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A significant number of patients with critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) show steno-occlusion of below-the-knee (BTK) arteries. Recanalization is required for rapid wound healing in these patients. Interventional recanalization is preferred...
Endovascular therapy (EVT) plays a pivotal role in the management of chronic limbthreatening ischemia (CLTI). The outcomes of limb salvage after EVT in patients with CLTI have improved substantially over...
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare and deteriorating condition defined as chronic obstruction of pulmonary artery with organized thrombi which causes pulmonary hypertension, and this disease entity classified...
Background: This study was to investigate the clinical impact of Losartan as an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) and Ramipril as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) on 3-year clinical outcomes in...
Although current drug-eluting stents (DES) are considered to be the standard treatment for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with de novo coronary artery disease (CAD), there are some limitations...
Background: Complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures involving overlapping stents or bifurcation stenting require a lot of fluoroscopic time, which leads to high X-ray exposure for the patient as well...