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Recent studies using ATP III guidelines show that peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients have less optimal lipid control compared to those with coronary artery disease (CAD). Our study aimed to compare lipid management in patients with PAD, CAD and CAD with PAD by applying the new 2013 guidelines

Despite divergent findings, current evidence suggests that concomitant proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use in patients on thienopyridines after stenting leads to increased rates of recurrent ACS. Little is known about the safety and efficacy of other anti-acid medications such as H2 receptor blockers (

After an acute myocardial infarction (MI), the left ventricle (LV) undergoes remodeling with progressive deterioration in function. The role of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kB) signaling in the genesis of ischemic heart failure remains unclear. We examined the role of NF-kB in post-MI cardiomyopathy

Prevalence, characterization and clinical relevance of intimal micro edge dissection (IMED) and Plaque Prolapse (PP) post Percutaneous Intervention (PCI) utilizing Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). Retrospective review of 185 OCT studies performed post PCI were reviewed by two independent

Atrial Flutter (AFL) is a common arrhythmia treated effectively with catheter ablation. However, trends in utilization of this highly successful therapy have not been systematically evaluated. We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database (the largest all-payer database in the US) to identify

Retrograde passage through a stenotic aortic valve (AV), with the purpose of measuring invasively the gradient across the AV, is not without risk. The utility of a 0.014” coronary pressure wire (CPW) for crossing severely stenotic AV has not been investigated. We examined the feasibility