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ABSTRACT Background Unfractionated heparin (UFH) remains the standard anticoagulant during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with guidelines recommending a target activated clotting time (ACT) of ≥250 s. However, despite receiving a standardized bolus dose, many patients fail to achieve this target.
Manh Cuong Vu +9 more
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Sudden Cardiac Death in Adult Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
There are approximately one half million patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) in the United States. Patients with stable ischemic heart disease who die suddenly do not maintain a Stable Ischemic profile.
C. Richard Conti
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Diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease using computed tomography angiography in patients with stable chest pain depending on clinical probability and in clinically important subgroups: meta-analysis of individual patient data [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) should be performed in patients with any clinical probability of coronary artery disease (CAD), and whether the diagnostic performance differs between subgroups of patients.
Achenbach, Stephan +71 more
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Left Main Stem Perforation: Management Strategies in a Potentially Catastrophic Event
ABSTRACT Left main stem coronary perforation is a potentially fatal complication of percutaneous coronary intervention if not recognized early and treated emergently. Treating left main stem perforation can be challenging due to the significant hemodynamic effect of one of the important steps, namely balloon tamponade.
Hilal Khan +3 more
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Does exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia cause enhanced platelet activation and fibrin formation in patients with stable angina and severe coronary artery disease? [PDF]
In this study, betathromboglobulin (BTG) and fibrinopeptide A (FPA) in peripheral venous blood were measured in 20 patients with stable angina pectoris before and immediately after exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia; in 5 of the 20 patients stable ...
GALLINO, A. +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background A substantial proportion of patients with angina and/or ischemia are found to have non‐obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA/INOCA). Their symptoms can sometimes be explained by coronary microvascular dysfunction and/or vasospasm. Selecting patients for acetylcholine testing remains challenging, and the procedure is not trivial in ...
Jeremie Buri +7 more
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Initial presentation in almost half of the patients with chronic ischemic heart disease (IHD) is chronic stable angina. Despite recent improvements in diagnosis and treatment, IHD still appears to be the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in
Muhsin Kalyoncuoğlu +4 more
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Series of 9 Patients With Literature Review. [PDF]
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an increasingly recognized nonatherosclerotic cause of acute coronary syndrome. Reports regarding the prognosis and natural history of this disease are limited.
Ali, Nouman Safdar +8 more
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Abstract Wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM) is a progressive and infiltrative cardiac disorder that may cause fatal consequences if left untreated. The estimated survival time from diagnosis is approximately 3–6 years. Because of the non‐specificity of initial symptom manifestation and insufficient awareness among treating ...
Yasuhiro Izumiya +9 more
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Arterial wall changes are one of the arterial hypertension (AH) earliest complications. Hypertensive nephropathy is the widespread complication of AH which makes a substantial contribution to end stage renal disease.
I.M. Fushtei, I.A. Kulinich, D.P. Myrnyi
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