Multidetector computed tomography guidance in complex cardiac ablations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a very rare cardiovascular anomaly and only 400 cases have been reported. The purpose of this study was to analyse the experience of surgical treatments in CAF and evaluate the surgical indications, techniques and long-term results. METHODS:A retrospective study r...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Chen Y,Belboul A,Roberts D

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial tissue velocity and perfusion were studied in patients with severe angina pectoris following gene therapy by intramyocardial injection of phVEGF-A165 via thoracotomy. Plasma concentrations of VEGF-A increased postoperatively. Two months after treatment anginal status and myocardial tissue velocity...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Sylvén C,Sarkar N,Rück A,Drvota V,Hassan SY,Lind B,Nygren A,Källner Q,Blomberg P,van der Linden J,Lindblom D,Brodin LA,Islam KB

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to evaluate whether differences between sexes exist in serum-lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] and arterial-wall-apolipoprotein (a) [Apo(a)] levels in patients with advanced coronary artery disease. METHODS:The concentrations of Lp(a) in serum and Apo(a) in aortic biopsies were studied in 76 m...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Stiel GM,Reblin T,Bührlen M,Lattermann A,Nienaber CA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac hypertrophy is associated with numerous alterations in the coronary circulation. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that, during angioplasty, the coronary collateral blood flow during repetitive coronary occlusions increases more in hypertensives than it does in normotensives. METHODS:We studied 34 p...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Kyriakides ZS,Sbarouni E,Paraskevaidis IA,Giakoumakis T,Tsiapras D,Kremastinos DT

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comparison of different plasminogen activators is difficult because conventional endpoints such as mortality are relatively insensitive to potential differences in efficacy with respect to rapidity of recanalization of infarct-related arteries. METHODS:This study was performed to determine whether valid com...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Binbrek A,Rao N,Absher PM,Van de Werf F,Sobel BE

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated whether the age, creatinine, and ejection fraction (ACEF) score [age (years) /ejection fraction (%) +1 (if creatinine>176μmol/L)] could predict 1-year outcomes following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention, and whether accuracy could be ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Gao S,Liu Q,Ding X,Chen H,Zhao X,Li H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Plasma soluble adhesion molecules, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM)-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and E-selectin leves of patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE), patients with obstructive coronary artery disease without CAE and subjects with angiographically normal coron...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Turhan H,Erbay AR,Yasar AS,Aksoy Y,Bicer A,Yetkin G,Yetkin E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate variability (HRV) time and frequency domain indices are strong predictors of malignant arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. The effect of various angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on HRV in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has not been studied. METHODS:Ninety patients...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Kontopoulos AG,Athyros VG,Papageorgiou AA,Skeberis VM,Basayiannis EC,Boudoulas H

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae), and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) have been implicated in atherosclerosis and restenosis after angioplasty. The patterns of distribution within coronary lesions and possible coinfections of these pathogens in the coronary vasculature had not prev...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Radke PW,Merkelbach-Bruse S,Messmer BJ,vom Dahl J,Dörge H,Naami A,Vogel G,Handt S,Hanrath P

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The degree of coronary collateral development is not same in every patient with similar degree of coronary stenosis. In animal studies monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) has been found to be related to collateral vessel development. In this study we investigated whether a higher serum MCP-1 level is ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Sahinarslan A,Kocaman SA,Topal S,Ercin U,Bukan N,Yalcin R,Timurkaynak T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the effects of rosuvastatin treatment on triglyceride levels and lipid measures in a parallel-group multicenter trial (4522IL/0035) in patients with hypertriglyceridemia (Fredrickson Type IIb or IV). METHODS:After a 6-week dietary lead-in period while on a National Cholesterol Education Program ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Hunninghake DB,Stein EA,Bays HE,Rader DJ,Chitra RR,Simonson SG,Schneck DW

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hypertrophy is a physiological adaptive response by the heart to pressure overload. However, after prolonged periods, this initial adaptive response becomes maladaptive, leading to increased mortality and morbidity from heart failure. Recently, 3-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibit...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Nakagami H,Liao JK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ABO blood groups have been associated with venous thromboembolism and arterial thrombosis. Although platelets play key roles in thrombogenesis, the relation between ABO groups and platelets is not well known and was investigated in this study. PATIENTS AND METHODS:ABO blood type information was retrospectiv...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Timur AA,Barnard J,Murugesan G,Gandhi S,Bhatt DL,Kottke-Marchant K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In-stent restenosis results primarily from neointimal hyperplasia. In a previous study we showed that continuous subcutaneous Angiopeptin infusion for 1 week significantly reduces neointimal hyperplasia in a porcine coronary overstretch in-stent restenosis model. The present study evaluated the relative effi...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Hong MK,Kent KM,Tio FO,Foegh M,Kornowski R,Bramwell O,Cathapermal SS,Leon MB

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a potent mitogen for vascular smooth muscle cells and is implicated in the vascular response to injury and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. It is also a potent vasoconstrictor. METHODS:To examine whether acute myocardial ischemia increases the level of PDGF in th...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ogawa H,Yasue H,Okumura K,Fujii H,Masuda T,Miyao Y,Bannai S,Takanashi N

