In patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing contemporary endovascular therapy, timely treatment and achievement of successful revascularization are key to good functional outcome and reduced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer than half of veterans, most of whom were not on lipid-lowering therapy before an event, received ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received moderate- or high-intensity statin therapy 1 year after revascularization for chronic limb ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—A deep dive into the EXCEL trial at TCT 2018 provided some insights into the impact of various clinical and patient characteristics, including postprocedural medical therapy, baseline ...

"For our patients with stable coronary artery disease on medical therapy, this means that 1 in 5 will realize a survival benefit about 5.5 years after revascularization and 1 in 4 will avoid a ...

The value of perioperative β-blocker therapy and preoperative prophylactic coronary revascularization has been widely debated over the years. Garcia and McFalls state in their editorial paper that it ...

Revascularization is often performed in patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD). However, whether revascularization reduces death and other cardiovascular outcomes is uncertain. Cumulative ...

Addition of revascularization to optimized medical therapy not beneficial in patients with carotid stenosis ≥50 percent and low or intermediate predicted stroke risk. (HealthDay News) — For patients ...

"For our patients with stable coronary artery disease on medical therapy, this means that 1 in 5 will realize a survival benefit about 5.5 years after revascularization and 1 in 4 will avoid a ...

Fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided revascularization reduces the need for subsequent urgent revascularization in patients with stable coronary artery disease and functionally significant stenosis.

During major vascular surgery, patients are at high risk for developing myocardial infarction and myocardial ischemia, and two risk-reduction strategies can be considered prior to surgery: ...