Drug treatment of hypertension: focus on vascular health [PDF]
, 2016 Hypertension, the most common preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death, is a growing health burden. Serious cardiovascular complications result from target organ damage including cerebrovascular disease, heart failure, ischaemic heart
Cameron, Alan C. +2 more
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Coronary artery fistulae : 4 cases repaired surgically [PDF]
, 2015 Coronary artery fistulae involve a communication between a coronary artery and a heart chamber or part of the pulmonary circulation. Most are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally, whilst larger ones may cause coronary steal syndrome. Fistulae may
Casha, Aaron +2 more
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Implantation of paclitaxel-eluting stents in saphenous vein grafts: clinical and angiographic follow-up results from a multicentre study. [PDF]
, 2006 Objective: To define the clinical and angiographic follow-up results after implantation of paclitaxel-eluting stents (PESs) in stenotic saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). Design: Prospective multicentre study. Comparison with a control group.
Blindt, Ruediger +5 more
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ACE-inhibition prevents postischemic coronary leukocyte adhesion and leukocyte-dependent reperfusion injury [PDF]
, 1997 Objective: Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN), retained in the microvascular bed, can contribute to postischemic myocardial reperfusion injury. Since a beneficial effect of ACE-inhibition on reperfusion injury has been reported, we investigated the ...
Becker, Bernhard F. +6 more
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Type 2 myocardial infarction: the chimaera of cardiology? [PDF]
, 2015 The term type 2 myocardial infarction first appeared as part of the universal definition of myocardial infarction. It was introduced to cover a group of patients who had elevation of cardiac troponin but did not meet the traditional criteria for acute ...
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The Acute Responses of Different-sized Coronary Arteries to Testosterone [PDF]
, 2012 Coronary arteries supply blood to the myocardium. The blood flow within the coronary arteries is altered by various compounds produced within the body. Sex hormones such as testosterone are known to cause the relaxation of large coronary arteries.
Madanu, Sampath
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Transplantation of progenitor cells and regeneration enhancement in acute myocardial infarction - (TOPCARE-AMI) [PDF]
, 2002 Background - Experimental studies suggest that transplantation of blood-derived or bone marrow–derived progenitor cells beneficially affects postinfarction remodeling.
Aicher, A +12 more
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Intercoronary Continuity: A Rare Variant of Coronary Circulation [PDF]
, 2013 Coronary circulation if significantly diseased usually develop collaterals between the distal portion of the diseased vessel and the normal artery to accomplish flow in vessel distal to the diseased segment.
Ganju, NK, Marwah, R, Negi, PC
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Successful Coronary Stent Retrieval From a Pedal Artery [PDF]
, 2008 The purpose of this article is to report complications from a coronary drug-eluting stent lost in the peripheral circulation. We report the case of successful retrieval of a sirolimus coronary stent from a pedal artery in a young patient who ...
Di Vito,L +5 more
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Pharmacology of the coronary circulation [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, 1987 Until recently, the medical management of coronary artery disease consisted of depressing the heart's requirements for oxygen. Little thought was directed towards improving coronary blood flow as it was believed that atherosclerotic lesions were fixed, unchangeable obstructions.
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