Changes in coronary plaque morphology in patients with acute coronary syndrome versus stable angina pectoris after initiation of statin therapy.

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:Low-molecular-weight heparins may have a higher benefit to risk ratio than unfractionated heparin in preventing perioperative thrombosis. The antithrombotic effects of low-molecular-weight heparins, given as adjunctive therapy to alteplase and aspirin, have not previously been compared with those of unfracti...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Jun L,Arnout J,Vanhove P,Dol F,Lormeau JC,Herbert JM,Collen D,Van de Werf F

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high-frequency contribution (i.e. 60-120 Hz) within the QRS complex of the surface ECG is supposed to be related to the arrhythmogenic substrate underlying sustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary artery disease. One of the factors that prevents a wider clinical application of spectral...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Slavkovský P,Hulín I

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although lipid-lowering therapy affects the luminal size of atherosclerotic coronary arteries the role of vascular remodeling has not been systematically studied. DESIGN/METHODS:Serial three-dimensional volumetric intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was used to study remodeling, which was defined as changes in ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Schartl M,Bocksch W,Fateh-Moghadam S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report on 10 patients with Kawasaki disease and thrombocytopenia who were found to have a high incidence of coronary artery aneurysm and acute myocardial infarction. The clinical features of these patients, the cause of their thrombocytopenia and the relationship between cardiovascular pathology and throm...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Niwa K,Aotsuka H,Hamada H,Uchishiba M,Terai M,Niimi H

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fetuin-A is a circulating glycoprotein that is involved in various stages of atherosclerosis. Despite the fact that emerging evidence suggests fetuin-A acts as a calcification inhibitor that protects against advanced calcified atherosclerosis in dialyzed patients, the role of fetuin-A in cardiovascular diseas...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Mori K,Ikari Y,Jono S,Emoto M,Shioi A,Koyama H,Shoji T,Ishimura E,Inaba M,Hara K,Nishizawa Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to identify the prognostic predictors for the worse clinical outcomes after a successful chronic total occlusion (CTO) intervention with drug-eluting stents. PATIENTS AND RESULTS:A total of 2334 patients in the multicenter Korean CTO registry who underwent a successful CTO interven...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Kim GS,Kim BK,Shin DH,Kim JS,Hong MK,Gwon HC,Kim HS,Yu CW,Park HS,Chae IH,Rha SW,Jang Y,K-CTO Registry.

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we examined the relationship between PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism and patency of the infarct-related artery after thrombolysis in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS:Acute STEMI patients who received thrombolytic therapy within first 12 h were included in our study. ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ozkan B,Cagliyan CE,Elbasan Z,Uysal OK,Kalkan GY,Bozkurt M,Tekin K,Bozdogan ST,Ozalp O,Duran M,Sahin DY,Cayli M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombomodulin (TM) -33G/A and Ala455Val polymorphisms have been indicated to be correlated with the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but study results are still inclusive. Thus, a meta-analysis was carried out. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Databases including PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and Web of Science (ISI) w...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Wang H,Dong P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal timing of angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) remains uncertain. We sought to assess clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients in real-world contemporary practice who have early versus delayed PCI fo...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Yudi MB,Ajani AE,Andrianopoulos N,Duffy SJ,Farouque O,Ramchand J,Gurvitch R,Lefkovits J,Freeman M,Brennan A,Clark DJ,Reid C,Eccleston D,Melbourne Interventional Group.

更新日期：2016-08-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are established for de-novo lesions in small coronary arteries, the impact of DCB treatment according to the reference vessel diameter (RVD) remains poorly defined. This study aimed to evaluate the angiographic and long-term clinical outcomes of DCB treatment for de-novo ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Her AY,Yuan SL,Jun EJ,Bhak Y,Kim MH,Garg S,Kim YH,Kun L,Hui L,Zhi W,Hao J,Zhentao S,Qiang T,Shin ES

更新日期：2021-01-18 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：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) is a high-molecular-weight, zinc-binding matrix metalloproteinase that is known to be abundantly expressed in ruptured plaques. Previous studies have shown PAPP-A to be a significant marker of plaque instability and cardiovascular events in patients with acute c...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Park S,Youn JC,Shin DJ,Park CM,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Ha JW,Jang Y,Chung N

