Haematoma decompression for a postpartum extensive left main spontaneous dissection
No abstract available (Source: Coronary Artery Disease)
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Images in Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research
Left internal mammary artery to great cardiac vein fistula: innocent bystander or guilty as charged?
No abstract available (Source: Coronary Artery Disease)
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Images in Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research
Missed acute myocardial infarction: an underrecognized problem that contributes to poor patient outcomes
Ischemic heart disease is the number one killer in the world. While improvements in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have resulted in lower mortality rates, there are still cases where AMI is missed with rates varying depending on the setting where the evaluation took place, the population sample, the definition of missed AMI and timing of evaluation. There is consistent evidence that missed AMI is associated with increased risk of complications and mortality. Many factors contribute to missed AMI which include patient factors, clinician factors and institutional factors. While several studies have been ...
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Reviews in Depth Source Type: research
Bempedoic acid as adjunct for traditional lipid-lowering therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia
Statin therapy has been the cornerstone for the reduction of cholesterol and circulating low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients with cardiovascular diseases. However, statin monotherapy has disadvantages attributable to myopathies and to the insufficient cholesterol reduction observed in some patients. There is a need for new well-tolerated therapies for lowering LDL. This review will focus on bempedoic acid in combination with traditional statin therapy or other lipid-lowering agents and its emerging role in LDL-C lowering. Bempedoic acid is also a viable alternative for reducing LDL cholesterol in the treatment of som...
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Reviews in Depth Source Type: research
Correlation between aortic root dimension and coronary ectasia
This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between angiographic extension of CAE and aortic dimension.
Patients and methods
We retrospectively include 135 patients with angiographic diagnosis of CAE defined as dilatation of coronary segment more than 1.5 times than an adjacent healthy one. Study population was divided in four groups according to the maximum diameter of ascending aorta beyond sinus of Valsalva obtained in the parasternal long-axis view (group 1: 55 mm or previous surgery because of aortic aneurysm/dissection). The relationship between aortic dimension and the extension of CAE was inves...
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Coronary Ectasia Source Type: research
Lipid profile as a strong indicator of coronary plaques: noninvasive assessment by multislice computerized tomography
Conclusion
Hyperlipidemia is strongly associated with prevalence of coronary plaques (P (Source: Coronary Artery Disease)
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Coronary Calcium Score/CTA Source Type: research
Coronary artery calcium score and risk of cardiovascular events without established coronary artery disease: a systemic review and meta-analysis
Background
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is an indicator of atherosclerosis, and the CAC score is a useful noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease.
Objective
To compare the risk of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with CAC> 0 versus CAC = 0 in asymptomatic and symptomatic population in patients without an established diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
Methods
A systematic search of electronic databases was conducted until January 2018 for any cohort study reporting cardiovascular events in patients with CAC> 0 compared with absence of CAC.
Results
Forty-five studies were included wi...
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Coronary Calcium Score/CTA Source Type: research
Early repolarization in the inferolateral leads predicts the presence of vasospastic angina: a novel predictor in patients with resting angina
Background
An association between early repolarization and ventricular fibrillation has recently been reported in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA). However, no studies have clarified whether the presence of early repolarization can predict VSA.
Methods
Participants comprised 286 patients (136 males) with clinically suspected VSA who underwent intracoronary provocation tests using acetylcholine or ergonovine. Patients were divided into a VSA group [n = 94, positive provocation test as induction of coronary arterial spasm (>90% stenosis)] and a non-VSA group (n = 192). Detailed early repolarization d...
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Coronary Spasm Source Type: research
The impact of normal range estimated glomerular filtration rate on mortality in selected patients undergoing coronary angiography – a long-term follow-up
Conclusion
eGFR within the normal and mildly reduced range is an independent predictor of long-term all-cause mortality in selected patients undergoing clinically driven coronary angiography. (Source: Coronary Artery Disease)
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: PCI/Coronary Angiography Source Type: research
Cancer treatment resumption in patients with new-generation drug-eluting stents
Conclusion
Patients may resume cancer treatment (Source: Coronary Artery Disease)
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: PCI/Coronary Angiography Source Type: research
The role of CHA2DS2-VASc score in evaluating patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Objective
The aim of the review was to assess whether CHA2DS2-VASc score is predictive of mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Background
The CHA2DS2-VASc score is validated in predicting stroke risk in atrial fibrillation. The optimum management strategy for these patients undergoing PCI is still debated.
Methods
The CHA2DS2-VASc score was calculated in consecutive patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI in a large Australian registry between 2007 and 2013. Patients were divided into low (1–2), intermediate (3–4) and high (≥5) ...
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: PCI/Coronary Angiography Source Type: research
REabsorbable vs. DUrable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stents in All-Comer PatiEnts: the REDUCE registry
Conclusion
In our registry including a real-world population of all-comer patients undergoing PCI, RP-DES, or durable polymer-DES showed similar efficacy and safety at a 1-year follow-up. (Source: Coronary Artery Disease)
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: PCI/Coronary Angiography Source Type: research
Acute cardiorenal anemia syndrome among ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients treated by primary percutaneous intervention
Background
Acute kidney injury (AKI) and anemia have been extensively studied in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), yet the precise nature of their reciprocal relationship has not been elucidated in STEMI patients.
Methods
We performed a retrospective analysis of 2096 consecutive patients admitted for STEMI between January 2008 and December 2018 and treated with primary coronary intervention. Patients were stratified into four groups according to the presence of baseline anemia and occurrence of AKI: without anemia or AKI, baseline anemia without AKI, AKI without baseline anemia and acute cardiorenal an...
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: STEMI/Primary PCI Source Type: research
Relationship between primary percutaneous coronary intervention time of day, infarct size, microvascular obstruction and prognosis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Conclusion
In this large-scale, individual patient data pooled analysis, no association was found between the time of day of pPCI and infarct size, MVO, or prognosis after STEMI. (Source: Coronary Artery Disease)
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - May 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: STEMI/Primary PCI Source Type: research
Magnesium bioresorbable scaffold collapse: a novel restenosis mechanism?
No abstract available (Source: Coronary Artery Disease)
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - April 16, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Images in Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research
