Influence of Tirofiban maintenance duration on patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by percutaneous coronary intervention.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and short term prognosis of Tirofiban in different treatment duration in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) combined with intracoronary injection.

Methods: A total of 125 patients with acute STEMI were enrolled in this study. They were randomly divided into two groups: control group ( = 61) and Tirofiban group ( = 64).

Relationship between lipids levels and right ventricular volume overload in congestive heart failure.

Background: The relationship between lipids and coronary artery disease has been well established. However, this is not the case between lipids and heart failure. Ironically, high lipid levels are associated with better outcomes in heart failure, but the mechanisms underlying the phenomenon are not fully understood.

Serum uric acid as an index of impaired renal function in congestive heart failure.

Background: Hyperuricemia is frequently present in patients with heart failure. Many pathological conditions, such as tissue ischemia, renal function impairment, cardiac function impairment, metabolic syndrome, and inflammatory status, may impact uric acid (UA) metabolism. This study was to assess their potential relations to UA metabolism in heart failure.