Background— The clinical impact of platelet aggregation assessed by point-of-care assays
is unknown. We sought to evaluate whether high residual platelet reactivity (RPR) to ADP …

Atherosclerosis is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Inflammation
and blood flow alterations are new markers emerging as possible determinants for the …

Background— The choice of imaging techniques in patients with suspected coronary artery
disease (CAD) varies between countries, regions, and hospitals. This prospective, …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of polymorphisms affecting the
clopidogrel metabolism (CYP3A4 IVS10+ 12G/A and CYP2C19* 2) and the P2Y12 receptor (…

Aims To evaluate the clinical, biohumoral, and haemodynamic effects of ultrafiltration vs.
intravenous diuretics in patients with decompensated heart failure (HF). Signs and symptoms of …

Reticulated platelets (RP) are newly-formed platelets with a greater mass, a residual amount
of RNA and an increased prothrombotic potential. No studies investigating the association …

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Scarce data are available on the prognostic role of uric
acid (UA ) in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed at assessing …

Objective Catecholamines have been the mainstay of pharmacological treatment of
cardiogenic shock (CS). Recently, use of epinephrine has been associated with detrimental …

Objectives : The aim of this study was to compare the acute performance of the PLLA ABSORB
bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) with …

OBJECTIVES: The mortality of patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating ST elevation
acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains high, despite early revascularization. Current …