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Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, Microvascular Angina, and Treatment Strategies

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2015
Angina without coronary artery disease (CAD) has substantial morbidity and is present in 10% to 30% of patients undergoing angiography. Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is present in 50% to 65% of these patients. The optimal treatment of this cohort is undefined.
Mark A Marinescu, Jamieson M Bourque
exaly   +3 more sources

Femoral Artery Injuries in Closed Femur Shaft Fractures: Case Report

The Surgery Journal, 2022
Case 1 and 2 Two young male patients, sustained injury to the superficial femoral artery (SFA) following a closed femur shaft fracture. The arterial injuries were confirmed by computed tomography angiography and both underwent fracture fixation and on ...
Sathya Vamsi Krishna, Sindhu B., Suhas T.R, Chandrashekar H. Sumanahalli   +3 more
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Adverse reaction to Coartem (artemether/lumefantrine) resulting in oculogyric crisis

Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021
Background Artemether/lumefantrine (AL), sold under the brand name Coartem, is the most common artemisinin-based combination therapy for the treatment of malaria.
Emmanuel Kofi Amponsah, Buyanbileg Sodnom-Ish, Aaron Sowah Anyetei-Anum, Paul Frimpong, Soung Min Kim   +4 more
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RASSF1A-Mediated Suppression of Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ERα)-Driven Breast Cancer Cell Growth Depends on the Hippo-Kinases LATS1 and 2

Cells, 2021
Around 70% of breast cancers express the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα). This receptor is of central importance for breast cancer development and estrogen-dependent tumor growth.
Sven Roßwag, Jonathan P. Sleeman, Sonja Thaler   +2 more
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Scalp injury management by a maxillofacial surgeon in a low-resource hospital

Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020
Background Head or scalp injury is a life-threatening and typically accidental human injury. Most medical departments require immediate medical treatment and proper treatment with specialized medical personnel and facilities.
Paul Frimpong, Truc Thi Hoang Nguyen, Edinam Salia Nimatu, Emmanuel Kofi Amponsah, Soung Min Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, Microvascular Angina, and Management [PDF]

Current Cardiology Reports, 2015
Recent analyses have found that coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) portends a poor prognosis in patients with and without obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD). Chest pain in the absence of epicardial CAD is a common entity. Angina caused by CMD, microvascular angina (MVA), is often indistinguishable from that caused by obstructive
Adrián I, Löffler, Jamieson M, Bourque
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Coronary Microvascular Disease [PDF]

Cardiology and Therapy, 2022
Coronary microvascular disease or dysfunction (CMVD) has been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Despite a growing prevalence, guidelines on definitive treatment are lacking. Proposed mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction and resultant inflammation have been demonstrated as the underlying cause. Imaging modalities such as echocardiography,
Ravi A. Thakker, Jorge Rodriguez Lozano, Patricia Rodriguez Lozano, Afaq Motiwala, Umamahesh Rangasetty, Wissam Khalife, Khaled Chatila   +6 more
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Tracheoesophageal puncture site closure with sternocleidomastoid musculocutaneous transposition flap

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2015
Introduction: Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis is highly effective in providing speech after total laryngectomy. Although it is a safe method, in certain cases dilatation or leakage occurs around the prosthesis that needs closure of tracheoesophageal ...
Dushyant Jaiswal, Prabha Yadav, Vinay Kant Shankhdhar, Rajendra Suresh Gujjalanavar, Prashant Puranik   +4 more
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Systemic microvascular dysfunction in microvascular and vasospastic angina [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2018
Coronary microvascular dysfunction and/or vasospasm are potential causes of ischaemia in patients with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA). We tested the hypothesis that these patients also have functional abnormalities in peripheral small arteries.Patients were prospectively enrolled and categorised as having microvascular angina (MVA ...
Ford, Thomas J., Rocchiccioli, Paul, Good, Richard, McEntegart, Margaret, Eteiba, Hany, Watkins, Stuart, Shaukat, Aadil, Lindsay, Mitchell, Robertson, Keith, Hood, Stuart, Yii, Eric, Sidik, Novalia, Harvey, Adam, Montezano, Augusto C., Beattie, Elisabeth, Haddow, Laura, Oldroyd, Keith G., Touyz, Rhian M., Berry, Colin   +18 more
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Female Sex Hormone Effects on the Vasculature: Considering the Validity of Restricting Study Inclusion to Low-Hormone Phases

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Many studies of vascular function limit the testing of premenopausal female participants to periods when female sex hormones, either endogenous or exogenous, are at their lowest concentration.
Casey G. Turner, Anna E. Stanhewicz, Brett J. Wong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source