Safety, efficacy, and optical coherence tomography insights into intravascular lithotripsy for the modification of non-eruptive calcified nodules: A prospective observational study.

Background: Non-eruptive calcium nodules (CNs) are commonly seen in heavily calcified coronary artery disease. They are the most difficult subset for modification, and may result in stent damage, malapposition and under-expansion. There are only limited options available for non-eruptive CN modification.

Coronary intravascular lithotripsy in contemporary practice: challenges and opportunities in coronary intervention.

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of calcified coronary arteries is associated with poor outcomes. Poorly modified calcified lesion hinders the stent delivery, disrupts drug-carrying polymer, impairs drug elution kinetics and results in under-expanded stent (UES). UES is the most common cause of acute stent thrombosis and in-stent restenosis after PCI of calcified lesions.

Advancing healthcare: the role and impact of AI and foundation models.

Background: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the healthcare domain is a monumental shift with profound implications for diagnostics, medical interventions, and the overall structure of healthcare systems.

Purpose: This study explores the transformative journey of foundation AI models in healthcare, shedding light on the challenges, ethical considerations, and vast potential they hold for improving patient outcome and system efficiency. Notably, in this investigation we observe a relatively slow adoption of AI within the public sector of healthcare.

Spirometric Assessment of Pulmonary Function Tests in Asthma Patients.

Background And Aims: Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disorder that imposes substantial morbidity and mortality. Spirometry is a significant tool for the objective measurement of obstruction among asthmatics. The present study was conducted to assess the pulmonary function test parameters among asthmatics and compare the observed and predicted values.

Optical Coherence Tomography Predictors of SIde Branch REstenosis after unprotected Left Main bifurcation angioplasty using double kissing crush technique (OP-SIBRE LM Study).

Background: Among the two stent strategies, contemporary evidence favors double kissing crush technique (DKC) for complex unprotected distal left main bifurcation (UdLMB) lesions. However one of the major challenges to these lesions is side branch (SB) restenosis.

Aims: Our aim was to identify optical coherence tomographic (OCT) characteristics that may predict SB restenosis (SBR) after UdLMB angioplasty using DKC technique.