OBJECTIVES To evaluate the usefulness of the information obtained with SPECT, coronary angio-CT and fusion images, in patients with stable ischemic disease who need invasive coronary angiography (IA). MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-six patients (65.98±8.3 years) with coronary disease were prospectively included. The fusion images generated after undergoing IA were used to evaluate the performance...

Coronary vessel development is a highly coordinated process during heart formation. Abnormal development and dysfunction of the coronary network are contributory factors in the majority of heart disease. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate coronary vessel formation is crucial for preventing and treating the disease. We report a zebrafish gene-trap vinculin b (vclb) mutant that ...

INTRODUCTION Recently, the prognostic value of ST segment elevation in lead aVR in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and its relationship with significant stenosis of the left main coronary artery (LMCAS) and three-vessel disease have been highlighted. AIM Analysis of the relationship between ST segment elevation observed in aVR lead and angiographic severity of coronary artery disease in patient...

Introduction Despite technical progress, coronary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) still faces multiple challenges including low SNR and small vessel size. Coronary vasodilators, such as sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG) or longer acting nitrates (e.g., isosorbide dinitrate), are commonly used to study coronary circulation. Terashima et al. [1] reported on the impact of sublingual NTG on coronary ...

Coronary heart disease has been one of the main threats to human health. Coronary angiography is taken as the gold standard for the assessment of coronary artery disease. However, sometimes the images are difficult to visually interpret because of the crossing and overlapping of vessels in the angiogram. Also due to the low contrast of the image between the backdrop and the small blood vessels,...

introduction: an attack of acute myocardial infarction (mi) poses the threat of great damage to cardiac tissue. operative therapeutic modalities such as coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) may enhance myocardial perfusion in high-grade coronary vasculature occlusions. it has been shown previously that low-level laser therapy (lllt) significantly reduces infarct size following induction of my...

conclusions in total, application of therapeutic approaches in patients with cad depends on many factors. in our study not only risk factors such as gender, lifestyle, smoking, alcohol abuse, diabetes and hypertension were associated with the incidence of cad, but also they were highly correlated with the severity of the disease. results the mean age of total patients was 58.3 ± 11.5 years (p =...

AIMS Prognostic importance of coronary vessel dominance in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to assess influence of coronary vessel dominance on the short- and long-term outcome after STEMI. METHODS AND RESULTS Coronary angiographic images of consecutive patients presenting with first STEMI were retrospectively reviewed to as...

This is a case report of an unusual case of a patient with dextrocardia and "situs inversus totalis" who presented with unstable angina. Coronary angiography revealed severe main stem and severe triple vessel coronary artery disease. The patient later underwent successful emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery. To the authors' knowledge this is the first reported case in Malaysia and al...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the high risk factors and coronary lesion features in premenopausal women with coronary artery disease (CAD) and provide guideline for diagnosis and therapy. METHODS 114 premenopausal women and 134 postmenopausal women were conducted coronary angiography in our hospital from September, 2012 to September, 2014. According to the results of coronary...