Relationship between circulating endothelial cells and the predicted risk of cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndromes

amanda submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org)

"There is a significant and positive correlation between increasing CECs and increasing CV risk in ACS. The diagnostic accuracy of CECs in this setting is only ‘moderate’. Whilst it is good at confirming the presence of MI, a CEC value of <7.0/mL is less reliable at confidently excluding patients without disease.
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Targeted stent use in clinical practice based on evidence from the BAsel Stent Cost Effectiveness Trial

amanda submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org)

"Patients with angioplasty of small vessels or bypass grafts seem to benefit from DES use, in long-term outcome, in contrast to patients with large native vessel stenting where there might even be late harm. Still, this hypothesis needs to be tested prospectively. "

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