To the Editor: In the largest series to date, Harskamp et al provide readers with a comprehensive analysis of the predictors of midterm (12–18 months) internal mammary artery (IMA) graft failure in the setting of the Project of Ex-Vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection (PREVENT) IV trial. The authors are to be congratulated for this important contribution to our body of knowledge. However...

introduction: child abuse is one of the major problems of today’s societies ;so in developed countries supportive laws for children have been established. obvious manifestations of physical child abuse include: skin lesions (echymosis, erosion, biting), skull fractures and injury to the visceral organs. physicians should take child abuse in their consideration whenever they encounter skin manif...

Introduction: This study is aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of head and neck lymphoma in a defined group of an Iranian population.   Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, 126,450 biopsy reports from two referral Pathology Departments, (Tehran, the capital of Iran) were evaluated. In cases with head and neck lymphoma, other variables such as age, sex, specific lo...

Abstract Introduction The role of fractional flow reserve (FFR) measured directly after drug eluting stent (DES) implantation (post-PCI FFR) is not clear in predicting major adverse cardiac events (MACE), and it known which clinical parameters affect post-PCI FFR. Aim We aimed to clarify the relationship between FFR parameters, long-term MACE determine best cut-off prediction. Method Patients w...

Intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) was performed to elucidate the discrepancy between clinical history and angiographic findings and to measure the diameter and area of the lumen of the normal left coronary artery in 55 patients who presented with chest pain but had normal coronary angiograms. The left coronary artery (LCA) was scanned with a 4.8F, 20 MHz mechanically rotated ultrasound ca...

C oronary revascularization provides symptomatic relief and improves long-term outcomes in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD).1 The ideal revascularization strategy remains controversial and depends on the anatomic complexity of the lesions that require revascularization, the comorbidities, and the ability to use dual antiplatelet therapy.1 Though coronary artery bypass gr...