Letter by Cuglan et al Regarding Article, “Characteristics of Intracranial Aneurysms According to Levels of Coronary Artery Calcium”

Letter regarding article by Wang et al, "coronary artery spatial distribution of acute myocardial infarction occlusions".

BACKGROUND Acute coronary occlusions leading to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs) are due primarily to rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Present "vulnerable plaque" detection technology focuses on identifying individual plaques with no clear therapeutic plan beyond conventional risk factor reduction. We developed a spatial map of the distribution of acute coronary occlusion...

Letter by Salzberg et al regarding article, "Should off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting be abandoned?".

406 O ne of the most controversial areas of cardiac surgery has been whether off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCAB) surgery is superior to traditional on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. On-pump CABG surgery has been an effective, safe, and time-proven technique and is the gold standard with which all other surgical revascular-ization methods have been compared. However,...

Letter regarding article by Katzen et al, "endovascular repair of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms".

BACKGROUND Endovascular aortic repair has become increasingly popular the last years for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR) and thoracic aortic aneurysms. EVAR is less invasive compared with the classic open approach, related to a decreased immediate postoperative morbidity and mortality. Those beneficial characteristics of EVAR do not come without a cost, since EVAR requires th...

Letter regarding article by Ferriera et al, "postprandial hypertriglyceridemia increases circulating levels of endothelial cell microparticles".

BACKGROUND This study evaluated a possible relationship between levels of endothelial microparticles (EMPs), known to be a sensitive indicator of endothelial disturbance, and changes in postprandial lipid levels in healthy volunteers after a low- or high-fat meal. METHODS AND RESULTS Eighteen healthy subjects without known cardiovascular risk factors were evaluated. Lipid and EMP levels were ...

Letter by Calvet et al regarding article, "Prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral infarction".