Background Current guidelines recommend the new‐generation P2Y12‐inhibitor ticagrelor
for patients with acute ST ‐segment–elevation myocardial infarctions ( STEMIs ). The aim of …

BACKGROUND: Computerized tomography (CT) is considered as the imaging study of
choice for blunt abdominal trauma in children. Nevertheless, recent investigations clearly …

Aims Family history is a known risk factor for early-onset myocardial infarction (EOMI).
However, the role of modifiable lifestyle and metabolic factors in EOMI risk is unclear and may …

… For continuous variables comparison between the groups was done by t-tests (if data were
normally distributed) or Mann-Whitney-U-tests (if data were not normally distributed). For …

Effective long-term prevention after myocardial infarction (MI) is crucial to reduce recurrent
events. In this study the effects of a 12-months intensive prevention program (IPP), based on …

Methods Patients who had MI at the age of 45 years or less and were treated in the
metropolitan area of Bremen/Germany, were revisited after a mean period of 5.7±4.0 years to …

Background Although the detrimental effects of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) on
prognosis in coronary artery disease is known, there are few data on the efficacy and safety …

We have achieved dramatic improvement of the internal quantum efficiency (IQE) for
ultraviolet-emitting Ga N∕ Al Ga N quantum-well (QW) structures. Despite a defect density of a few …

Aims Educational attainment might impact secondary prevention after myocardial infarction (MI).
The purpose of the present study was to compare the rate of risk factors and the efficacy …

Background: Diabetic patients show higher adverse ischemic event rates and mortality
when undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute myocardial infarctions. …