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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome: Prevalence and Outcomes in Contemporary Practice

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is standard following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Preloading is the practice of administering both aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor before PCI. DAPT preloading is common practice, however clinical trial evidence demonstrating benefit is lacking.
Shi Hui Goh, Riley Batchelor, Diem Dinh, Angela Brennan, Stacey Peters, Dion Stub, Christopher Reid, William Chan, Danny Liew, William Wilson, Jeffrey Lefkovits, VCOR investigators   +11 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Compared to Invasive Coronary Angiography With Fractional Flow Reserve Meta-Analysis

Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, 2015
Background—Hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease is an important indication for revascularization. Stress myocardial perfusion imaging is a noninvasive alternative to invasive fractional flow reserve for evaluating hemodynamically ...
R. Takx, B. Blomberg, Hamza El Aidi, J. Habets, P. D. de Jong, E. Nagel, U. Hoffmann, T. Leiner   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ischaemic Heart Disease Masquerading as Headache: A Case Series

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Headache is a rare yet clinically significant presentation of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). While chest pain is the hallmark symptom of myocardial ischaemia (MI), some patients present with atypical symptoms, such as headaches, which lead to diagnostic challenges and potential delays in treatment.
Ibrahim Antoun, Ayman Helal, Nancy Wassef, Mohsin Farooq   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Origin of left coronary artery arising from the right coronary cusp

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2013
Anomalous coronary artery origin is a rare clinical entity with varied clinical outcomes ranging from asymptomatic to sudden cardiac death. The incidence of anomalous origin of left coronary artery arising from the right coronary cusp is 0.3-1%.
Bagheri B, Mokhberi V, Akbari N, Golshani S, Tabiban S   +4 more
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Seropositivity and Its Impact on Coronary Artery Disease among Egyptian Patients Referred for Coronary Angiography

Cardiology Research and Practice, 2016
Background. We tested the prevalence and impact of HCV seropositivity among Egyptian patients referred for coronary angiography. Subjects and Methods.
Ragab Abd El Salam, Baher Nabil, Marawan Saber, Hany A. AbdelWahab, Tamer Saber   +4 more
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CT Coronary Angiography with 100kV tube voltage and a low noise reconstruction filter in non-obese patients: evaluation of radiation dose and diagnostic quality of 2D and 3D image reconstructions using open source software (OsiriX) [PDF]

, 2012
INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE. Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has seen a dramatic evolution in the last decade owing to the availability of multislice CT scanners with 64 detector rows and beyond.
FAGGIONI, LORENZO
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From Allergy to Angina: A Unique Presentation of Kounis Syndrome

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kounis syndrome (KS) is a rare condition characterized by acute coronary syndrome (ACS) triggered by an allergic reaction. This report presents a case of high‐risk ACS associated with a food allergy. A 53‐year‐old male with no prior medical history presented to the emergency department with itching, facial swelling, chest tightness, shortness ...
Momen Ali, Ayman Helal, Mohammad El‐Din, Ibrahim Antoun   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rare coronary circulation anomaly causing chest pain: superdominant right coronary artery with absent left circumflex artery

Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, 2019
Coronary circulation anomalies are the uncommon cause of chest pain when hemodynamically significant. Multidetector computed tomography (CT) of coronary arteries is rapidly replacing conventional angiography, nowadays, as the first line of investigation ...
Sanjay Nathani, Pooja Mehta, Kapisoor Singh, Sandeep Golcha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and Efficacy of a Plug‐Based Vascular Closure Device After Percutaneous Microaxial Flow Pump in the Treatment of Complex and High‐Risk Indicated Patients

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Femoral large‐bore vascular access is an important and constantly increasing technique in interventional treatment. Temporary circulatory support in complex and high‐risk indicated patients (CHIP) presents a challenge in terms of postinterventional access site closure.
Jörg W. Schröder, Norman Mangner, Felix J. Woitek, Kai U. Markus, Michael Lehrke, Felix Vogt, Marlo Verket, Alexandros Siskos, Moritz Biener, Benjamin Meder, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

German guideline diverticular disease/diverticulitis

United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 10, Issue 9, Page 923-939, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Diverticulosis and diverticular disease are ranked among the most common gastroenterological diseases and conditions. While for many years diverticulitis was found to be mainly an event occurring in the elder population, more recent work in epidemiology demonstrates increasing frequency in younger subjects.
Wolfgang Kruis, Christoph‐Thomas Germer, Stephan Böhm, Franz L. Dumoulin, Thomas Frieling, Jochen Hampe, Jutta Keller, Martin E. Kreis, Alexander Meining, Joachim Labenz, Johann F. Lock, Jörg P. Ritz, Andreas Schreyer, Ludger Leifeld, for the German Society of Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) and the German Society of General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) (AWMF‐Register 021‐20)   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source