The Impella device (Impella, Abiomed, Danvers, MA) is a percutaneous transvalvular microaxial flow pump that is currently used for (1) cardiogenic shock, (2) left ventricular unloading (combination of ...

Objectives To examine the association between the sarcopenia index (SI) and the risk of intraprocedural events and post-discharge death during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Design A ...

Abstract Objective: To establish an overview of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous nephrostomy performed at a referral center for cancer, addressing the characteristics of patients submitted ...

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been associated with reduced mortality, myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ...