Background Balloon-expandable coronary-artery stents were developed to prevent coronary
restenosis after coronary angioplasty. These devices hold coronary vessels open at sites …

Some surveys have shown that the intended users are sometimes unaware of the existence
of guidelines, or simply do not translate them into practice. Thus, implementation …

Aims Patient access to reperfusion therapy and the use of primary percutaneous coronary
intervention (p-PCI) or thrombolysis (TL) varies considerably between European countries. …

Background The multicentre, randomised Benestent-II study investigated a strategy of
implantation of a heparincoated Palmar-Schatz stent plus antiplatelet drugs compared with the …

Background—Dual therapy with ticlopidine and aspirin has been shown to be as effective
as or more effective than conventional anticoagulation in patients with an optimal result after …

Aims Stenting an angiographically intermediate but functionally non-significant stenosis is
controversial. Nevertheless, it has been questioned if deferral of a functionally non-significant …

Background The Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) trial was
a non-inferiority trial that compared percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using first-…

Objectives : This study sought to evaluate the feasibility and safety of autologous bone
marrow–derived and cardiogenically oriented mesenchymal stem cell therapy and to probe for …

Background Our aims were to compare coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and stenting
for the treatment of diabetic patients with multivessel coronary disease enrolled in the …

Background The purpose of the Benestent-II Pilot Study was to evaluate the safety of
delaying and eliminating anticoagulant therapy in patients receiving a heparin-coated stent in …