Coronary artery thrombosis: Historical aspects

Canine Model of Coronary Artery Thrombosis

Platelet thrombus formation occurs at sites of severe arterial narrowing where shear stress is elevated. Shear stress appears to induce platelet aggregation in vitro by means of initiation of von Willebrand factor binding to platelet glycoprotein lb. Recent in vitro studies have demonstrated that aurintricarboxylic acid can inhibit shear stress-induced platelet aggregation. This effect is media...

Historical Aspects and Relevance of the Human Coronary Collateral Circulation

In 1669, anastomoses between the right and left coronary artery were first documented by Richard Lower of Amsterdam. Using post-mortem imaging, a debate followed on the existence of structural inter-coronary anastomoses, which was not resolved before the first half of the 20 ieth century in case of the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD), and not before the early 1960 ies in case of the n...

ارتباط میان عفونت هلیکوباکترپیلوری با coronary artery disease

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Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery : Historical Overview and Future Directions

12 congenital heart defects. The second period (1963-1969) saw an improvement in CPB techniques and more patients suffering from acquired heart disease. Period 3 (1970-1979) represented the boom in cardiac surgery, with the introduction of techniques for myocardial revascularization to treat atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. In addition, cardiac transplantation as well as valve repair an...

Surgery of coronary artery disease. I). Historical notes.