Introduction- The anticoagulation activity of warfarin is monitored by the prothrombin time (PT) using the international normalization ratio (INR). Factors such as genetic polymorphism and ethnic differences can cause an ...

Introduction: Brewed from the leaf of Camellia sinensis, which is derived from the family Theaceae, tea is the most common beverage in the world after water. It has various pharmacological effects. In this study, we ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the incidence, angiographic and procedural predictors, and clinical outcome of acute side branch occlusion (SBO) following coronary stent implantation. Methods: In total, ...

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) carries a number of drawbacks, namely its inflammatory effects on the lung parenchyma due to both the mechanical ...

Objective: To investigate the short-term results of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on native coronary vessels in patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Methods: Coronary angiography was ...

Objective: The true incidence of congenital cardiovascular malformations is difficult to determine accurately, partly because of difficulties in definition. About 0.8 percent of live births are complicated by a cardiovascular ...

Introduction: The clinical syndrome of heart failure (HF) remains a leading cause of cardiac morbidity and mortality. The coming years will see a continuous growth in the epidemic of HF and increasingly complex pharmacological, ...