic challenge during
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). For these patients, new treatment strategies are under …

Atrial fibrillation in patients with an atrial septal defect in a single centre cohort during a long clinical follow-up: its association with closure and outcome of therapy

R Evertz, M Reinders, C Houck, T Ten Cate… - Open …, 2020 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective Currently, consensus is lacking on the relation between closure of atrial septal
defect (ASD) and the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF), which is a known complication in …

Short-Term and Long-Term Risk of Recurrent Vascular Event by Cause After Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults

E Verburgt, NA Hilkens, MS Ekker… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cause of ischemic stroke in young people is highly variable; however, the risk of
recurrence is often presented with all subtypes of stroke grouped together in classification …

Pacemaker-related myocardial perfusion defects worsen during higher pacing rate and coronary flow augmentation

TJF ten Cate, FC Visser, NM Panhuyzen-Goedkoop… - Heart Rhythm, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Asynchronous activation resulting from right ventricular apical (RVA)
pacing can adversely affect left ventricular function and myocardial perfusion despite normal …