Journal of cardiology
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Journal of cardiology · Nov 2014
Comparative StudyImpact of transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale in the evolution of migraine and role of residual shunt.
To retrospectively evaluate the impact on daily activities of transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) versus medical therapy in patients with migraine and to analyze the role of the residual shunt after PFO closure. ⋯ Although the overall evolution of migraine is not significantly different, the abolition of migraine occurs in a larger proportion after PFO closure.
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Journal of cardiology · Nov 2014
Comparative StudyDrug-eluting versus bare-metal stents in large coronary arteries of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: findings from the ICAS registry.
There are a few retrospective subgroup analyses or registries of large-vessel (≥ 3.5mm) stenting. We investigated clinical outcomes of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare-metal stents (BMS) in large coronary vessels. ⋯ There was no advantage to using a DES in large vessels for preventing a hard endpoint, whereas DES use resulted in a significant reduction in TVR in the patients with STEMI in this registry.
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Journal of cardiology · Nov 2014
Predictive value of elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio for long-term cardiovascular mortality in peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), which is common in male gender and elderly population, is related with increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been found to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in atherosclerosis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between NLR and cardiovascular mortality both in patients with intermittent claudication and critical limb ischemia. ⋯ We demonstrated that an increased NLR was related with higher cardiovascular mortality in patients with PAOD, who were admitted with critical limb ischemia or intermittent claudication. NLR, which reflects the patient's inflammatory status, is an inexpensive and readily available biomarker that provides an additional level of risk stratification beyond that provided by conventional risk scores in predicting long-term cardiovascular mortality in PAOD.