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Echocardiographic evaluation of coronary artery disease

, 2013
Although the availability and utilization of other noninvasive imaging modalities for the evaluation of coronary artery disease have expanded over the last decade, echocardiography remains the most accessible, cost-effective, and lowest risk imaging ...
Chatzizisis, Ioannis, Murthy, Venkatesh L., Solomon, Scott D.   +2 more
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Percutaneous coronary intervention of an obstructive left anterior descending artery with anomalous origin of right coronary artery

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2013
Coronary artery anomalies are a rare type of congenital anomalies with an incidence of 1.3% during routine cardiac catheterization. Anomalous origin of the coronary arteries is considered an incidental finding without clinical significance.
Laxman Dubey
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Aberrant origin of the left coronary artery from the right coronary sinus with a common orifice with the right coronary artery

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message In patients with anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery, accurate classification is essential for effective management. Despite surgical refusal, successful stenting and medication can lead to favorable outcomes.
Jamal Ataya, Boushra Alkhattab, Nabeha Haytham Alibrahim, Somar Shalaby   +3 more
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Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of significant coronary artery involvement in patients with peripheral artery disease

, 2006
Background Peripheral artery disease is a common condition, mainly associated with clinical cardiovascular risk factors. Patients with peripheral artery disease suffer from coronary artery disease-related complications.
Biyikoglu, Senay Funda, YILMAZ, MEHMET BİRHAN, Guray, Yesim, Tandogan, Izzet, Korkmaz, Sule, Guray, Umit   +5 more
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Interaction among 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, plasminogen activator inhibitor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms predicts the severity of coronary artery disease in Turkish patients

, 2006
Background Genetic factors play a role in the onset of coronary artery disease. The objective of our study is to evaluate the single locus and combined effects of three different genetic polymorphisms (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T ...

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Frequency of Coronary Anomalies and Association with Atherosclerotic Coronary Stenoses in the Coronary Angiography Candidates [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd
Introduction: Due to the importance of atherosclerotic changes in the patients with coronary anomalies, it was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of atherosclerotic changes in patients with coronary anomalies who underwent coronary angiography at Tehran ...
Alireza Amirzadegan, Hassan Aghajani, Khosro Barkhordari, Mehdi Mehrani, Aylar Ahmadi, Azim Hedayatpour, Mohammad Sadeghian   +6 more
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Coronary artery origin anomalies. Analysis of 10.000 coronary angiographies [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Between 0.3 and 1.3% of coronary arteries have anomalous origins. Circumflex artery has the higher frequency of anomalies. Aim: To study the frequency of congenital anomalous origins of coronary arteries among adult patients subjected to a ...
Silva, Ana María, Farías, Eric, Ugalde Prieto, Héctor, Ramírez, Alfredo, Ugalde, Diego   +4 more
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Coronary artery calcification score is an independent predictor of the no-reflow phenomenon after reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction

, 2016
Abundant evidence shows that coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a strong marker of structural and functional changes within the artery wall. Thus far, the implications of CAC in patients with acute coronary syndromes remain unclear.
Sposito, A.C., Coelho, O.R., Almeida, B., Quinaglia, S.J.C., Modolo, R., Moura, F.A., Lemos, P.A., Blaha, M.J., Nadruz, W., Figueiredo, V.N.   +9 more
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Underuse of coronary revascularization procedures in patients considered appropriate candidates for revascularization. [PDF]

, 2001
Background: Ratings by an expert panel of the appropriateness of treatments may offer better guidance for clinical practice than the variable decisions of individual clinicians, yet there have been no prospective studies of clinical outcomes. We compared
Feder, G, Dawson, JR, Timmis, AD, Wood, A, Sanders, J, Crook, AM, Hemingway, H, Magee, P, Banerjee, S, Philpott, S   +9 more
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Coexisting Dual Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery and Double Right Coronary Artery in a Single Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology
Coronary artery anomalies are uncommon and are most frequently identified incidentally during coronary angiography. Among these, the presence of a dual left anterior descending artery is relatively frequent, with an incidence of around 1%, whereas a ...
Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Gopichand Mannam
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