acute coronary syndrome

Original Contribution

Effect of Prior Aspirin Treatment on Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights From the PROSPECT Study

07/15/2015

Sorin J. Brener, MD,^1,2; Akiko Maehara, MD,^2,3; Gary S. Mintz, MD²; Giora Weisz, MD,^2,3,4; Bernard de Bruyne, MD, PhD⁵; Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD⁶; Gregg W. Stone, MD^2,3

Sorin J. Brener, MD,1,2; Akiko Maeha...

Prior aspirin treatment is considered a risk factor for adverse outcomes in ACS patients. This PROSPECT trial analysis of patients with versus without aspirin pretreatment indicates that aspirin pretreatment was not an independent predictor...

Prior aspirin treatment is...

07/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and Composition of Culprit Lesions Between Cigarette Smokers and Non-Smokers by In Vivo Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound

05/15/2015

Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro, MD, MPH¹; Colette Cushman, MD²; Deepak Kapoor, MD²; Kelsey Alexander, MD²; Jose Cuellar-Silva, MD²; Smith Giri, MD¹; Vincent Robinson, MD²; Uzoma N. Ibebuogu, MD¹

Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro, MD, MPH1; Col...

This study investigated the relationship between cigarette smoking and the development of vulnerable coronary artery plaque using virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) and showed that cigarette smoking was associated with an...

This study investigated the...

05/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology