Abstract：
:Contrast enhanced computed tomography angiography (CTA) has seen rapid progress in its utility for the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the last few years. More and more technological enhancements have widened the horizons for the use of this non-invasive modality beyond its traditional role in assessment of coronary anatomy. Present article is an attempt to review the evolution of CTA from the point of view of its clinical utility. The review provides an update on the literature for this transition of CTA from anatomical to physiological assessment of CAD. Multicenter studies showed that coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has a very high diagnostic accuracy and prognostic ability in symptomatic patients; however improvements are still needed for reducing the overestimation of CAD severity and assessment of plaque composition. In asymptomatic populations, there is a lack of studies that show an improved prognostic power of CCTA over other modalities. Additionally, CT has been evaluated for the assessment of the myocardium, myocardial perfusion and viability, cardiac function, wall motion, as well as cardiac valves. Tremendous progress has been made to reduce the radiation dose; however, much effort is still required for making the assessment of myocardial and valvular function an integrative part of the image interpretation for a comprehensive assessment of all aspects of coronary heart disease.
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Minerva Cardioangioljournal_title
Minerva cardioangiologicaauthors
Rathod Asubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-02-01 00:00:00pages
53-60issue
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0026-4725issn
1827-1618pii
R05133344journal_volume
61pub_type
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journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
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更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
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更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The definition of an ischaemic condition at lower limb level, may imply any different degree of the pathology, starting from a simple chronic slight claudication up to a severe ischaemia. Critical Limb Ischaemia is the term defined to identify an ischaemic condition, which endangers the limb or part of a limb and requ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Inflammation is an important contributor to atherothrombosis. The C-reactive protein (CRP) is not only an excellent biomarker of inflammation, but it is also a direct participant in atherogenesis. CRP consistently predicts new coronary events, including myocardial infarction and death, in patients with ischemic heart ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world and is rapidly assuming epidemic proportions in developing countries, including India. Extensive research has proven the role of multiple etiologies such as dyslipidemia, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction and insu...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An epidemiological investigation of certain lipaemic parameters in some expressions of atherosclerotic disease with particular reference to HDL-cholesterol fractions is reported. The series consists of 94 normal weight subjects (45 m, 49 f, average age 61 +/- 5) subdivided as follows: 38 suffering from cerebral vascul...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In order to assess left ventricular structure and diastolic function, 50 hypertensive male subjects, 25 with and 25 without a history of alcohol abuse, and 20 normotensive male controls underwent Doppler echocardiographic examination followed by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for 24 hours. Left ventricular mass ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A comparative analysis of arrhythmias by "basal" electrocardiogram (ECG) and by continuous 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram monitoring was performed in 17 patients with systemic sclerosis (16 women and one man). Our study confirms that rhythm disturbances are better detectable using Holter monitoring. In fact, no pati...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this prospective supplement summer registry study was to evaluate the efficacy of Pycnogenol® in controlling symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and microcirculatory parameters: venous hypertension and microangiopathy. Pycnogenol® (Horphag Research) is the standardized extract of the ba...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4725.19.04948-X
更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:The aim of the present study was to compare the safety and efficacy of amiodarone and procainamide in the acute cardiology setting. METHODS:The study population consisted of 223 patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF). After administration of digoxin for ventricular rate control, all patients who failed...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Authors describe a case of uniatrial univentricular heart with a right transposition and atresia of the aorta. This case forms part of an autoptic series of 74 congenital cardiopathies with defects of the septal system: monometameric (52 cases), polymetameric (22 cases), and limited (66 cases) or broad DIA, DIV or...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:In mitral stenosis (MS) patients with a poor symptom-echocardiography correlation, dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) still does not have a confirmed utility and predictive value. Our aim is to evaluate usefulness of DSE in assessing 2 and 5 years clinical outcomes. METHODS:Forty-four consecutive patients wi...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this registry is to report the immediate and long-term safety and efficacy of the Biotronik Orsiro stent in an unselected population during everyday practice. METHODS:Between May 2012 and June 2013, 246 consecutive coronary angioplasty procedures were performed using at least one Orsiro drug-...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report the case of a 56-year-old male heart transplant recipient, who underwent postoperative pacemaker implantation through a left sided superior vena cava (LSVC) via anonymous vein. We describe our successful management of this case. We suggest that the specific anatomic conditions should be considered in all hea...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Colchicine was introduced in 1987 for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis. Up to the present, papers have been published on a total of 117 patients treated with colchicine after the failure of treatment with FANS, corticosteroids and repeated pericardiocentesis. Here two cases of chronic pericardial effusion, one ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hypertension remains a major public health burden despite the plethora of therapeutic agents available for this disorder, compelling innovation of alternate therapies including interventional approaches where necessary. The kidney is a major player in the pathophysiology of this disease with increased sympathetic acti...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The search for the ideal antihypertensive drug is ongoing. Carvedilol is a new beta-adrenoceptor antagonist which also causes peripheral vasodilation primarily via alpha 1-adrenergic blockade. Twenty patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension and previous intolerance and side effects to other antihypertensi...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Syncope is a common symptom and accounts for approximately 1% of all emergency visits. There are four main causes of syncope: reflex, neurally mediated syncope, orthostatic hypotension and cardiac syncope. The prognosis of patients with reflex syncopes is good, whereas patients with cardiac syncope are at increased ri...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) increases up to 5-10-fold during pregnancy and VTE represents the first cause of maternal mortality. The annual incidence of VTE is 0.97 per 1000 women during pregnancy and 7.19 per 1000 in the puerperium. The risk is higher in carriers of inherited thrombophilia. Prophylaxis o...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Three hundred carotid plaques (stenosis 45 to 65%) in 300 asymptomatic patients were included into a follow-up study considering three ultrasound types of plaques: type 1, non echogenic; type 2 intermediate, partially echogenic and type 3 highly echogenic. Types 1 and 2 had regular contour/surface while type 3 was irr...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The paper reports the study of 12 patients admitted to hospital between January 1992 and October 1994. The patients were almost all neonates. Clinical, electrocardiographic and radiological data led to the suspected diagnosis of complete transposition of the great vessels. 2-D echocardiography consistently showed the ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aneurysm of the interatrial septum (ASA) is a rare congenital heart disease, easily recognizable by real time cross sectional two dimensional echocardiography. The ASA occurs as an isolated entity or may be associated with congenital heart disease. Usually ASA may cause serious complications such as embolic phenom...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The pharmacological treatment of non-complicated chronic venous insufficiency is a current and well-debated topic. The introduction of new products with action on the venous system, improved knowledge on the physiopathology of venous insufficiency and the possibility provided by new analytical instruments, h...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study is aimed at analyzing our experience in the evolution of aneurysmatic disease after surgical treatment of the typical subrenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. In fact in some cases we reobserved these patients for the onset of a new important dilatation involving the proximal tract of the abdominal aorta or the ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition of unknown etiology with thickening of the interventricular septum. It is better defined as a genetic disorder of autosomal dominant inheritance with variable left ventricular hypertrophy and symptoms. HCM has been rarely reported in association with other causes of hyp...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Authors describe a case of a patient showing, during an episode of chest pain, an ecg-pattern of wide and tall "Q" wave simulating inferior myocardial infarction. In fact, a further ecg recorded during sinus rhythm denotes that the "Q" wave was a retrograde P wave generated by a nodal rhythm. The other known cause...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Critical hand ischemia (CHI) is a quite uncommon but highly disabling condition, generally caused by chronic occlusive arterial disease. For a correct approach to the endovascular treatment of these patients, good knowledge of the normal vascular anatomy and of the most frequently encountered vascular anatomical varia...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
