Strategies to overcome challenges of transradial coronary angiography and intervention.

The transradial approach has become the preferred route for performing coronary angiography and interventions. Several studies reported that radial access is associated with significant reduction in vascular complications compared with the femoral access. This technique allows also early ambulation, improves the patient's well-being, and is less expensive.

Prognosis of Patients With Left Circumflex Artery Acute Myocardial Infarction in Relation to ST-Segment on Admission Electrocardiogram.

Background: Total thrombotic occlusion of the left circumflex (LCX) artery may present without ST-segment elevations; the clinical outcomes of such patients remain unclear.

Objective: To examine the difference in clinical outcomes between patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) due to LCX occlusion or stenosis with and without ST-segment elevation.

Methods: The present study is based on an observational, retrospective cohort comprising all patients admitted to 2 centers between 2009 and 2019 with MI due to LCX disease.

[Method of complex therapy of chronic cystitis].

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of hydroxyethyldimethyldihydropyrimidine (trade name Xymedone) in the treatment of chronic recurrent cystitis in women.

Materials And Methods: The study included 30 patients (the main group) with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic cystitis (HC) with a recurrence rate of at least 3 times a year, the average age of the patients was 46.0+/-2.

Type of Anemia, Chronic Non-cardiovascular Illnesses, and Outcomes of Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Objectives: To assess the impact of different types of anemia and of concomitant non-cardiovascular chronic illnesses on outcomes of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and baseline anemia admitted to the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit.

Methods: Based on the mean corpuscular volume, anemia was stratified into: microcytic (<80 fL), normocytic (≥80, <96 fL), and macrocytic (≥96 fL). Data on concomitant chronic non-cardiovascular illnesses including malignancies were carefully collected.

Components of the GABAergic signaling in the peripheral cholinergic synapses of vertebrates: a review.

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. Since the 1970s, many studies have focused on the role of GABA in the mammalian peripheral nervous system, and particularly in the cholinergic synapses. In this review, we present current findings for the cholinergic neurons of vegetative ganglia as well as for the neurons innervating smooth and striated muscles.