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Interventional Cardiology
2 Mins
4 Jul 2017

Premature Ticagrelor Discontinuation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularisation in Routine Clinical Practice

The use of ticagrelor for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome patients has been shown to reduce death, myocardial infarction, and stroke, which has…
Interventional Cardiology
1 Mins
4 Jul 2017

Observed Versus Predicted Mortality After Mitraclip® Treatment in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure and Significant Functional Mitral Regurgitation

The aim of this study was to compare the survival observed in patients with moderate-tosevere functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) and moderate-to-severe…
Interventional Cardiology
1 Mins
4 Jul 2017

Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease Burden and 10-Year Clinical Outcomes in Patients Treated with First-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent

Angiographic SYNTAX score was widely used to assist clinical decision between percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft…
Hepatology
2 Mins
8 Jun 2017

The Importance of Civil Society Involvement in Eliminating Hepatitis C

This is an historic moment for hepatitis C treatment. With the advent of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), we can now massively reduce the harm from an…
Hepatology
1 Mins
8 Jun 2017

Statins in Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

Statins have been used for almost three decades as cholesterol lowering drugs, yet additional effects…
Hepatology
2 Mins
8 Jun 2017

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Diffuse Liver Diseases

Virtual liver biopsy (VLB) can be considered a multicomponent imaging biomarker able to provide fundamental information on the presence, distribution…
Hepatology
1 Mins
8 Jun 2017

Adenosine 2A Receptor Stimulation Prevents the Multiple Processes That Lead to Hepatic 'Immuno-Lipotoxicity' in Mice Fed a Methionine Choline-Deficient Diet and Blocks Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Development

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a benign condition, but in ~20% of patients it can evolve into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with…
Hepatology
1 Mins
8 Jun 2017

A New Screening Strategy for Varices by Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measurements in Cirrhotic Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Variceal screening with upper endoscopy is recommended in cirrhotic patients but unfortunately is costly, uncomfortable to patients, and has low uptake.