Objective: Patients with end stage ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (IsDCM) exhibit extensive remodeling of the left ventricle, and significant mitral tricuspid regurgitation. We investigated if implantation artificial valve preservation native could be used as a method combined annuloplasty complete myocardial revascularization in IsDCM.

Purpose: To assess the relationship between the severity of coronary arteries involvement and the extent and pattern of myocardial scars in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance of patients with history of remote myocardial infarction. Materials and Methods: The Cardiac Magnetic Resonance images of sixty patients with history of remote ST segment or non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction were ...

background: cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. acute myocardial infarction (ami) represents the most dramatic presentation of cvd and is one of the most commonly seen acute medical emergencies. according to iran’s ministry of health, 966,779 people (46%) died of cvd and 575, 257 (27%) potential years of life were lost to cvd in 2000. we, ther...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess whether the presence or absence of myocardial viability during dobutamine echocardiography (DE) predicts survival in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. BACKGROUND In patients with CAD, the presence of myocardial viability during DE identifies viable myocardium and predicts recovery of LV ...

background and purpose: regarding usefulness of revascularization versus optimal medical therapy in patients with stable angina pectoris, data are challenging. the aim of this 12-month follow-up study was to compare the survival benefit associated with revascularization versus optimal medical therapy on the patients with stable angina pectoris. materials and methods: a prospective clinical stud...

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in most industrialized nations throughout the world. Options for myocardial revascularization include thrombolysis or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the early period after AMI, or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for suitable patients. It has commonly been suggested that surgery in the early per...

For over 40 years, the left internal thoracic artery has been used as the gold standard for myocardial revascularization and anastomosis over the left anterior descending artery due to its excellent patency rates. However, the right internal thoracic artery behaves in the same manner as the left, also having excellent long-term patency. Hence, no patient should be deprived of the benefits of to...

BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) over percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for multivessel disease and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. However, CABG has not been compared with PCI in such patients in randomized trials. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with multivessel disease and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fr...