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Background and Purpose— Hyperperfusion syndrome is a rare but well-described complication after endarterectomy or stenting in the carotid circulation. Summary of Case— A 66-year-old man who had vertebrobasilar insufficiency refractory to... more
Purpose: Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease have been shown to be clinically superior and cost-effective compared to conventional percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). However, few studies... more
Risk-standardized all-cause 30-day readmission rates (RSRRs) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been endorsed as a national measure of hospital quality. Little is known about variation in the performance of hospitals on... more
The purpose of this study was to determine predictors of bleeding complications after current rescue coronary interventions including stenting and adjunctive platelet inhibitors. Previous studies of rescue angioplasty for thrombolytic... more
Antiplatelet therapy has reduced the incidence of thromboembolic events for patients undergoing carotid revascularization. However, the platelet inhibitory effect of aspirin and clopidogrel, the most commonly used P2Y12 receptor... more