Significant Coronary Stenosis in Asymptomatic Chinese With Different Glycemic Status

Significant Coronary Stenosis in Asymptomatic Chinese With Different Glycemic Status

OBJECTIVE To evaluate coronary artery stenosis in early diabetes or prediabetes asymptomatic of myocardial ischemia in community-dwelling Chinese adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Age- and sex-matched participants with normal glucose regulation (NGR), prediabetes, or diabetes diagnosed within 5 years, asymptomatic of coronary artery disease (CAD), were randomly selected from a community-dwe...

Significant left main stenosis following asymptomatic dissection during coronary arteriography.

The natural history of minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic iatrogenic coronary dissection is not well-defined. While generally considered a serious and life-threatening complication of coronary arteriography, there have been some reported cases of spontaneous resolution without residuals. We describe a case demonstrating that coronary artery dissection, even when initially asymptomatic, may l...

Significant coronary stenosis detected by coronary computed angiography in asymptomatic HIV infected subjects.

OBJECTIVES increased incidence of acute coronary events, high rate of abnormal surrogate markers of atherosclerosis and increased amount of coronary calcium have been described in HIV infected population. To expand knowledge on coronary artery disease (CAD) in HIV patients, cardiac CT scan was performed in asymptomatic subjects with low cardiovascular (CV) risk. METHODS A cross-sectional stud...

Should all patients with asymptomatic but significant (>50%) left main coronary artery stenosis undergo surgical revascularization?

The incidental detection of asymptomatic but significant ( 50%) left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) has become more frequent with the increased use of coronary angiography for acute myocardial infarction. Most would agree that such LMCAD cannot be ignored. Yet, clarity is somewhat lacking as to the best approach to managing such patients. The long-running debate of the best revascularizat...

Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction without Significant Coronary Stenosis Running title: Aldrovandi et al.; CTCA in AMI without significant coronary stenosis