International journal of cardiology
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Current guidelines recommend prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for patients with drug-eluting stents (DES) implantation. Nevertheless, optimal discontinuation of DAPT remains a controversy. We performed a meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluate optimal discontinuation of DAPT in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with DES. ⋯ 1) Compared with shorter DAPT, longer DAPT was associated with a significant reduction in thrombotic events (MI and ST) and a higher rate of major bleeding. 2) By the assessment of the trade-off between thrombotic and hemorrhagic events, shorter DAPT was non-inferior to longer DAPT. 3) The benefit of longer DAPT was significant in patients with first-generation DES and EES and weakened with other second-generation DES (ZES and BP-DES).
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Transcatheter tricuspid VIV replacement has been proposed as a feasible option for high-risk patients with previous tricuspid valve replacement that undergo valve degeneration causing refractory heart failure. However, little is known about the long-term outcome of patients treated with transcatheter tricuspid VIV. We evaluate the safety of transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve (VIV) replacement by using balloon-expandable aortic valve stents and the long-term follow-up. ⋯ In our experience, trans-catheter tricuspid VIV demonstrated good long-term results in terms of valve performance and functional class improvement at 32months from intervention.
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Retraction Of Publication
Retraction notice to "Long-Term Trends (1986-2003)in the Use of Coronary Reperfusion Strategies in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction in Central Massachusetts" [Int. J Cardiol. 131 (2008) (83-89)].
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief and Author. ⋯ As such this article represents a severe abuse of the scientific publishing system. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process.
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Lung function has previously been related to increased mortality. Whether pulmonary impairment is associated with an increased mortality independent of cardiac dysfunction remains unclear. ⋯ The lung function parameters FEV1 and FVC, but not FEV1/FVC ratio, were related to all-cause mortality in individuals from the general population independent of cardiac function.