OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of olmesartan on progression of coronary atherosclerosis. BACKGROUND Prior intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) trial results suggest slowing of coronary atheroma progression with some medicines but have not shown convincing evidence of regression with angiotension-II receptor blocking agents. METHODS A prospective, randomized, multicen...

The degree of radiologic abnormality of the coronary arterial circulation due to atherosclerosis, as detected by selective coronary cine arteriography, correlated well with certain hemodynamic changes in patients undergoing a measured amount of supine leg exercise. Notable among these were a rise in pulmonary artery pressure above the normal response level and cardiac index below the expected l...

Coronary artery vasospasm (CAVS) is a clinical entity that can cause angina, but also unstable angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, fatal arrhythmias, and sudden death. Although it condition usually controlled with medical treatment, more aggressive treatments may rarely be required. In this case, the patient known diagnosis of CAVS had multiple arrests despite optimal treatment. We ob...

BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with cardiovascular events. Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) plays an important role in atherosclerosis. We investigated whether plasma A-FABP is involved in renal function in patients with stable angina pectoris. METHODS A total of 221 patients with significant coronary artery stenosis were enrolled after coronary angiography...

Bronchiectasis is characterized by the abnormal and permanent dilatation of bronchi. Clinical manifestations of bronchiectasis include persistent or recurrent cough, purulent sputum, hemosputum, and hemoptysis. A 75-year-old man with bronchiectasis required coronary bypass grafting for unstable angina pectoris with severe stenosis of the left main trunk. Computed tomography showed fistulae betw...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) among migrant Indian populations exceeds that of Caucasians. Migrant Indians also suffer from more premature, clinically aggressive and angiographically extensive, (i.e., 3-vessel disease). It is not known whether the extent of angiographic CAD or the conventional CAD risk factors of Indo-Guyanese (IG) immigrants differs from that of Ca...

In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death, outranking malignancies, accidents, pneumonia, and tuberculosis. One of every two persons will die of some form of heart disease. This increase in incidence, making it the number one killer in the nation, is both relative and absolute: as the infectious diseases are being brought more and more under control, and the standard of ...

background: enhanced external counterpulsation (eecp) is a noninvasive technique used for patients with refractory angina pectoris. there are controversial data on the effectiveness of eecp in improving patients with refractory stable angina. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of eecp for the treatment of patients with refractory angina pectoris. methods: ...

background: the complicated concept of quality of life (qol) has been considered as an important criterion for health outcomes in chronic diseases, such as heart disease, in recent years. the aim of this study was to evaluate the qol of patients with angina pectoris after treatment with enhanced external counterpulsation (eecp). methods and materials: this quasi-experimental study was conducted...

OBJECTIVES This study evaluates the feasibility and safety of a catheter-based laser system for percutaneous myocardial revascularization and analyses the first clinical acute and long-term results in patients with end-stage coronary artery disease (CAD) and severe angina pectoris. BACKGROUND In patients with CAD and intractable angina who are not candidates for either coronary artery bypass ...