Coronary stent deployment without predilation: prevention of complications of venous graft angioplasty.

abstract：:A fifty-four-year-old woman was evaluated at the authors' hospital for symptoms of repeated chest and back pain. The symptoms had recurred for five months prior to admission. A dynamic computed tomographic scan was performed on admission and demonstrated an enlarged ascending aorta with four barrels secondary to split...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ohte N,Takase R,Hashimoto T,Suzuki K,Narita H,Fujinami T

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in plasma fibrinogen concentrations (PFC) and relative plasma viscosity (RPV) were investigated in 61 Nigerian Africans while they were being treated for essential hypertension. The association of these hemorheologic variables with blood pressure was examined. An analogous study was done on 30 normotensive con...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Reid HL,Ojogwu LI

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：:The accurate identification of patients at high risk for acute coronary syndromes among those seen in the emergency department with possible myocardial ischemia and nonischernic electrocardiograms is a problem. Two-dimensional echocardiography and myocardial perfusion imaging with 99m-technetium sestamibi can identify...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Paventi S,Parafati MA,Di Luzio E,Pellegrino CA

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to observe coronary thrombus formation serially from an antegrade perspective by means of a new thin flexible angioscope that has an inflatable balloon at the distal tip and an angulation mechanism. To test its capabilities, thrombi were induced in the left anterior descending coronary artery...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Mizuno K,Miyamoto A,Isojima K,Kurita A,Senoo A,Arai T,Kikuchi M,Nakamura H

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old girl was successfully recuperated from cardiopulmonary arrest shortly after running 80 m in a competition. The electrocardiogram, echocardiogram and 123I-MIBG myocardial scintigraphic imaging indicated myocardial ischemia in the anteroseptal wall of the left ventricle. Coronary angiography during the rec...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Fukuda N,Kurokawa S,Maeda K,Iseki S,Takahasi M,Niwano H,Nakazato K,Niwano S,Kurosawa T,Izumi T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), a growth factor potent in promoting angiogenesis, has been shown to reduce infarct size in experimentally induced acute myocardial infarction. However, the effect of bFGF on regional myocardial blood flow (Qm) in the acutely infarcted myocardium has not been well clarified. In 20...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Miyataka M,Ishikawa K,Katori R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood may provide superior cardioplegia compared with crystalloid cardioplegic solution. However, the results are controversial. This may be due to a leftward shift of the hemoglobin (Hb)-O2 dissociation curve induced by hypothermia, increasing the oxygen affinity for Hb. This effect may negate the potential benefit o...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Card RT,Prasad K,Bharadwaj B,Hnatuk LA,MacFadyen MA

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endofibrosis (EF) of the iliac arteries is a flow-limiting condition typically seen in highly trained endurance athletes. Thirty-seven athletes (74 limbs) were referred to our department with suspected EF. All patients had a pre- and postexercise color Doppler ultrasound (CDU) of the iliac arteries. Doppler waveform a...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： D'Abate F,Paraskevas KI,Oates C,Palfreeman R,Hinchliffe RJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized, observer-blind study, the effect of incremental doses of pindolol 0.001, 0.002, 0.003, and 0.004 mg/kg IV and propranolol 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, and 0.04 mg/kg IV on SA nodal recovery time (SNRT) and atrioventricular conduction interval (AH) was assessed in 20 patients (15 men and 5 women age range thirty ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Kostis JB,Binenbaum SZ,Oliveri P,Sclar C,Hosler M

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhagic complications from anticoagulants are common and may manifest in any part of the human body. Skin discoloration, pain, tenderness, and soft-tissue swelling may be the main clinical features. The authors present 3 extraordinary cases of brachial plexus neuropathy associated with anticoagulant-induced hemorr...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Frangides C,Kounis NG

更新日期：1992-08-01 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：:The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of Greek patients referred to outpatient clinics for dyslipidemia who achieved the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) guidelines, using lifestyle chan...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Diamantopoulos EJ,Athyros VG,Yfanti GK,Migdalis EN,Elisaf M,Vardas PE,Manolis AS,Karamitsos DT,Ganotakis ES,Hatseras D,OLYMPIC Study Group.

