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Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Contemporary Epidemiology, Management Gaps, and Future Directions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Criqui, Michael H., Matsushita, Kunihiro, Aboyans, Victor, Hess, Connie N., Hicks, Caitlin W., Kwan, Tak W., McDermott, Mary M., Misra, Sanjay, Ujueta, Francisco

“…Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects >230 million adults worldwide and is associated with increased risk of various adverse clinical…”
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Comment on: COVID‐19 Deaths in Long‐Term Care Facilities: A Critical Piece of the Pandemic Puzzle by Kong, Tak‐kwan

“…See the Reply by Lau-Ng et al…”
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Longer incubation period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in older adults by Kong, Tak‐kwan

“…Objective The aim of this study was to explore any age‐related change in the incubation period of COVID‐19, specifically any difference between older (aged…”
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Favorable outcome of geriatric telemedicine for frail older adults with COVID‐19 staying at home during the omicron tsunami in Hong Kong by Kong, Tak‐kwan

“…Hong Kong was hit by a tsunami of COVID‐19 in mid‐February 2022, impacting on frail older adults with high COVID‐19 mortality. Two older adults with COVID‐19…”
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Epidemiology of Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Asian American Adults: Implications, Management, and Future Directions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Kwan, Tak W., Wong, Sally S., Hong, Yuling, Kanaya, Alka M., Khan, Sadiya S., Hayman, Laura L., Shah, Svati H., Welty, Francine K., Deedwania, Prakash C., Khaliq, Asma, Palaniappan, Latha P.

“…Asian American individuals make up the fastest growing racial and ethnic group in the United States. Despite the substantial variability that exists in type 2…”
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3-Year Outcomes of the DKCRUSH-V Trial Comparing DK Crush With Provisional Stenting for Left Main Bifurcation Lesions by Chen, Xiang, Li, Xiaobo, Zhang, Jun-Jie, Han, Yaling, Kan, Jing, Chen, Lianglong, Qiu, Chunguang, Santoso, Teguh, Paiboon, Chootopol, Kwan, Tak W., Sheiban, Imad, Leon, Martin B., Stone, Gregg W., Chen, Shao-Liang

“…The present study aimed to investigate the difference in target lesion failure (TLF) at 3 years after double kissing (DK) crush stenting versus provisional…”
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Double Kissing Crush Versus Provisional Stenting for Left Main Distal Bifurcation Lesions: DKCRUSH-V Randomized Trial by Chen, Shao-Liang, Zhang, Jue-Jie, Han, Yaling, Kan, Jing, Chen, Lianglong, Qiu, Chunguang, Jiang, Tiemin, Tao, Ling, Zeng, Hesong, Li, Li, Xia, Yong, Gao, Chuanyu, Santoso, Teguh, Paiboon, Chootopol, Wang, Yan, Kwan, Tak W, Ye, Fei, Tian, Nailiang, Liu, Zhizhong, Lin, Song, Lu, Chengzhi, Wen, Shangyu, Hong, Lang, Zhang, Qi, Sheiban, Imad, Xu, Yawei, Wang, Lefeng, Rab, Tanveer S, Li, Zhanquan, Cheng, Guanchang, Cui, Lianqun, Leon, Martin B, Stone, Gregg W

“…Provisional stenting (PS) is the most common technique used to treat distal left main (LM) bifurcation lesions in patients with unprotected LM coronary artery…”
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Cutoff Value and Long-Term Prediction of Clinical Events by FFR Measured Immediately After Implantation of a Drug-Eluting Stent in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: 1- to 3-Year Results From the DKCRUSH VII Registry Study by Li, Sui-Ji, Ge, Zhen, Kan, Jing, Zhang, Jun-Jie, Ye, Fei, Kwan, Tak W, Santoso, Teguh, Yang, Song, Sheiban, Imad, Qian, Xue-Song, Tian, Nai-Liang, Rab, Tanveer S, Tao, Ling, Chen, Shao-Liang