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single or multiple brief periods of myocardial ischemic preconditioning (PC) limits ischemia- and reperfusion-induced arrhythmias. This study tested whether PC protects against ischemia/reperfusion-induced arrhythmias and, if so, whether the protective effect was mediated by the opening of ATP-sensitive (KAT...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Lu H,Remeysen P,De Clerck F

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to clarify clinical and angiographical characteristics of acetylcholine (ACh)-induced spasm in the right and left coronary artery. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed 557 consecutive procedures of spasm provocation tests of ACh from January 1991 to December 2000 in patients withou...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Sueda S,Kohno H,Fukuda H,Inoue K,Suzuki J,Watanabe K,Ochi T,Uraoka T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Noninvasive flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) is a widely used method to assess endothelial function, but its technical difficulty and problems remain obstacles for use in clinical practice. Reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) was developed as a simpler and more reproducible method. We co...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Woo JS,Jang WS,Kim HS,Lee JH,Choi EY,Kim JB,Kim WS,Kim KS,Kim W

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) angiography to differentiate plaque types remains unclear. We evaluated whether the density of noncalcified coronary plaques by 64-slice CT angiography correlates with plaque components assessed by integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS). ME...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Yang WI,Hur J,Ko YG,Choi BW,Kim JS,Choi D,Ha JW,Hong MK,Jang Y,Chung N,Shim WH,Cho SY

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：AIM:To determine how hypertension affects the left ventricular diastolic function of patients with effort angina. METHODS:We performed radionuclide ventriculography in 14 patients with isolated stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery and in seven healthy volunteers. RESULTS:Neither global nor regiona...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Nii T,Arakawa K

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Baseline coronary artery diameter and coronary artery dilation response to nitrate are associated with coronary vasoreactivity. OBJECTIVES:The present study investigated the predictive value of coronary artery tone for a positive intracoronary acetylcholine (ACh) provocation test. METHODS:A total of 197 pa...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Saito Y,Kitahara H,Shoji T,Tokimasa S,Nakayama T,Sugimoto K,Fujimoto Y,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of adipocyte-derived proteins, adiponectin and leptin, with the degree of coronary atherosclerosis has not been not been well elucidated. This study aimed to determine the relationship between serum adiponectin and leptin with the presence and degree of coronary atherosclerosis. METHODS:Seve...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Hasan-Ali H,Abd El-Mottaleb NA,Hamed HB,Abd-Elsayed A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:17 beta-Estradiol and phytoestrogens are known to have beneficial effects on the cardiovascular systems of women. The exact mechanisms for how estrogens and phytoestrogens influence the cardiovascular system are not yet understood in detail. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate whether 1...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Finking G,Wohlfrom M,Lenz C,Wolkenhauer M,Eberle C,Hanke H

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed at evaluating efficacy and safety of thrombus aspiration and intracoronary-targeted thrombolysis on coronary thrombus burden in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous catheterization, comparing their effects on myocardial perfusion through index of...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Xiao Y,Fu X,Wang Y,Fan Y,Wu Y,Wang W,Zhang Q

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:P-selectin, an adhesion molecule of the selectin family, is expressed on the surface of activated thrombocytes by thrombin. The aim of the present study was to assess the predictive value of P-selectin (estimated by flow cytometric assay) for acute cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome. METHODS:The stud...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Itoh T,Nakai K,Ono M,Hiramori K

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to describe the procedural characteristics, myocardial perfusion, and long-term outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients with an ectatic infarct-related artery (IRA). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The retrospective analysis included 1270 consecutive ST-elevation myocardial inf...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Popovic B,Agrinier N,Metzdorf PA,Camenzind E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both experimental and pathological studies suggest that immune response and inflammation may play an important role in the pathogenesis of coronary spasm. DESIGN:To elucidate the role of systemic immune and inflammatory responses in the pathogenesis of coronary spasm, we studied circulating T-lymphocyte act...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Terashima M,Akita H,Kanazawa K,Shiga N,Matsuda Y,Hirata K,Kawashima S,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of myocardial stunning has been observed in all animal species studied. The possible occurrence of myocardial stunning in man has been demonstrated after either regional ischemia (such as exercise-induced angina, vasospastic or unstable angina) or after global ischemia (i.e., after cardioplegic arrest d...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Ambrosio G,Tritto I

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00