introduction: left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) is considered to be the single most important prognostic factor in patients with previous myocardial infarction. lvef is not improved in all patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg). this study aimed to assess the possibility of prediction of lvef changes after cabg using myocardial perfusion gated signle photon emission compu...

postsystolic motion or shortening predict recovery of myocardial function after primary percutanous coronary intervention?. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2007;20: 505–11. 14. Lim P, Pasquet A, Gerber B, D’Hondt AM, Vancraeynest D, Gueret P et al. Is postsystolic shortening a marker of viability in chronic left ventricular ischemic dysfunction? Comparison with late enhancement contrast magnetic resonanc...

Coronary artery perforation (CAP) represents a rare, but potentially fatal complication during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). however ,if diagnosed and managed promptly, the consequences were be minimized. we report case of perforation(Elis type II) left anterior descending (LAD) ,due to balloon post-dilatation at end revascularization non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Clinical studies comparing fatty acid and glucose metabolism in relation to functional recovery of ischemic myocardium after coronary revascularization are scarce. This study evaluated the recovery of regional and global left ventricular function after coronary revascularization in relation to uptake patterns of beta-methyl-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) and fluorodeoxyg...

The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the case of a 62-year-old man, with spontaneous coronary dissection of the left circumflex artery, treated surgically by myocardial revascularization. The successfully accomplished surgery demonstrates, in this case, to be the only possible way of a cure.

Mailing address: Anellys Emilia Lourenço da Costa Moreira Rua Cincinato Braga, 102 01333-010 São Paulo, SP Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Sent for publishing on 11/17/2004 Accepted on 12/03/2004 Approximately 60% of the patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and indication for myocardial revascularization can, technically, be treated both through surgical myocardial revascularizat...

BACKGROUND Congestive heart failure depletes the myocardium of carnitine, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), and taurine--substances known to influence mitochondrial function and cell calcium. We hypothesized that feeding patients a nutritional supplement that contained carnitine, CoQ10, and taurine would result in higher myocardial levels of these nutrients and improve left ventricular function. METHODS ...

A 72-year-old man with previous myocardial infarction and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction was admitted with fast ventricular tachycardia (VT) requiring emergency electrical cardioversion. Coronary angiography demonstrated three-vessel coronary artery disease, but no targets for revascularization. He had a dualchamber cardioverter defibrillator implanted (Medtronic Maximo DR7278), p...

Diastolic dysfunction indicates a functional abnormality of diastolic relaxation, filling, or distensibility of the left ventricle (LV), regardless of whether the LVEF is normal or abnormal. Diastolic dysfunction is practically always progressive and connected with higher morbidity and mortality rates, and, if not treated may lead to a diastolic heart failure. The golden standard for evaluation...

Objective: to analyze intra-hospital results in patients undergoing elective off-pump total arterial revascularization and identify morbidity and mortality predictors using this surgical strategy. Methods: From May 1999 to February 2004, 203 myocardial revascularization procedures with total arterial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump) were carried out in patients with m...