conclusions the eft, as measured by echocardiography, with a cut off value 2.95 mm has a strong association with premature cad. results among baseline characteristics, waist circumference, triglyceride levels, cigarette smoking and history of statin use were significantly higher in the cad group. the body mass index (bmi) was significantly higher in the non-cad group. according to echocardiogra...

conclusions in conclusion complementary to the previous studies our results have demonstrated that bronchial artery embolization remains as one of the most efficient procedures in managing massive hemoptysis, with minimal rate of complications. patients and methods all the patients had already been assessed by computerized tomography (ct) to localize and delineate the underlying etiology except...

background the identification of the dorsal sector of the liver and its detailed vascular anatomy is of primary importance for surgical practice and segmental transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. objectives this study aimed to investigate the feeding arteries of tumors in dorsal sector of the liver. patients and methods computed tomography (ct) and digital subtraction angiography (dsa) ima...

thrombophilia increases the incidence of pulmonary thrombosis significantly. various hereditary and acquired factors are known for thromboembolism. the hereditary factors are two common genetic autosomal mutations including factor v leidan mutation and prothrombin gene mutation. a descriptive- analytical design was conducted on 60 patients with thromboembolism who met the inclusion criteria. tw...

background: coronary angiography is frequently applied for diagnostic purposes in patients with coronary artery disease. be that as it may, there is still no consensus about the optimal time for the ambulation of patients following femoral arterial puncture. we sought to compare 6 hours of complete bed rest and 2 hours of complete bed rest in patients after angiography. methods: this randomized...

background: atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (aras) remains underdiagnosed due to its nonspecific demonstrations. we aimed to both estimate the frequency of aras in high-risk non-selected patients undergoing simultaneous coronary and renal catheterization and possibly identify a predictive model for aras using baseline clinical, laboratory, and coronary angiographic variables. methods: the...

a 48-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with complaints of typical chest pain, cold sweat, and dyspnea of 24 hours’ duration. she had a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus for many years. on admission, her electrocardiogram (ecg) revealed normal sinus rhythm and dynamic t inversion in the precordial leads. her enzyme levels were normal. transthora...

Introduction: Coronary angiography (CA) is an interventional diagnostic procedure to assess cardiovascular disease. CA is performed using dedicated fluoroscopic systems equipped with either flat detector or image intensifier. There is an increase in the number of CA annually. Reducing the radiation exposure in the CA is essential, especially due to high fluoroscopy time. In ord...

Background and objectives - A hybrid MCDM approach is presented to evaluate and prioritize the disruptions in the angiography process, in a fuzzy environment. The proposed approach is applied to a real case in a public hospital.Methods – In this study, a new approach is utilized based on fuzzy MCDM methods. The disruptions are identified using the experts' opinions. The...