Thromb Haemost 2009; 101: 9–11 The simple and originally naïve idea of dilating a coronary stenosis to restore unobstructed coronary flow through percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) (1) has been a major advance in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes and is currently also commonly used in stable coronary artery disease (2). However, there is no such thing as a “free lunch...

Kounis syndrome is an inflammatory-mediated allergic response that manifests with clinical signs of acute coronary syndrome. This reaction can be precipitated by common triggers in patients atopy such as food, environmental allergens, and contrast agents (1)Kounis NG. Coronary hypersensitivity disorder: the Clin Ther. 2013;35(5):563-571.Google Scholar). uncommon phenomenon challenging to diagno...

HomeRadiologyVol. 300, No. 3 PreviousNext Original ResearchFree AccessResearch LetterInfluence of Heart Rate on Image Quality and Radiation Dose Exposure in Coronary CT AngiographyThomas J. Stocker, Jonathon Leipsic, Marcus Y. Chen, Stephan Achenbach, Juhani Knuuti, David Newby, Jörg Hausleiter Thomas Author AffiliationsFrom the Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit...