Dual antiplatelet therapy and antithrombotic treatment: Recommendations and controversies.

Dual antiplatelet therapy is currently recommended for all patients with acute coronary syndromes, independent of whether they receive pharmacological treatment or undergo percutaneous coronary intervention. Antiplatelet...

Radial artery cardiac catheterization: changing the convincing data/work to change (CD/WC) ratio.

Risk factors of supraventricular arrhythmia in adults with congenital heart disease.

Supraventricular arrhythmia (SVA) is a frequent clinical complication in adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study is prognostic evaluation of congenital heart defect complexity, performed...

Treating depression: psychiatric consultation in cardiology.

Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in coronary artery disease, and it can worsen cardiac outcomes. Also, cardiac disease predisposes patients to the development of depression. Assessment of depression is...

Correlation between endothelial dysfunction in normal coronary patients with slow flow and aortic ectasia: the first report.

Slow coronary flow (SCF) is slow dye progression in the coronary arteries during selective angiography, but there is no such study about greater visceral vessels. Studies have suggested that flow-mediated dilation (FMD)...