“…This study aimed to investigate the cutoff of post-drug-eluting stent (DES) fractional flow reserve (FFR) for prediction of 1- to 3-year target vessel failure…”
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More studies showing longer COVID‐19 incubation period in older adults and questioning the appropriate times for quarantine and contact tracing by Kong, Tak‐kwan

“…1,4 On the contrary, Dai et al 2 and Tan et al 3 opined from their findings that a 14‐day quarantine period would be adequate for both young and old. 2,3 Based…”
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A Randomized Clinical Study Comparing Double Kissing Crush With Provisional Stenting for Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: Results From the DKCRUSH-II (Double Kissing Crush versus Provisional Stenting Technique for Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions) Trial by CHEN, Shao-Liang, SANTOSO, Teguh, KWAN, Tak W, ZHANG, Jun-Jie, FEI YE, XU, Ya-Wei, QIANG FU, JING KAN, PAIBOON, Chitprapai, YONG ZHOU, DING, Shi-Qing

“…The present study aimed to investigate the difference in major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 12 months in patients with coronary bifurcation lesions after…”
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Clinical Outcome of Double Kissing Crush Versus Provisional Stenting of Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: The 5-Year Follow-Up Results From a Randomized and Multicenter DKCRUSH-II Study (Randomized Study on Double Kissing Crush Technique Versus Provisional Stenting Technique for Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions) by Chen, Shao-Liang, Santoso, Teguh, Zhang, Jun-Jie, Ye, Fei, Xu, Ya-Wei, Fu, Qiang, Kan, Jing, Zhang, Feng-Fu, Zhou, Yong, Xie, Du-Jiang, Kwan, Tak W

“…BACKGROUND—Provisional stenting is effective for anatomic simple bifurcation lesions. Double kissing crush stenting reduces the 1-year rate of target lesion…”
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Impact of the complexity of bifurcation lesions treated with drug-eluting stents: the DEFINITION study (Definitions and impact of complEx biFurcation lesIons on clinical outcomes after percutaNeous coronary IntervenTIOn using drug-eluting steNts) by Chen, Shao-Liang, Sheiban, Imad, Xu, Bo, Jepson, Nigel, Paiboon, Chitprapai, Zhang, Jun-Jie, Ye, Fei, Sansoto, Teugh, Kwan, Tak W, Lee, Michael, Han, Ya-Ling, Lv, Shu-Zheng, Wen, Shang-Yu, Zhang, Qi, Wang, Hai-Chang, Jiang, Tie-Ming, Wang, Yan, Chen, Liang-Long, Tian, Nai-Liang, Cao, Feng, Qiu, Chun-Guang, Zhang, Yao-Jun, Leon, Martin B

“…The present study established criteria to differentiate simple from complex bifurcation lesions and compared 1-year outcomes stratified by lesion complexity…”
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Clinical Outcome After DK Crush Versus Culotte Stenting of Distal Left Main Bifurcation Lesions: The 3-Year Follow-Up Results of the DKCRUSH-III Study by Chen, Shao-Liang, Xu, Bo, Han, Ya-Ling, Sheiban, Imad, Zhang, Jun-Jie, Ye, Fei, Kwan, Tak W, Paiboon, Chitprapai, Zhou, Yu-Jie, Lv, Shu-Zheng, Dangas, George D, Xu, Ya-Wei, Wen, Shang-Yu, Hong, Lang, Zhang, Rui-Yan, Wang, Hai-Chang, Jiang, Tie-Ming, Wang, Yan, Sansoto, Teguh, Chen, Fang, Yuan, Zu-Yi, Li, Wei-Min, Leon, Martin B

