This paper discusses the use of Universal Dependency for annotations of a Native North American language Arapaho (Algonquian). While some relations of the universal dependency perfectly correspond with those in Arapaho, language specific annotations of verbal arguments elucidate problems of assuming certain syntactic categories across languages. By critiquing the influence of grammatical struct...

Little information is currently available from the various societies of cardiology on primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Since primary PCI is the main method of reperfusion in AMI in many centres, and since of all cardiac emergencies AMI represents the most urgent situation for PCI, recommendations based on scientific evidence and expert expe...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease (MVD), the optimal timing of staged percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unclear. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This study was a retrospective analysis of 753 STEMI patients with MVD who were treated by multivessel PCI in the Convergent Registry of Catholic and Chonnam Univ...

BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that recent and projected future investments in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) programs at US hospitals fail to increase access to timely reperfusion for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS We set out to estimate the annual number and costs of new PCI programs in US hospitals from 2004 to 2008 and identify the ch...

BACKGROUND Marked variation exists concerning the utilization of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The objective of this study was to examine differences in predictors of mode of revascularization across 3 provincial jurisdictions. METHODS All patients who underwent PCI and isolated CABG in British Columbia, Alberta, and Nova Scotia between 1...

BACKGROUND Stroke is a rare but serious complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). So far, scant information is available about the incidence and outcome of patients developing stroke after PCI for stable angina or acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in daily clinical practice in Europe today. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 2005 and 2008, 46888 patients undergoing PCI were enrolled in...

BACKGROUND Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with significant arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. QT prolongation can occur in the setting of ischemia or acute STEMI as a risk factor for arrhythmia. The goal of this study was to investigate corrected QT interval (QTc), QT dispersion (QTd), and T-wave peak to end (TPE) times in this patient population and evaluate the eff...

Introduction: Protein C inhibitor (PCI) was initially found in human plasma as an inhibitor of activated protein C (APC), the main protease of the anticoagulant protein C pathway [1]. PCI has a reactive site (354Arg-355Ser), which is important for inhibition of serine proteases; therefore, PCI is categorized as a member of the serine protease inhibitor (SERPIN) family [2]. Subsequent studies re...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) via a transradial approach therapy is preferable to primary PCI, with improved ventricular synchrony performance (VS), in Chinese patients. METHODS AND RESULTS The 152 patients with their first anterior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were randomized to a primary PCI group or facilitated PCI group. In the ...

OBJECTIVE Depression is present in 1 of 5 outpatients with coronary artery disease (CAD), and a well-documented risk factor for recurrent cardiac events and mortality. We examined the impact of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), on depressive symptoms, in chronic stable angina (CSA) patients. METHODS On prospective and non-randomized trial, consecutive CSA patients (n=171), who had und...