S The results of previous work from this laboratory have shown a poor correlation between percent stenosis (determined visually with calipers) and the coronary reactive hyperemic response (an index of maximal coronary vasodilator capacity) determined during cardiac surgery. This study was performed to determine whether other parameters of lesion severity could predict the reactive hyperemic res...

Background: Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) measured by 2D speckle-tracking strain echocardiography (2D-STE) can detect impaired longitudinal left ventricle (LV) function at rest which is associated with significant coronary artery stenosis. Objective: may be used to predict the presence, extent and severity of CAD according angiographic findings in patients chronic stable angina. Methods: 2D-...

OBJECTIVE We report a case of primary hypertrophic pyloric stenosis combined with a paraduodenal hernia in a 35-year-old woman. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION The patient presented with signs of obstructive ileus. CT of the abdomen revealed a marked dilatation of the stomach and the proximal jejunum as well as a circumferential thickening of the antral-pyloric region with characterist...

Hiccups that last more than 48 hours are known as persistent hiccups. A 38-year-old man presented to the emergency with a 3-day history of hiccups, and after partial treatment normal test results, he was discharged from emergency. After 22 hrs, brought again complaint stuttering admitted chance stroke. 50% stenosis development in right carotid artery reported, MRI results were normal. 20 hrs ad...

Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is increasingly identified in patients with end-stage renal disease. Renal function in ARAS patients deteriorates more frequently than in nonatherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (RAS). This study was designed to test the hypothesis that atherosclerosis modifies the relationship between single-kidney hemodynamics and function and the severity of sten...

This study determined the feasibility and accuracy of quantitative 201Tl myocardial single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) after dipyridamole infusion to detect coronary obstructive lesions in children with Kawasaki disease. 201Tl distribution after dipyridamole infusion was measured in 23 normal children, and with these normal values, quantitative analysis of SPECT was performed in...

PURPOSE To evaluate a slow-flow MR sequence in normal CSF flow and in CSF flow disturbance in cases of spinal stenosis. METHOD The method was tested for flow sensitivity and applied to 67 sites of spinal canal compromise. RESULTS Phantom studies show that flow can be depicted at a velocity of 0.5-1 mm/sec. On clinical images, stagnant CSF is black, flowing CSF is bright. Typically, in high-...

Doppler analysis of flow in intracranial arteries is now possible using a 2 MHz probe allowing sufficient penetration of bone to obtain signals noninvasively. Thirty-two normal subjects, and 11 patients with cerebrovascular diseases including vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage, middle cerebral artery stenosis, and extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis were studied by transcrani...

The valvular disease usually involves two conditions: valvular stenosis and valvular insufficiency. Valvular stenosis occurs when a valve opening is smaller than normal due to stiff or fused leaflets. The narrowed opening may make the heart work very hard to pump blood through it. This can lead to heart failure. All four valves can be stenotic (hardened, restricting blood flow); the conditions ...

This study determined the feasibility and accuracy of quantitative 2`T1 myocardial singlephoton emission computed tomography (SPECT) after dipyridamole infusion to detect coronary obstructive lesions in children with Kawasaki disease. 20`TI distribution after dipyridamole infusion was measured in 23 normal children, and with these normal values, quantitative analysis of SPECT was performed in 4...