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on the relationship between coronary artery calcium and aortic diameter are scarce. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the correlation between coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and maximal thoracic and abdominal aortic diameters in a population of elderly (>65 years) male hypertensive pa...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Cho IJ,Heo R,Chang HJ,Shin S,Shim CY,Hong GR,Min JK,Chung N

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Garlic (Allium sativum) has been considered to exhibit therapeutic features for many years. The effects of garlic on levels of serum lipids and on atherosclerosis have been investigated extensively. We have previously demonstrated that allicin, an active component of garlic, exerts a beneficial effect on lip...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Abramovitz D,Gavri S,Harats D,Levkovitz H,Mirelman D,Miron T,Eilat-Adar S,Rabinkov A,Wilchek M,Eldar M,Vered Z

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a strong predictor of a poor outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The prevalence of prediabetes and its impact on the prognosis after CABG is not well described. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence and prognostic impact of the different states of abnormal glucose regulatio...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Petursson P,Herlitz J,Lindqvist J,Sjöland H,Gudbjörnsdottir S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Uric acid (UA) has been associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease. To further assess the role of UA role in coronary artery disease, we investigated UA levels in both healthy asymptomatic middle-aged individuals and in different subgroups of hospitalized patients with suspected or defini...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Larsen TR,Gerke O,Diederichsen ACP,Lambrechtsen J,Steffensen FH,Sand NP,Saaby L,Antonsen S,Mickley H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains challenging in contemporary clinical applications. Drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty offers an effective treatment for ISR. Shenqi is a novel iopromide-based paclitaxel-coated balloon and its clinical safety, effectiveness and angiographic efficacy ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Zhu J,Liu L,Zhu Z,Yang Z,Hu J,Ding F,Zhou Y,Su X,Ge J,Liu X,Tang L,He Y,Zhou G,Ji Z,Li Y,Pang W,Zhang R

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly patients with ischaemic heart disease are often treated more conservatively and for longer than younger patients, but this strategy may result in subsequent invasive intervention of more advanced and higher risk coronary disease. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of 109 patients aged > o...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Vassilikos VP,Lim R,Kreidieh I,Nathan AW,Edmondson SJ,Rees GM,Banim SO,Dymond DS

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although the relationship between atherosclerosis and inflammatory cells has been recognized in recent years, the effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) genetic variants associated with atherosclerosis is still controversial. Therefore, we investigated the association between IL-6 polymorphism and levels of IL-6 in ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ozdemir O,Gundogdu F,Karakelleoglu S,Sevimli S,Pirim I,Acikel M,Arslan S,Serdar S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient population with the need for oral anticoagulation to reduce stroke risk associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and dual antiplatelet therapy to prevent stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention is increasing. However, patients treated with a triple therapy consis...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Farhan S,Mehran R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We evaluated the accuracy of multidetector computed tomography in detecting coronary artery disease and how it could change the indication to coronary angiography in patients with suspected cardiac chest pain. METHODS AND RESULTS:We enrolled 142 consecutive patients who had already performed an exercise electrocar...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Pontone G,Andreini D,Ballerini G,Nobili E,Pepi M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study is to investigate incidence, predictors, and long-term outcomes of suboptimal coronary flow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a large population. METHODS:A total of 2056 consecutive patients with STEMI (mean ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Uyarel H,Ayhan E,Cicek G,Isik T,Ugur M,Bozbay M,Yildirim E,Ergelen M,Eren M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that an increase in plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) might reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size in conjunction with triglyceride (TG) metabolism disorder, resulting in an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). METHODS:This study was carried o...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Iida K,Tani S,Atsumi W,Yagi T,Kawauchi K,Matsumoto N,Hirayama A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the relationship between heart rate variability and preclinical carotid intima-media thickening, a putative index of atherosclerosis. METHODS:A sample of 350 men and women (mean age 56.8 years) selected for the presence or absence of untreated hypertension was assessed for heart rate varia...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Gautier C,Stine L,Jennings JR,Sutton-Tyrrell K,Muldoon MB,Kamarck TW,Kaplan GA,Salonen J,Manuck SB

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Considerable evidence suggests that thyroid dysfunction, especially hypothyroidism, may lead to coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of low serum levels of free triiodothyronine (FT3) on coronary artery calcification in outpatients with suspected CAD and the occurr...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Zhu L,Gao C,Wang X,Qi D,Zhang Y,Li M,Liu W,Hao P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) is a sensitive indicator of hemodynamic stress and its increased level is associated with higher mortality in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) can provide quantitative information on plaque ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Hong YJ,Ahn Y,Sim DS,Yoon NS,Yoon HJ,Kim KH,Park HW,Kim JH,Jeong MH,Cho JG,Park JC,Kang JC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different cardiovascular risk calculators and risk-based thresholds for initiating statin therapy are currently in use. Using coronary computed tomography angiography, we sought to compare the Pooled-Cohort Equation [atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) score] with the Systematic COronary Risk Eval...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Tralhão A,Ferreira AM,Gonçalves Pde A,Rodrigues R,Costa C,Guerreiro S,Cardim N,Marques H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00