Acute fatality following pulmonary angiography in a patient on an amiodarone regimen--a case report.

abstract：:Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), a disease well described in the renal and cerebrovascular circulations, also manifests in the lower extremity (LE) arteries. This study reports on the clinical presentation, imaging findings, and treatment of patients with LE FMD seen at a single center. Over a 7-year span, 100 of 449 pa...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Brinza E,Grabinski V,Durga S,O'Connor S,Yesenko SL,Kim ESH,Gornik HL

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occlusive lesions in the arterial endothelium are often caused by formation of intimal hyperplasia and fibrinoid necrosis. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between antiendothelial cell antibodies (AECAs) and the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (P...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Aslim E,Hakki Akay T,Bastürk B,Ozkan S,Gültekin B,Ozcobanoglu S,Sirvan S,Aslamaci S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with peripheral obstructive arterial disease (POAD) in stages I and II according to Leriche-Fontaine, were subjected to therapy with mesoglycan sulfate (60 mg/day for twenty days), to evaluate the effect of the drug on the elastic module of the arterial wall. The wall elasticity was deduced from some Dopp...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Andreozzi GM,Signorelli S,Lo Duca S,Minacapelli C,Amico-Roxas MT,Minardo G,Cacciaguerra G

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind, crossover study was designed to evaluate the effect of L-carnitine on the reactive hyperemia in patients with peripheral vascular disease. After drug washout, 18 patients were randomly assigned to receive placebo or L-carnitine, 3 g IV as a bolus, followed by continuous intravenous infusion of 2 mg/kg/...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Brevetti G,Attisano T,Perna S,Rossini A,Policicchio A,Corsi M

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report use of intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) to treat acute anterior wall myocardial infarction in a forty-two-year-old woman during the active menstrual period. The patient received the TPA with the front-loading system with excellent result. Hemoglobin remained unchanged. This case d...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Lee DW,Garza JL

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary edema of non-cardiac origin is usually an urgent clinical problem, which has recently increased in frequency throughout the world in the past few years. This is partly due to sociological factors and to pre-eminent advances in industrial technology. Recent severe massive toxic gas explosions have had nationa...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Cordasco EM,Demeter SR,Kester L,Cordasco MA,Lammert G,Beerel F

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are associated with the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Statin therapy has been shown to modulate MMPs and TIMP-1 levels, but clinical findings have not been conclusive. This study aimed to systematically re...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ferretti G,Bacchetti T,Banach M,Simental-Mendía LE,Sahebkar A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the prevalence of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) and nondiagnostic studies in patients referred for clinically indicated coronary angiography performed by 128 multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). METHODS:We examined patients referred for coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Lazoura O,Vlychou M,Vassiou K,Rountas C,Ioannis F

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A plausible explanation for the overwhelming incidence of thromboangiitis obliterans with gangrene in lower limbs (as compared to that in upper limbs) in a series of about 1000 cases is given. Based on that a simple local operative procedure is proposed to replace lumbar sympathectomy in early cases. ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Kamath MV

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of β-blockers in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are controversial. The Gulf Survey of Atrial Fibrillation Events was a prospective, multinational, observational registry of consecutive patients with AF recruited from the emergency depar...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Abi Khalil C,Zubaid M,Asaad N,Rashed WA,Hamad AK,Singh R,Al Suwaidi J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isocenter calibration transforms cardiac structures in digitized biplane angiograms to absolute dimensions, calculating their radiological magnification and video transformation. Since a scaling device is not required, isocenter calibration yields to more accurate measurements than the widely used reference object cal...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Wunderlich W,Fischer F,Linderer T,Kirkeeide RL

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed lipid goal achievement in patients at high risk for vascular events from a general practice (London, United Kingdom). Patients were identified as those with a prescription for hypolipidaemic medication, a significant (>20%) Framingham risk, and from the myocardial infarction register. Two hundred forty-fiv...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Levine AP,Mikhailidis DP,Moross T,Benson K,Gor M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in stroke prevention is now better defined. However, its role in patients older than 79 years of age is controversial. This group of patients has been excluded in most clinical trials. In this study the authors reviewed their experience with CEA patients >79 years old. The reco...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Hoballah JJ,Nazzal MM,Jacobovicz C,Sharp WJ,Kresowik TF,Corson JD

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vessel wall properties of the common carotid artery have been noninvasively and quantitatively assessed with an ultrasonic instrument. Stiffness parameter beta, which represents the mechanical properties of the vessel, was calculated from the relationship between blood pressure and the diameter of the artery. Ther...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Wada T,Kodaira K,Fujishiro K,Maie K,Tsukiyama E,Fukumoto T,Uchida T,Yamazaki S

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subdural hematomas are well known but infrequent complications of thrombolytic therapy. Although these are usually associated with head trauma, the authors describe a case of a patient who received a particularly aggressive thrombolytic regimen and presented six months later with complaints of nothing more than a head...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Nathan PE,Sonenblick D,Chakote V,Wolf R,Sacchi TJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical observations and animal experiments indicate that T wave alternans (TWA) is associated with an increased propensity for ventricular fibrillation, and thus it may be considered as a noninvasive marker of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. There is substantial evidence indicating that TWA is an intrinsic...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Batur MK,Oto A,Ider Z,Aksöyek S,Kabakci G,Ovünç K,Tokgözoglu L,Ozmen F

