Antiplatelet therapy

Case Report

Stenting Temporarily Unprotected by Platelet Inhibitor Drugs (an unplanned case study)

04/03/2015

James W. Tyson^* and Jack P. Chen, MD^†, ^*University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia; ^†Northside Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

James W. Tyson* and Jack P. Chen, MD†...

A 64-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department with 6 hours of intermittent substernal chest pressure associated with mild diaphoresis and dyspnea.

A 64-year-old gentleman...

04/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Economics and Care

Switching From Eptifibatide to Tirofiban Use in ACS: Reducing Cost While Maintaining Quality of Care

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with J. Brent Muhlestein, MD, FACC, Co-Director of Cardiology Research, Intermountain Health Care and Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; Professor of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cath Lab Digest talks with J. Brent M...

An emphasis on consensus and partnership allows Intermountain Health Care to unite under treatment guidelines, establish protocols, and save money, all while providing quality patient care.

An emphasis on consensus and...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

In-Hospital Management and Outcome of Patients on Warfarin Undergoing Coronary Stent Implantation: Results of the Multicenter, Prospective WARfarin and Coronary STENTing (WAR-STENT) Registry

04/01/2013

Andrea Rubboli, MD¹, Alessandro Sciahbasi, MD², Carlo Briguori, MD³, Francesco Saia, MD⁴, Cataldo Palmieri, MD⁵, Luigi Andrea Moroni, MD⁶, Paolo Calabr√≤, MD⁷, Antonio Maria Leone, MD⁸, Nicoletta Franco, MD⁹, Marco Valgimigli, MD¹⁰, Elisabetta Varani, MD¹¹, Michela Santi, MD¹², Paola Pasqualini, MD¹³, Alessandro Capecchi, MD¹⁴, Giacomo Piccal√≤, MD¹⁵, Massimo Margheri, MD¹¹, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, MD¹, Marcello Galvani, MD¹⁶, Leonardo Bolognese, MD¹⁷, Lucio Gonzini, BSc¹⁸, Aldo Pietro Maggioni, MD¹⁸

Andrea Rubboli, MD1, Alessandro Sciah...

To determine the adherence to the current recommendations, and the incidence of adverse events, we carried out the prospective, multi-center, observational WARfarin and coronary STENTing (WAR-STENT) registry. All consecutive patients on...

To determine the adherence to...

04/01/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology