This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
New data suggest that PCI guided by iFR co-registered on the angiogram can improve outcomes and reduce angina for patients more effectively than treatment guided by angiography alone The exciting ...
NEW ORLEANS, LA—Despite successful PCI and optimal angiographic outcomes, nearly one in four patients leave the catheterization lab with some degree of residual ischemia, according to the results of a ...
Mesenteric artery ischemia is a condition that restricts blood flow to your intestines. Three main arteries, called the mesenteric arteries, supply blood to your small and large intestines. Narrowing ...
A new analysis of the ISCHEMIA trial reveals its results are highly contingent on how myocardial infarction is defined, with investigators reporting a significant treatment difference between the ...
For those with severe vascular disease, treatments are limited. But a pioneer procedure is serving as a new “last resort” for ...
Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...
What causes poor outcomes in patients with advanced peripheral artery disease who develop a complication called chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), which has a high risk of limb amputation due ...
See how angina symptom patterns differ by treatment strategy for chronic coronary disease. Keep reading for clinical insight.
Exercise preconditioning may offer immediate and lasting cardioprotection, according to a theory highlighted in a review calling for studies of this in humans. The idea is to train the heart and ...
To the Editor: We welcome the initiative to redefine transient ischemic attack (TIA), undertaken by the TIA Working Group and described by Albers et al. (Nov. 21 issue). 1 However, the definition ...
Mark W. Feinberg, MD, cardiologist with the Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute and professor of medicine at ...