Background: Five years of prospective clinical trials confirm that the paclitaxel drug-coated
balloon (DCB)(IN. PACT Admiral, Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) is safe and effective to treat …

Background Treatment with aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor is commonly used in patients with
cardiovascular disorders. The overall effect of such treatment on all-cause mortality is …

Aims Of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), approximately 10% undergo percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI). We studied the safety and efficacy of dual vs. triple …

BACKGROUND: Few bowel-preparation rating scales have been validated. Most scales
were intended for comparing oral purgatives and fail to account for washing and/or …

People seem to think that a unit of some entity (with certain constraints) is the appropriate
and optimal amount. We refer to this heuristic as unit bias. We illustrate unit bias by …

Previous studies have suggested that, in patients with AL amyloidosis treated with high-dose
melphalan and autologous stem-cell transplantation (HDM/SCT), the greatest benefit is seen …

Aim The goal of this study was to determine if long‐term testosterone (T) therapy in men with
hypogonadism, henceforth referred to as testosterone deficiency (TD), ameliorates or …

Background: Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) represents a class I indication in
symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). However, indications for early SAVR …

Background The development of coronary drug-eluting stents has included use of new metal
alloys, changes in stent architecture, and use of bioresorbable polymers. Whether these …

Responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in correctional settings and their
sustained benefit in prisoners after release are currently not known. To examine the human …