diabetes mellitus (dm) is the most prevalent metabolic disease worldwide and is associated with coronary artery disease (cad). therefore it is very important to find a clue to diagnose the presence of cad as early as possible in dm patients. the aim of this study was to find any correlation between microalbuminuria (mau) and the severity of cad in patients with dm type 2. this was a cross secti...

The diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is progressive and associated with other defects. We present a case of pulmonary vein stenosis in a newborn with stenosis of the left-sided common pulmonary vein, diffuse hypoplasia of the superi...

BACKGROUND In the past decade, the radial artery has frequently been used for coronary bypass surgery despite concern regarding the possibility of graft spasm. Graft patency is a key predictor of long-term survival. We therefore sought to determine the relative patency rate of radial-artery and saphenous-vein grafts in a randomized trial in which we controlled for bias in the selection of patie...

The radial artery is a commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting. Long-term patency rates are at least as good and in some series are better than for saphenous vein grafts (1,2). owever, radial artery graft failure remains a ignificant problem (3), in particular in cases here radial conduits are used on smaller target essels or where there is significant competitive ow from a na...

background: considering the increasing incidence of coronary artery stenosis and its related complications, the importance of its etiology and inconsistent reports we aimed to determine the relationship between oxysterol, serum levels and severity of coronary atherosclerosis and effect of statins on oxysterol.  methods: a total of 85 patients referred to taleghani hospital, tehran, iran during ...

BACKGROUND Myocardial perfusion reserve can be noninvasively assessed with cardiovascular MR. In this study, the diagnostic accuracy of this technique for the detection of significant coronary artery stenosis was evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS In 15 patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease and 5 patients without significant coronary artery disease, the signal intensity-time curves ...

A 47-year-old woman diagnosed with Marfan syndrome underwent valve-sparing aortic root replacement for aortic regurgitation and annulo-aortic ectasia. Her cardiac function was normal. Preoperative coronary angiography did not demonstrate any stenosis. The David reimplantation procedure with a 28-mm Valsalva graft was performed. Both coronary orifices were reconstructed in a button fashion with ...

Two cases of coronary artery disease coexisting with abdominal aortic aneurysm were treated with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting combined with repair of the aneurysm. The first patient was a 67-year-old man exhibiting a large pulsating abdominal mass. Abdominal computed tomography demonstrated a 9-cm aneurysm and coronary angiogram revealed a 90% stenosis of the obtuse marginal branch ...

To cite: Lumley M, Booker A, Clapp B. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007450 DESCRIPTION A 70-year-old man was transferred due to progressive angina with a history of severe aortic valve stenosis and multivessel coronary artery disease treated with biological aortic valve replacement and two-vessel coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) 1 year p...

This is a frail 73-year-old male with symptomatic critical aortic stenosis (AS). He has suffered a significant functional decline with associated shortness of breath and chest discomfort. His past medical history is significant for coronary artery disease with prior bypass grafting, porcelain aorta, chronic kidney disease-stage III, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and periphera...