Inflammatory Markers Associated With Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundDespite evidence for higher risk of coronary artery disease among HIV+ individuals, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. We investigated associations of inflammatory markers with subclinical coronary artery disease in 923 ...
Bahrami, Hossein +10 more
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Prasugrel versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007 BACKGROUND Dual-antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a thienopyridine is a cornerstone of treatment to prevent thrombotic complications of acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention.
S. Wiviott +13 more
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A novel ultrafast-low-dose computed tomography protocol allows concomitant coronary artery evaluation and lung cancer screening [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND:Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is often performed in patients who are at high risk for lung cancer in whom screening is currently recommended.
Bandiera, A +10 more
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Lethal coronary air embolism caused by the removal of a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter: a case report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2016 Coronary air embolism is a rare event. We report a case in which an acute myocardial infarction occurred in the region supplied by the right coronary artery after the removal of a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter. Emergent coronary angiography revealed
Sung Ha Mun +5 more
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Impaired coronary blood flow at higher heart rates during atrial fibrillation: investigation via multiscale modelling [PDF]
, 2019 Background. Different mechanisms have been proposed to relate atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary flow impairment, even in absence of relevant coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the underlying hemodynamics remains unclear.
Anselmino, Matteo +4 more
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Combined Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Aortic, and Lung Carcinoma Surgery
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2020 Background Patients presenting with several cardiothoracic conditions that need to be addressed surgically require individual decision making as evidence remains inconclusive and combined surgical procedures carry an elevated perioperative risk.
Nora Goebel, Ulrich F.W. Franke
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Collateral donor artery physiology and the influence of a chronic total occlusion on fractional flow reserve [PDF]
, 2015 Background— The presence of a concomitant chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO) and a large collateral contribution might alter the fractional flow reserve (FFR) of an interrogated vessel, rendering the FFR unreliable at predicting ischemia should the ...
Alahmar, A. +15 more
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European Heart Journal, 2011 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation : The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment ...
M. Roffi +18 more
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Up-beat UK: a programme of research into the relationship between coronary heart disease and depression in primary care patients. [PDF]
, 2011 Coronary heart disease and depression are both common health problems and by 2020 will be the two leading causes of disability worldwide. Depression has been found to be more common in patients with coronary heart disease but the nature of this ...
Ashworth, Mark +37 more
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Managing coronary artery vein bypass graft stump pseudoaneurysm: a novel approach
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2012 We present a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the saphenous vein graft stump, which was managed with percutaneous thrombin injection. Aneurysms of a saphenous vein coronary bypass graft are rare and aneurysms of a bypass graft stump are even rarer.
V Rachapalli, R Evans, D Roberts
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