Computed tomographic angiography or conventional coronary angiography in therapeutic decision-making [PDF]
To evaluate non-invasive angiography using dual-source computed tomography (CT) for the determination of the most appropriate therapeutic strategy in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).CT angiography (Dual Source CT, Somatom Definition, Siemens Medical Systems, Forchheim, Germany) was performed in 60 consecutive patients [51 men ...
Piers, Lieuwe H. +6 more
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Inequity of access to investigation and effect on clinical outcomes: prognostic study of coronary angiography for suspected stable angina pectoris [PDF]
Objectives: To determine whether coronary angiography for suspected stable angina pectoris is underused in older patients, women, south Asian patients, and those from socioeconomically deprived areas, and, if it is, whether this is associated with higher
Hemingway, Harry +27 more
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Giant coronary aneurysm caused by Kawasaki disease: consistency between catheter angiography and electrocardiogram gated dual-source computed tomography angiography [PDF]
We present the case of a 5-year-old child with coronary complications due to Kawasaki disease; this patient unintentionally underwent both dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) coronary angiography and invasive coronary angiographic examination in 2 ...
Eun-Ha Hwang +4 more
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Case Report: Intraoperative Open-Heart Coronary Angiography in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
For patients with acute type A aortic dissection, strongly suspected of having concomitant severe coronary artery disease (CAD), preoperative or intraoperative coronary angiography has been recommended.
Jue Yang +5 more
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Objective: To determine diagnostic accuracy of fractional flow reserve in diagnosing stentable intermediate stenosis in patients of coronary artery disease keeping angiography as gold standard. Study Design: Cross sectional validation study.
Abid Saeed +4 more
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OBJECTIVES : The purpose of this study is to assess the role of spiral CT angiography in suspected cases of pulmonary embolism and to do comparative evaluation of CT angiography with conventional pulmonary angiography.
S Sood +5 more
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Use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Angiography to Follow-Up Arterial Remodeling in an Animal Model [PDF]
Appropriately sized arteries in small animals may be possible models for studying the remodeling process as occurs after arterial balloon injury in humans. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to noninvasively image tissue in vivo.
Schwaiger, Markus +6 more
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Introduction For so many years, femoral access has been the standard access for all interventional cardiologists performing coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions.
Ahmed K A. Ghany Hassan
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This study was undertaken to assess the accuracy of computerized tomographic angiography (CTA) for the evaluation of renal vascular anatomy for pre-operative donor assessment in living kidney transplantation and to compare it with conventional ...
Rahim Taghavi Razavizadeh +2 more
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Comparison of detection percentage and morphology of myocardial bridge between conventional coronary angiography and coronary CT angiography [PDF]
Introduction: Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital anomaly in which a segment of a coronary artery is surrounded by myocardium. In our study, we want to use conventional coronary angiography (CCA) to describe morphologic characteristics of MB ...
Seyed Hassan Eftekhar-Vaghefi +6 more
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