Randomized Comparison of Terumo® Coated Slender™ versus Terumo® Noncoated Traditional Sheath during Radial Angiography or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Background: The transradial approach is generally associated with few complications. However, periprocedural pain is still a common issue, potentially related to sheath insertion and/or arterial spasm, and may result in conversion to femoral access. Radial artery occlusion (RAO) following the procedure is also a potential risk.

Improving 1-year outcome in first-episode psychosis: OPUS trial.

Background: Because early illness course and outcome may affect the long-term outcome of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, it is especially important to address poor outcome in this early critical period.

Aims: To evaluate whether integrated treatment compared with standard treatment reduced the proportion of patients with poor clinical and social outcome after 1 year.

Method: A total of 547 patients with first-episode psychosis were included in the study, 275 randomly assigned to integrated treatment and 272 to standard treatment.

Clinical usefulness of a functional test of neutralising streptokinase antibodies for the prediction of the thrombolytic effect of streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction.

We investigated whether the occurrence of neutralising streptokinase (SK) antibodies, as assessed by a new bedside test, was related to the effect of SK in acute myocardial infarction (AMI), assessed with continuous vectorcardiography (VCG). Twenty-eight patients with ST elevation, admitted View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Continuous vectorcardiography is superior to standard electrocardiography in the prediction of long-term outcome after thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Thrombolytic therapy results in reperfusion of the occluded coronary vessel in approximately 75% of treated patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Unsuccessful thrombolysis results in impaired outcome. This study was undertaken to evaluate reperfusion assessments with 12-lead standard static electrocardiography (ECG) and continuous vectorcardiography (VCG) in AMI patients treated with thrombolytic therapy, with particular emphasis on the value of these assessments in relation to long-term outcome.