Outcomes and safety of same-day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention: A 10-year single-center study.

Aims: Same-day discharge (SDD) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was safe and cost-effective in randomized and observational studies but faces limited acceptance due to concerns about early adverse events. Our aim was to evaluate early outcomes after SDD PCI in a high-volume urban PCI center over 10 years.

Methods And Results: From 2007 to 2016, 1,635 unselected patients had PCI at our ambulatory cardiac care unit, mainly for stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD).

Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is not increased in obesity.

Background: There are conflicting results in the literature concerning the relationship between obesity and arterial stiffness, assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV). The discrepancies could be due to differences in carotid-femoral distance measurement and/or to the presence of pathologies frequently associated with obesity and which increase arterial stiffness. In this study, we examine the relationship between PWV and weight, without and with associated cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes and/or dyslipidemia).

Crucial importance of using a sliding calliper to measure distance for carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity assessment.

Background And Objectives: In the past, different methods have been used to measure the carotid-femoral distance for the assessment of pulse wave velocity (PWV). However, the latest consensus published advises to use 80% of the direct straight carotid-femoral distance (D(0.8)) using either a flexible tape or a sliding calliper.

Daily administration of the TP receptor antagonist terutroban improved endothelial function in high-cardiovascular-risk patients with atherosclerosis.

What Is Already Known About This Subject: • Terutroban is a selective TP receptor antagonist, i.e. a specific antagonist of the thromboxane A(2) and prostaglandin endoperoxide receptors, shown to improve endothelial function after a single administration in patients with coronary artery disease.