BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Enrollment in the Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent stroke in Intracranial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) trial was halted due to the high risk of stroke or death within 30 days of enrollment in the percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting arm relative to the medical arm. This analysis focuses on the patient and procedural factors that may...

background: angioplasty is one of the most common methods for treating coronary artery diseases. however, a large number of those undergoing this treatment face psychological problems that negatively affect the quality of their life and recovery. we aimed to determine the effects of discharge planning on stress, anxiety, and depression in patients undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary an...

KURALAY, F., ALTEKIN, E., YAZLAR, A.S., ONVURAL, B. and GOLDELI, O. Suppression of Angioplasty-Related Inflammation by Pre-Procedural Treatment with Trimetazidine. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2006, 208 (3), 203-212 ── Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has been recognized as a reliable treatment procedure for acute reversible ischemia and reperfusion. Ischemic reperfusion cycle in P...

BACKGROUND Although paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) angioplasty is an effective procedure for in-stent restenosis (ISR) after coronary stenting, recurrent ISR after PCB angioplasty still occurs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors of recurrent ISR after PCB angioplasty for ISR.Methods and Results:A total of 157 ISR lesions treated with PCB angioplasty from January 2014 to May 2...

An enhanced expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-7 has previously been demonstrated in atherosclerotic and aneurysmal tissue. Because perturbed regulation of MMP-7 may influence the development of these diseases, we searched the MMP-7 promoter for functional polymorphisms. An A to G substitution at position -181 (-181 A/G) and a C to T substitution at position -153 (-153 C/T) with frequ...

Regional coronary blood flow and myocardial metabolism were evaluated in a patient who underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Angioplasty increased coronary luminal diameter and reduced trans-stenotic gradient. Before PTCA, angina pectoris developed during sustained rapid atrial pacing and was associated with abnormal lactate metabolism and a mild increase in coronary ...