“…The present study aimed to investigate the difference in major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 3 years after double-kissing (DK) crush versus culotte stenting…”
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A Randomized Clinical Study Comparing Double Kissing Crush With Provisional Stenting for Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions by Chen, Shao-Liang, MD, Santoso, Teguh, MD, Zhang, Jun-Jie, MD, Ye, Fei, MD, Xu, Ya-Wei, MD, Fu, Qiang, MD, Kan, Jing, MBBS, Paiboon, Chitprapai, MD, Zhou, Yong, MD, Ding, Shi-Qing, MD, Kwan, Tak W., MD

“…Objectives The present study aimed to investigate the difference in major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 12 months in patients with coronary bifurcation…”
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Comparison of Double Kissing Crush Versus Culotte Stenting for Unprotected Distal Left Main Bifurcation Lesions: Results From a Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective DKCRUSH-III Study by CHEN, Shao-Liang, BO XU, DANGAS, George D, XU, Ya-Wei, WEN, Shang-Yu, LANG HONG, ZHANG, Rui-Yan, WANG, Hai-Chang, JIANG, Tie-Ming, YAN WANG, FANG CHEN, YUAN, Zu-Yi, HAN, Ya-Ling, LI, Wei-Min, LEON, Martin B, SHEIBAN, Imad, ZHANG, Jun-Jie, FEI YE, KWAN, Tak W, PAIBOON, Chitprapai, ZHOU, Yu-Jie, LV, Shu-Zheng

“…The study aimed to investigate the difference in major adverse cardiac event (MACE) at 1-year after double kissing (DK) crush versus Culotte stenting for…”
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Randomized Comparison of FFR-Guided and Angiography-Guided Provisional Stenting of True Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: The DKCRUSH-VI Trial (Double Kissing Crush Versus Provisional Stenting Technique for Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions VI) by Chen, Shao-Liang, Ye, Fei, Zhang, Jun-Jie, Xu, Tian, Tian, Nai-Liang, Liu, Zhi-Zhong, Lin, Song, Shan, Shou-Jie, Ge, Zhen, You, Wei, Liu, Yue-Qiang, Qian, Xue-Song, Li, Feng, Yang, Song, Kwan, Tak W, Xu, Bo, Stone, Gregg W

“…This study sought to compare the outcomes of fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided and angiography (Angio)-guided provisional side-branch (SB) stenting for true…”
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Transradial cardiac catheterization: A Review of Access Site Complications by Kanei, Yumiko, Kwan, Tak, Nakra, Navin C., Liou, Michael, Huang, Yili, Vales, Lori L., Fox, John T., Chen, Jack P., Saito, Shigeru

“…Transradial catheterization (TRC) has been associated with a lower incidence of major access site related complications as compared to the transfemoral…”
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Transpedal vs. femoral access for peripheral arterial interventions—A single center experience by Shah, Sooraj M., Bortnick, Anna, Bertrand, Olivier F., Costerousse, Olivier, Htun, Wah W., Kwan, Tak W.

“…Objective To compare the transpedal approach to established femoral approach for endovascular treatment of infrainguinal peripheral arterial disease…”
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Approach to Tibiopedal Retrograde Revascularization of Below-The-Knee Peripheral Arterial Diseases With or Without Transradial Guidance Peripheral Angiography by Kwan, Tak W, Htun, Wah Wah, Lee, Samuel, Csavajda, Ádám, Patel, Apurva, Shah, Sooraj, Huang, Yili, Liou, Michael, Merkely, Béla, Ruzsa, Zoltán

“…We sought to compare the use of transradial peripheral angiography to guide retrograde revascularization of below-the-knee (BTK) lesions using tibiopedal…”
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Meta-Analysis of Effect on Mortality of Percutaneous Recanalization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions Using a Stent-Based Strategy by Pancholy, Samir B., MD, Boruah, Pranjal, MD, Ahmed, Imdad, MD, Kwan, Tak, MD, Patel, Tejas M., MD, Saito, Shigeru, MD

“…We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the all-cause mortality outcomes of successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for…”
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