Objectives: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate muscle force of the hand,
thumb, and forefinger in patients with prolonged radial occlusion after transradial …

Importance During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a complete physical isolation has been
worldwide introduced. The impossibility of visiting their loved ones during the hospital stay …

Ischemic heart disease is increasing dramatically in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), despite
an increasing prevalence of risk factors, and some characteristics of the African people that …

Background and Objectives: Hemolysis is reported to be present in up to 10% of blood gas
specimens in the central lab; however, few data on the incidence of hemolysis using a point …

Intravenous (IV) infusion of adenosine represents the gold standard for measuring fractional
flow reserve (FFR). However, IV adenosine is more expensive and time-consuming …

Background Radiation exposure is an important issue for interventional cardiologists that is
often underevaluated. Our aim was to evaluate determinants of operator radiation exposure …

Background Previous studies showed a possible lower radiation dose absorbed by
operators comparing LRA and RRA for percutaneous coronary procedures. The reasons of …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) accounts for 2% of the total presentations to the emergency department
(ED) and represents the most frequent arrhythmic cause for hospitalization. It steadily …

Little is known about the efficacy and medium-term outcomes of primary percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) in very old patients. We evaluated in-hospital and 6-month …

Aims: The aim of this study was to compare different radiation protection drapes in terms of
radiation dose absorbed by operators during right or left transradial procedures. Methods …