Relation between serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and coronary collateral development.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the association of widowhood with the severity and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD), and whether it is modified by sex or socioeconomic status. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 1068 patients undergoing coronary angiography at five centers in Saudi Arabia and the Uni...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Daoulah A,Alama MN,Elkhateeb OE,Al-Murayeh M,Al-Kaabi S,Al-Faifi SM,Alosaimi HM,Lotfi A,Asiri KS,Elimam AM,Abougalambo AS,Murad W,Haddara MM,Dixon CM,Alsheikh-Ali AA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The clinical effectiveness of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) for treatment of patients with saphenous vein graft disease is not well defined. This analysis sought to evaluate the clinical follow-up after treatment of stenotic saphenous vein grafts using SES in a large patient registry. Patients treated with SES fo...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Hoffmann R,Hamm C,Nienaber CA,Levenson B,Bonzel T,Sabin G,Senges J,Zahn R,Tebbe U,Pfannebecker T,Richardt HG,Schneider S,Kelm M,German Cypher Registry.

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is the current state-of-the-art intracoronary imaging modality that allows visualization of detailed morphological characteristics of both atherosclerotic plaque and stent. So far, three expert review documents have been released for standardization of OCT image analysis. In the real...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Di Vito L,Yoon JH,Kato K,Yonetsu T,Vergallo R,Costa M,Bezerra HG,Arbustini E,Narula J,Crea F,Prati F,Jang IK,COICO group (Consortium of Investigators for Coronary OCT).

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety of ergonovine/ergometrine stress testing for coronary vasospasm when performed outside the cardiac catheterization laboratory (cath lab) has been questioned vigorously. AIM:To assess the tolerability and safety of ergonovine/ergometrine stress testing performed in the echocardiographic laboratory...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Pálinkás A,Picano E,Rodriguez O,Diordjevic-Dikic A,Landi P,Varga A,Ghelarducci B

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several investigators have indirectly implicated oxygen free radicals in reperfusion injury following ischemia in the isolated rabbit heart. METHODS:A quantitative assessment of free-radical production during ischemia and reperfusion was made using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Serial ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Premaratne S,Limm W,Mugiishi MM,Piette LH,McNamara JJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to evaluate the management and outcomes of patients of the octogenarian age group with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in a real-world setting. METHODS:The risk of 30-day and 1-year mortality by age and the time of coronary angiography [categorized as early (≤48 h of admission) and ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Buber J,Goldenberg I,Kimron L,Guetta V

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thyroid hormone analogue DITPA is a promising potential new treatment for heart failure. Although the mechanism of action is incompletely determined, it is clear that DITPA improves systolic as well as diastolic function. It is also clear that the effects of DITPA are intrinsic to the muscle and not the result of ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Spooner PH,Morkin E,Goldman S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore the individual effects of the CYP2C19 G681A polymorphism and omeprazole use and their interaction on clopidogrel responsiveness in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The CYP2C19 G681A polymorphism and omeprazole use were both known for retarding the effects of clopidogrel unde...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Jirungda S,Pussadhamma B,Komanasin N,Senthong V,Leuangwatthananon W

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease share similar risk factors. Although phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors used to treat erectile dysfunction do not adversely affect hemodynamic parameters in patients with coronary artery disease, their effects on myocardial blood flow are unknown. METHODS:In a ran...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Weinsaft JW,Hickey K,Bokhari S,Shahzad A,Bedding A,Costigan TM,Warner MR,Emmick JT,Bergmann SR

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Red cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of red blood cell size heterogeneity, was evaluated in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). BACKGROUND:Higher RDW is associated with mortality in patients with symptomatic car...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Uyarel H,Ergelen M,Cicek G,Kaya MG,Ayhan E,Turkkan C,Yıldırım E,Kırbas V,Onturk ET,Erer HB,Yesilcimen K,Gibson CM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown that strenuous exercise induces changes in the immune system. Soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) is a marker of immune system activation and is known to increase in association with cardiac disease. The aim of the present study was to assess sIL-2R levels in patients with coro...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Zafrir N,Shohat B,Ben-Gal T,Solodky A,Sulkes J,Battler A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the predictive value of the PRECISE-DAPT score for the development of arrhythmias in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. METHOD:A total of 706 patients with a diagnosis of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Yildirim E,Turkkan C,Ozcan KS,Ceylan US,Zengin A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine coronary plaque morphology after initiation of statins and compare changes in plaque morphology in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) versus stable angina pectoris (SAP). BACKGROUND:ACS is associated with a pan-inflammatory state, and intraplaque feat...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Gin AL,Vergallo R,Minami Y,Ong DS,Hou J,Jia H,Soeda T,Hu S,Zhang S,Lee H,Yu B,Jang IK

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested an increased risk of myocardial infarction associated with physical exercise. Activated neutrophils may contribute to the triggering mechanisms. METHODS:Fifteen patients with stable angina pectoris underwent symptom-limited bicycle ergometry. In neutrophils obtained from seri...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ott I,Neumann FJ,Schömig A

