Abstract Background/Introduction The quantitative flow ratio (QFR) based functional Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score (FSSQFR) takes into consideration not only the anatomy but also physiology of coronary arteries. Purpose To investigate prognostic value FSSQFR. Methods We performed an offline QFR analysis in consecutive patients wh...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between the severity of erectile dysfunction (ED) and coronary artery disease (CAD) in men undergoing coronary angiography for angina or acute myocardial infarct (AMI). MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied 132 males who underwent coronary angiography for first time between January and November 2010. ED severity was assessed by the international index of ere...

3. van Gaal WJ, Ponnuthurai FA, Selvanayagam J, Testa L, Porto I, Neubauer S, et al. The Syntax score predicts peri-procedural myocardial necrosis during percutaneous coronary intervention. Int J Cardiol. 2009;135(1):60-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.033. 4. Börekçi A, Gür M, Şeker T, Baykan AO, Özaltun B, Karakoyun S, et al. Coronary collateral circulation in patients with chronic coronary t...

BACKGROUND Myocardial perfusion grade (MPG) is an accepted method of evaluating myocardial perfusion. However, it does not take into the account, the extent of the perfusion. We hypothesized that myocardial blush area times MPG (total blush) would be more accurate than simple MPG, and yield better prognostic information. METHODS About 34 patients were recruited after they had consented to bot...

The SYNTAX score is an angiographic scoring system that is currently used for evaluating the complexity of coronary lesions. Its efficiency in both long-term prognosis and the selection of treatment modalities has been shown in many studies. However, there is little evidence for the use of this scoring system in CT angiography, which has become a part of coronary artery disease practice. Here, ...