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that blood rheology is of prognostic value in patients with arteriosclerotic diseases was tested in a prospective study of 843 patients at a rehabilitation clinic. They were tested for blood serum and plasma viscosity, hematocrit, fibrinogen, red cell aggregation and deformability, erythrocyte sedimenta...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Resch KL,Ernst E,Matrai A,Buhl M,Schlosser P,Paulsen HF

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this international multicenter trial was to evaluate the effects of a new surgical device (Gore External Valve Support-EVS) and technique for external valvuloplasty of the long saphenous vein (LSV). Patients with superficial venous disease and venous hypertension due to pure superficial venous incompetence ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Incandela L,Belcaro G,Nicolaides AN,Agus G,Errichi BM,Cesarone MR,De Sanctis MT,Ricci A,Sabetai M,Mondani P,De Angelis R,Bavera P,Griffin M,Geroulakos G

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrocardiographic abnormalities found in 100 patients with acute cerebrovascular disease and previously normal hearts are described. The abnormalities were more often seen in patients with intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages. The most common changes were Q-Tc Prolongation and ST segment and T wave abnorm...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ramani A,Shetty U,Kundaje GN

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors retrospectively compared two groups of patients who had undergone angiography over a twenty-one-year period. The first group consisted of 348 patients who had angiography in the years 1965-1967. The second group was made up of 222 patients who had had angioplasty in the years 1975-1986. Special risk factor...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Löhr E,Herweg B,Gocke P

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study correlated cigarette smoking, systolic or diastolic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, and obesity with development of new atherothrombotic brain infarction in 192 elderly men and 516 elderly women. Mean follo...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Aronow WS,Gutstein H,Lee NH,Edwards M

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of arterial-graft infection are presented. In all cases the gram stain obtained at surgery demonstrated white blood cells but no bacteria. Cultures obtained at operation subsequently grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa in two patients and Bacteroides fragilis in one patient. Failure to recognize the fallibility of...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Samson RH,Gupta SK,Scher LA,Veith FJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of administration of aprotinin, a serine esterase inhibitor capable of inactivating kallikrein, on the extent and severity of acute myocardial ischemic injury and subsequent necrosis, was studied in 25 patients. Another group of 25 patients who did not receive aprotinin served as a control group.We administ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ceceña-Seldner FA,Villarreal J

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationship between coronary flow rate and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in patients with slow coronary flow (SCF) and normal coronary arteries. The study included 40 consecutive patients with stable angina pectoris who had normal coronary arteries. All patients underwent echocardiography. To determ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Comert N,Yucel O,Ege MR,Yaylak B,Erdogan G,Yilmaz MB

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are reported to prevent neointimal formation after balloon injury in animal models, but in most prospective studies in humans, ACE inhibitors failed to prevent restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The ACE genotype assigned by an insertio...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Okamura A,Ohishi M,Rakugi H,Katsuya T,Yanagitani Y,Takiuchi S,Taniyama Y,Moriguchi K,Ito H,Higashino Y,Fujii K,Higaki J,Ogihara T

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the burden of frailty across the spectrum of ankle-brachial index (ABI < 0.9, 0.9 ≤ ABI < 1.1, 1.1 ≤ ABI < 1.4 and ≥1.4) using data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) in respondents aged >50 years. Criteria used to identify frailty status included weight loss, slow wal...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Singh S,Bailey KR,Noheria A,Kullo IJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An eighty-one-year-old woman received quinidine in order to convert atrial fibrillation to a sinus rhythm. The patient developed a prolonged QT interval on the EKG, as well as episodes of torsade de pointes. With the administration of intravenous magnesium sulfate, the abnormal rhythm was suppressed within minutes. Th...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Gould LA,Betzu R,Vacek T,Muller RT,Pradeep V,Scafa A

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to (1) determine if peripheral arterial disease (PAD) severity is related to deficits in lower extremity functional strength, (2) identify covariates that might affect the relationship between lower extremity functional strength and severity of PAD, and (3) determine if the relationship...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Atkins LM,Gardner AW

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors tested the hypothesis that ethanol or its metabolite acetaldehyde might interfere in cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP) metabolism in coronary smooth muscle cells. Ethanol at the physiologically relevant concentration of 4.0 mg/mL or more significantly decreased basal guanylate cyclase activity and inhib...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Kishi Y,Oniki T,Ashikaga T,Numano F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a right coronary artery fistula into the right ventricle is presented. The clinical diagnosis was based on the presence of a continuous murmur best heard in the epigastrium, which increased in intensity and duration on inspiration . This report stresses the importance of this sign in the localization of the ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Munsi SC,Dalal JJ,Nair KG

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a small, nonrandomized trial of cyclophosphamide in the treatment of patients with advanced thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) with modest results. The rationale of the treatment was based on the immunopathogenesis of the disease, ie, autoimmune vasculitis of peripheral arteries. Twelve male patien...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Saha K,Chabra N,Gulati SM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are only a few data on the relationship of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), implicated in glucose homeostasis, and C-reactive protein (CRP), a measure of subclinical systemic inflammation, in patients with the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The authors investigated, in a cross-sectional design, the correlation ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Efstratiadis G,Tsiaousis G,Athyros VG,Karagianni D,Pavlitou-Tsiontsi A,Giannakou-Darda A,Manes C

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00