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bifurcation lesions represent a distinct lesion subset associated with an increased risk of procedural complications. Data on the incidence, treatment, and outcome of bifurcation lesions associated with chronic total occlusions are limited. METHODS:Among chronic total occlusion procedures performed by a sin...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Galassi AR,Boukhris M,Tomasello SD,Marzà F,Azzarelli S,Giubilato S,Khamis H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity, an enzyme responsible for the extracellular catabolism of antioxidant glutathione, may directly take part in atherogenesis and evolve as a potential biochemical risk indicator of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. An important characteristic of coronary a...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Sen N,Basar N,Maden O,Ozcan F,Ozlu MF,Gungor O,Turak O,Malcok O,Atak R,Demir AD,Balbay Y

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) and anemia have been extensively studied in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), yet the precise nature of their reciprocal relationship has not been elucidated in STEMI patients. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of 2096 consecutive patients admitted for STEMI b...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Merdler I,Loewenstein I,Zahler D,Levit D,Hochstadt A,Banai S,Gal-Oz A,Shacham Y

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Second-generation drug-eluting stents (DESs) have shown higher safety and efficacy compared with first-generation DESs. This effect was achieved by improving biocompatibility using an interalia cobalt-chromium construction, thinner stent struts and biodegradable polymers. OBJECTIVES:To assess clinical and a...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Hawranek M,Desperak P,Ciślak A,Gąsior P,Gierlotka M,Wąs T,Chodór P,Kowalczyk J,Lekston A,Gąsior M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of anomalous coronary arteries is a class I indication. The term anomalous coronary artery encompasses those with an abnormal origin (from the incorrect sinus, too-high or too-low from the correct sinus, or from the pulmonary artery) and/or number of ostia. Their clinical significance...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Varghese A,Keegan J,Pennell DJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antiplatelet agents in the management of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions involves the administration of aspirin, thienopyridines, and in high-risk patients, GPIIb-IIIa antagonists. Drug-eluting stents now account for greater than 50% of stenting procedures. This review focuses on the...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Tamberella MR,Furman MI

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The failure of reperfusion therapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is more frequent than considered previously. AIM:To evaluate sex-related differences in long-term outcomes in patients with STEMI and incomplete infarct-related artery reperfusion after a primary percutane...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Zachura M,Wilczek K,Janion M,Gąsior M,Gierlotka M,Sadowski M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that an open infarct-related artery results in increased electrical stability of the heart and that this effect is at least in part responsible for the favorable outcome of these patients. In the thrombolytic era the optimal strategy for risk stratification remains controversial....

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Hermosillo AG,Araya V,Casanova JM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An association between early repolarization and ventricular fibrillation has recently been reported in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA). However, no studies have clarified whether the presence of early repolarization can predict VSA. METHODS:Participants comprised 286 patients (136 males) with clinica...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ikeda H,Hasegawa K,Uzui H,Fukuoka Y,Shiomi Y,Tama N,Miyazaki S,Ishida K,Tada H

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery bypass grafting has been performed for a long period utilizing saphenous vein grafts, the fate of which might be crucial to prognosis following the operation. Metabolic syndrome, on the other hand, has become an increasingly important part of cardiovascular practice. We examined whether there...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Yilmaz MB,Guray U,Guray Y,Biyikoglu SF,Tandogan I,Sasmaz H,Korkmaz S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the final, cumulative, 5-year outcomes from the TAXUS ATLAS program, which studied the use of the TAXUS Liberté paclitaxel-eluting stent in de-novo coronary artery lesions. METHODS:TAXUS ATLAS Workhorse, Small Vessel, and Long Lesion are nonrandomized studies comparing TAXUS Liberté (N=871), TAXUS ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ormiston JA,Charles O,Mann T,Hall JJ,McGarry T,Cannon LA,Webster MW,Mishkel GJ,Underwood PL,Dawkins KD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes is similar to that of patients with previous history of ischaemic heart disease and the prevalence of ischaemic heart disease complicating diabetic syndromes is growing rapidly. Management of ischaemic heart disease in diabetic patients remains a challenge. T...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Marzilli M,Affinito S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether chronotropic incompetence (CI), the inability to reach 85% of the maximal predicted heart rate during exercise, affects the assessment of myocardial ischemia and prognosis in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS)...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： De Lorenzo A,Oliveira G,Ramos AC,Pinto F,Rothstein T,Lima RS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 15 years, heart cell implantation to regenerate infarcted myocardium has gone from the bench to clinical trial. Several phase I and II controlled randomized trials showed the feasibility, the side effects and the potential efficacy of cell implantation after myocardial infarction in humans. Preclinical exp...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Sam J,Angoulvant D,Fazel S,Weisel RD,Li RK

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously identified a phenomenon that we called vascular rhexis (VR) after coronary occlusion in mice. To explore its potential pathogenetic impact on the destruction of vessels described, its potential universality, and its characterization as a scaffolding for evaluating amelioration, we studied ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Tarikuz Zaman AK,Spees JL,Sobel BE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00