In-hospital outcome of re-attempted percutaneous coronary interventions for chronic total occlusion.

Background: With the advent of novel recanalization techniques and emerging devices, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become a promising leading treatment option for patients with chronic total occlusions (CTO). The present study aims to evaluate the acute outcomes of PCI in previously failed re-attempted vs. first-attempted CTO-lesions.

Increasing use of anticoagulants in Germany and its impact on hospitalization for gastrointestinal bleeding.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to compare nationwide time trends of oral anticoagulant prescriptions with the time trend of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in Germany from 2005 through 2016.

Patients And Methods: The annual number of hospital admissions for GIB associated with gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, hematemesis, melena, hematochezia, and unspecified gastrointestinal bleeding (USGIH) was taken from the nationwide hospital referral file by the Federal Bureau of Statistics. The hospitalization rates were age-standardized using the German Standard Population 2011.

[Effects of exercise training on mobilization of BM-CPCs and migratory capacity as well as LVEF after AMI].

Background And Purpose: Bone marrow-derived circulating progenitor cells (BM-CPCs) are mobilized in adult peripheral blood (PB) during the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) period and contribute to the regeneration of infarcted myocardium. In this study, the influence of physical training on the mobilization and the migratory activity of the BM-CPCs as well as on the left ventricular function (LVEF) after AMI was examined.

Patients And Methods: 26 patients with AMI were analyzed in two groups.