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary collateral vessels can provide a perfusion reserve in case of increased myocardial oxygen demand. Development of coronary collateral vessels (CCV) is triggered by the pressure gradient between the coronary bed of arteries caused by an obstruction and myocardial ischemia. Myocardial hypoxia can facilitate deve...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Topsakal R,Eryol NK,Abaci A,Oymak S,Ozdoğru I,Yilmaz Y,Seyfeli E,Oğuzhan A,Ergin A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous (A-V) fistulae can be congenital or acquired. Acquired arteriovenous fistulae are met with during war as well as civilian practice as a result of penetrating injuries causing perforation in an artery and a vein which are surrounded usually by a firm sheath like the femoral, carotid or subclavian sheath, ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Salvador JD,Kavka SJ

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate blood pressure reactivity in children and its changes in adolescents, the acute pressor response to a video-game stress test and the noninvasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were evaluated in 62 healthy children divided into three age groups. Basal blood pressure values were measured according to t...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Modesti PA,Pela I,Cecioni I,Gensini GF,Serneri GG,Bartolozzi G

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial aneurysm is a leading cause of stroke. Its treatment has evolved over the past 2 decades. This review summarizes the treatment strategies for intracranial aneurysms from 3 different perspectives: open surgery approach, transluminal treatment approach, and new technologies being used or trialed. We introdu...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Zhao J,Lin H,Summers R,Yang M,Cousins BG,Tsui J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the association between common carotid and common femoral artery intima-media thickness (ccIMT and cfIMT, respectively), histopathologic severity of atherosclerosis in the ascending aorta/aortic arch, and the extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) in 150 candidates for elective coronary artery bypass graf...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Tarzamni MK,Eshraghi N,Fouladi RF,Afrasiabi A,Halimi M,Azarvan A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the first case of a patient with a hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with heterozygous factor V gene mutation, resulting in an acute coronary syndrome and recurrent cerebral stroke despite effective anticoagulation. A 40-year-old man presented with an acute coronary syndrome accompanied by a bra...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Engelmann MG,Kolbe T,Faul C,Steinbeck G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the prevalence and severity of occult coronary artery disease (CAD) and cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We studied 100 consecutive patients with no history of CAD, normal electrocardiogram, normal systolic function, and no angina or dyspnea. All patients un...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Marsico F,Giugliano G,Ruggiero D,Parente A,Paolillo S,Guercio LD,Esposito G,Trimarco B,Filardi PP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a unique case of a 33 year old female with congenital aneurysm of the left ventricular apex associated with an aneurysm of the left main coronary artery and surgically repaired supravalvular aortic stenosis. The congenital aneurysm of the left ventricular apex was not associated with a midline thoraco-abdomi...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Gupta MP,Zoneraich S,Aintablain A,Mehta J

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to develop a method for the analytical assessment of arterial obstruction in conditions of Raynaud's phenomenon capable of providing diagnostic criteria. Numerous attempts have been made to determine and quantify arterial obstruction in terms of Doppler ultrasound measurements of arteri...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Seitz WS,Kline HJ,McIlroy MB

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drugs such as dipyridamole (200 micrograms/kg/min), an adenosine uptake inhibitor, and theophylline (300 micrograms/kg/min), an adenosine receptor antagonist, respectively increased and decreased postischemic hyperemia in normal subjects, as well as in POAD patients. Moreover, dipyridamole pretreatment was able to ant...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Di Perri T,Pasini FL,Pecchi S,De Franco V,Damiani P,Pasqui AL,Capecchi PL,Orrico A,Materazzi M,Domini L

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiac syndrome X, and intracoronary low-dose acetylcholine infusion is a widely used diagnostic modality for studying the coronary artery endothelial function. The authors herein report 2 cases of cardiac syndrome X with coronary artery endotheli...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Masaki N,Takase B,Satomura K,Akima T,Matsushima Y,Hosaka H,Hamabe A,Kurita A,Ohsuzu F

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swelling is one of the most frequent complaints of patients in daily clinical practice; leg edema is its objective confirmation. It can be associated with several diseases. Micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF) is a phlebotropic drug commonly used to treat the signs and symptoms associated with chronic venous ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Olszewski W

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a thirty-eight-year-old woman with familial hypercholesterolemia treated by dextran sulfate cellulose adsorption apheresis. This technique and the selective extracorporeal LDL cholesterol elimination by immunoabsorption or heparin-induced precipitation not only dramatically decrease blood lipids b...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Koenig W,Ditschuneit HH,Hehr R,Grunewald RW,Ernst E,Hombach V

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cell-specific molecule 1 (ESM-1; endocan) is expressed by endothelial cells, and it can be overexpressed in diabetic patients. However, little is known concerning diabetic patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Therefore, we assessed serum ESM-1 level in patients having typ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Qiu CR,Fu Q,Sui J,Zhang Q,Wei P,Wu Y,Zhu K,Lu Y,Wan P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00