Association of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio with total coronary plaque burden in patients with coronary artery disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of initial tests on long-term events have been unknown. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this observational retrospective study, we analyzed the effects of initial noninvasive tests by myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) on long-term major adverse cardiac events (...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Naya M,Uemura Y,Matsumoto N,Momose M,Kato T,Hida S,Yamauchi T,Nakajima T,Suzuki E,Tamaki N,J-COMPASS Extended Follow-Up Study Group.

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery ectasia has been defined as localized or diffuse nonobstructive lesions of the epicardial coronary arteries with a luminal dilation exceeding the 1.5-fold of normal adjacent segment or vessel diameter. Although coronary artery disease is supposed to be responsible for more than 50% of coronar...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Aksoy Y,Acikgoz N,Sivri N,Bariskaner E,Akturk E,Turhan H,Yetkin E

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Current and former smokers are at an increased risk for lung cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We investigated two methods of visual scoring of coronary artery calcium on lung cancer screening computed tomography (CT) to predict cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Cases we...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Watts JR Jr,Sonavane SK,Snell-Bergeon J,Nath H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The long-term clinical impact of polymer-free sirolimus-eluting stents (PF-SES) in unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) still remains poorly investigated. We studied the long-term clinical impact of PF-SES in a large cohort of unselected patients receiving PCI therapy at tw...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Sinha N,Rai H,Cassese S,Kumar S,Kapoor A,Kastrati A

更新日期：2016-08-01 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:Second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have been used widely to treat DES in-stent restenosis (ISR), which remains a clinical challenge. Knowledge of the outcomes of repeated second-generation DES implantation for focal versus nonfocal-type ISR is still missing. METHODS:In the current study, 254 patien...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Zhu W,Li J,Luo H,Wang G,Hua Q

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The association of HIV with coronary atherosclerosis has been established; however, the progression of coronary atherosclerosis over time among participants with HIV is not well known. The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study Quantitative Coronary Plaque Progression Study is a large prospective multicenter ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Nakanishi R,Post WS,Osawa K,Jayawardena E,Kim M,Sheidaee N,Nezarat N,Rahmani S,Kim N,Hathiramani N,Susarla S,Palella F,Witt M,Blaha MJ,Brown TT,Kingsley L,Haberlen SA,Dailing C,Budoff MJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have recently demonstrated that low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves chronic myocardial ischemia in pigs and humans. In this study, we examined whether our shock wave therapy is also effective at improving left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction in pigs. METHODS:Acut...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Uwatoku T,Ito K,Abe K,Oi K,Hizume T,Sunagawa K,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly, a rapidly growing section of the population. Elderly patients have been excluded from most preventative risk factor trials. METHODS:We evaluated fluvastatin, a fully synthetic hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhib...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Lye M,Valacio R,Reckless JP,Ghosh AK,Findlay IN,Ghosh MK,Passmore AP,Fulcher RA

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：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：:ADP plays a pivotal role in localized platelet activation and recruitment, and, with that, in the maintenance of thrombus integrity, making it a suitable target for the control of intravascular thrombosis. The limited distribution of one of its receptors, the P2Y12 receptor, primarily to platelets makes it an especial...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Barn K,Steinhubl SR

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circulating leukocytes are recruited at atherosclerotic sites through a family of adhesion molecules. Circulating forms of adhesion molecules in peripheral blood can be quantified now. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between circulating adhesion molecules and severity of coronary atherosclerosis. ME...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Oishi Y,Wakatsuki T,Nishikado A,Oki T,Ito S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We treated patients experiencing drug-eluting stent (DES) restenosis with plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA), implantation of the same type of DES [homogeneous drug-eluting stent (HOMO-DES)], or implantation of a different type of DES [heterogeneous drug-eluting stent (HETERO-DES)], and compared the effica...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Nojima Y,Yasuoka Y,Kume K,Adachi H,Hattori S,Matsutera R,Kohama Y,Sasaki T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is clinically the most important site, little is known about the longitudinal plaque distribution and composition in the significant LMCA disease. METHODS:Preprocedure virtual histology intravascular ultrasound data were analyzed in 120 patients with significant...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Chang M,Kang SJ,Yoon SH,Ahn JM,Park DW,Lee SW,Kim YH,Lee CW,Park SW,Nakazawa G,Mintz GS,Park SJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common source of genetic variation. Although microvascular pathology is associated with cardiovascular events, genetic phenotypes causing microvascular disease remain largely unknown. This study identifies sex-specific SNPs associated with coronary microvas...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Yoshino S,Cilluffo R,Best PJ,Atkinson EJ,Aoki T,Cunningham JM,de Andrade M,Choi BJ,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biomarker expression can predict subsequent cardiovascular events. The goal of this study was to determine the pattern of expression in blood of a broad array of cytokines and growth factors taken 24-72 h after an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) involving the left anterior descending (LAD) coronar...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Lam PH,Anderson PR 3rd,Ahmed B,Sobel BE,Vanburen P,Schneider DJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:In-stent restenosis (ISR) and lesion progression are major obstacles for a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Although previous studies have suggested that inflammation and lipid profile may be involved in those pathophysiological events, it remains controversial to date. The aim of the present study w...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Xu HY,Qiao SB,Zhang JF,Dong QT,Li JJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to compare the long-term effectiveness and safety of triple antiplatelet therapy (TAPT) versus dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for unprotected left main coronary artery disease (uLMCAD). BACKGROUND:An additional strategy to reduce recurrent ischemia ...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Lee HJ,Yu CW,Hwang HK,Choi RK,Park JS,Li H,Ro YM

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：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: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：OBJECTIVE:Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common arrhythmias associated with not only increased morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting but also increased healthcare costs. Many factors are associated with atrial fibrillation onset after coronary artery bypass grafting. We prospectively examined which fa...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Dogan SM,Buyukates M,Kandemir O,Aydin M,Gursurer M,Acikgoz S,Yavuzer R,Cam F,Dursun A

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:This review provides a brief introduction to the basic concepts of MRA techniques with specific discussions on imaging of coronary arteries. These techniques, especially those for imaging of coronary arteries, are still rapidly evolving. The goals of future research include obtaining faster imaging, higher SNR, and hi...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Li D

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Few epidemiological studies have examined differences in the prevalence of risk factors and comorbidities in patients with systolic heart failure (HF), as compared with those with diastolic HF. METHODS:We analyzed data from 1426 residents of the Worcester (MA) metropolitan area hospitalized at all 11 greate...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Chinali M,Joffe SW,Aurigemma GP,Makam R,Meyer TE,Goldberg RJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With new interventions minimizing ischemic myocardial injury, accurate and reliable techniques for the detection and continuous monitoring of myocardial ischemia are essential. We compared two techniques used for the detection of myocardial ischemia during coronary angioplasty: on-line computerized vectorcar...

journal_title：Coronary artery disease

authors： Jensen SM,Johansson G,Osterman G,Reiz S,Näslund U

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00