Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have a lower prevalence in women than men; although, a
higher mortality rate and a poorer prognosis are more common in women. However, there is a …

Objective Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass for the left thoracic artery on the
left anterior descending artery is a safe and less traumatic surgical technique. We …

Background The Freedom Solo (FS) bovine pericardial valve (Sorin Group, Milan, Italy) is a
stentless bioprosthesis that was introduced in 2004 and approved by the United States Food …

OBJECTIVE: Implantation of bioprostheses in the supra-annular position with the single suture
line was first applied by O’Brien to porcine stentless valves. The aim of this study was to …

Objective Stentless aortic valves have been developed to overcome obstructive limitations
associated with stented bioprostheses. The aim of the current multi-institutional study was to …

We report the safety and efficacy of sealing the femoral puncture site with percutaneously
applied collagen after Palmaz-Schatz stent implantation in 100 consecutive patients. Patients …

Objective The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of coronary microvascular function
in the pathophysiological scenario of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Methods Noninvasive …

Carotid endarterectomy still represents the gold standard treatment of carotid artery
bifurcation stenosis but percutaneous angioplasty with stenting is rapidly growing as a non-invasive …

Anemia is one of the most frequent comorbidities found in patients with coronary artery disease
and chronic heart failure (CHF) who are being followed in cardiac rehabilitation facilities. …

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning is a quite rare clinical event mostly described in
the Japanese population. It is also known as tako-tsubo-like syndrome due to the peculiar …