Right ventricular (RV) function is an important determinant of the prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In the context of recent therapeutic progress, there is an increasing need for better monitoring of RV function for management of PAH. We present the case of a 42-year-old woman with idiopathic PAH who was treated with three oral pulmonary vasodilators, i.e. tadal...

Primary mediastinal extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (EES) is quite rare. To the best of our knowledge, only five cases have been reported. Given the paucity of data, there is consequently no optimal treatment strategy available. The current study presents the case of a 51-year-old female with unresectable EES of the posterior mediastinum. Chemoradiotherapy achieved near complete remission without...

BACKGROUND the everolimus-eluting stent (EES) is a second-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) which is designed to provide better stent deliverability, deployment, safety, and efficacy. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the relative safety and efficacy of the EES compared with the paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES). METHODS the published literature was scanned by formal searches of electro...

With institutional pressures from various stakeholders concerned with climate change and efficient energy use in firms' operations, it has formed the belief that efficiency is crucial part for sustainable operations firm competitiveness. While an increasing number of firms have adopted energy-efficient systems (EES), a limited understanding actual impact EES adoption on financial performance ho...

Abstract Background/Introduction Although second-generation drug eluting stent (DES) employing biodurable polymer drastically shortened the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), previous reports raised concerns that switching from DAPT to single increased rates subsequent thrombosis with time. Third-generation DES bioabsorbable has been introduced so as not hinder healing process vessel...

Aims: To our knowledge, no randomised study has compared rates of uncovered stent struts in everolimus (EES) vs. new-generation zotarolimus-eluting (ZES-R) stents in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of our study was to evaluate the completeness of neointimal coverage with optical coherence tomography (OCT) in ACS patients treated with drug-eluting stents (DES) comparing EES versus new-gen...