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Accuracy of Fractional Flow Reserve Derived From Coronary Angiography

Circulation, 2019
Background: Measuring fractional flow reserve (FFR) with a pressure wire remains underutilized because of the invasiveness of guide wire placement or the need for a hyperemic stimulus.
W. Fearon, S. Achenbach, T. Engstrøm, A. Assali, R. Shlofmitz, A. Jeremias, S. Fournier, A. Kirtane, R. Kornowski, G. Greenberg, R. Jubeh, D. Kolansky, T. McAndrew, O. Dressler, A. Maehara, M. Matsumura, M. Leon, B. de Bruyne   +17 more
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46. Is visualization of totally occluded left anterior descending coronary artery on CT images before coronary artery bypasses grafting has beneficial effect?

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2016
Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has emerged as an accurate anatomic method for detection of coronary arteries. The use of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to bypass the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is the “gold standard ...
H. Alshehri
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Series of 9 Patients With Literature Review. [PDF]

, 2018
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, Anjum, Reema, Ghani, MD, Ali Raza, Hashmi, Arsalan Talib, Inayat, Faisal, Klugherz, Bruce D., Riaz, Iqra, Viray, Michael, Virk, Hafeez Ul Hassan   +8 more
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Outcome of very elderly (octogenarians) patients with coronary artery disease, all diagnosed by coronary angiography [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Women with ischemic heart disease (IHD) typically present less severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. Despite that, as compared with men, women maintain a worse outcome.
Arrivi, Alessio, Basili, Stefania, Marcello Dominici and Enrico Mangieri,, Nicola, Viceconte, Raparelli, Valeria, Sperduti, Nicolo', Tanzilli, Alessandra, Tanzilli, Gaetano, Truscelli, Giovanni   +8 more
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Post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients randomized to immediate coronary angiography versus standard of care

International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2020
Background: Immediate coronary angiography with subsequent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has the potential to reduce post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients.
Ludvig Elfwén, Rickard Lagedal, Sten Rubertsson, Stefan James, Jonas Oldgren, Jens Olsson, Jacob Hollenberg, Ulf Jensen, Mattias Ringh, Leif Svensson, Per Nordberg   +10 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, Barillari, P, Barillà, F, Gaudio, C, Mangieri, E, Paravati, V, Pellegrini, M, Pelliccia, F, Petriello, G, Tanzilli, A, Tanzilli, G   +10 more
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Biologics May Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Coronary Plaque Formation and Stabilizing High-Risk Lesions. [PDF]

, 2020
ObjectiveTo evaluate whether biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) decrease cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether biologic DMARDs might have a beneficial effect on coronary plaque formation or ...
Budoff, Matthew J, Hernandez, Elizabeth, Karpouzas, George A, Ormseth, Sarah R   +3 more
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Factors associated with cardiovascular events after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant from the US Multicenter Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplant Consortium

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading complication after both liver and kidney transplantation. Factors associated with and rates of cardiovascular events (CVEs) after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant (SLKT) are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study of adult SLKT recipients between 2002 and 2017 at six centers in six United Network ...
Jennifer Jo, Gonzalo Crespo, Dyanna Gregory, Jasmine Sinha, Jiaheng Xie, Min Zhang, John Magee, Pranab Barman, Yuval A. Patel, Aaron Schluger, Kara Walters, Scott Biggins, Natalia Filipek, Giuseppe Cullaro, Randi Wong, Jennifer C. Lai, Gabriel J. Perreault, Elizabeth C. Verna, Pratima Sharma, Lisa B. VanWagner   +19 more
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Coronary Artery Fistula Unmasking the Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery in an Adult

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2020
Coronary artery fistulae are an incidental finding in patients undergoing coronary angiography or computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography. A 60-year-old man with known coronary artery disease presented with dyspnea.
Holger H. Sigusch, Andreas Hansch, Torsten Doenst   +2 more
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Heparin and air filters reduce embolic events caused by intra-arterial cerebral angiography - A prospective, randomized trial [PDF]

, 2004
Background-Intra-arterial cerebral angiography is associated with a low risk for neurological complications, but clinically silent ischemic events after angiography have been seen in a substantial number of patients.Methods and Results-In a prospective ...
Bartsch, AJ, Bendszus, M, Goldbrunner, R, Gunthner-Lengsfeld, T, Koltzenburg, M, Roosen, K, Solymosi, L, Toyka, KV, Weilbach, FX   +8 more
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