Polymer nanocomposites offer significant potential in the development of advanced
materials for numerous applications. These novel materials benefit from the synergy …

There are conflicting data regarding the benefit of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)–guided
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) over angiography-guided PCI. Since the last meta …

Aims Peri-procedural myocardial infarction (MI) is a not infrequent complication of
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but conflicting information exists regarding …

Blood pressure is a heritable trait influenced by several biological pathways and responsive
to environmental stimuli. Over one billion people worldwide have hypertension (≥ 140 mm …

Plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides are among the most important risk factors for …

To identify genetic factors influencing quantitative traits of biomedical importance, we
conducted a genome-wide association study in 8,842 samples from population-based …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the commonest cause of death. Here, we report an
association analysis in 63,746 CAD cases and 130,681 controls identifying 15 loci reaching …

Importance Data on P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after short-duration dual antiplatelet
therapy (DAPT) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are limited …

Background Data regarding clinical outcomes after intravascular imaging–guided
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for complex coronary-artery lesions, as compared …

Common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are predicted to collectively explain 40–
50% of phenotypic variation in human height, but identifying the specific variants and …