This editorial refers to ‘The diagnostic accuracy of 256row computed tomographic angiography compared with invasive coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease’, by S.-P. Chao et al., on page 1916 and ‘Diagnostic accuracy of 320-row multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography in the noninvasive evaluation of significant coronary artery disease’, by F.R. de...

The coronary computed tomography angiography has recently emerged as an accurate diagnostic tool in the evaluation of coronary artery disease, providing diagnostic and prognostic data that correlate directly with the data provided by invasive coronary angiography. The association of recent technological developments has allowed improved temporal resolution and better spatial coverage of the car...

Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a fatal condition that may rarely occur due to complications of coronary catheter insertion. In this case report, a 41-year-old male was presented 48 hours after radiofrequency catheter ablation(RFCA) for the management of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndromewith acute onset of dyspnea, hemoptysis, and chest pain. The physical examination revealed coarse crackles in ...

Neuroimaging is a key element in the management of patients suffering from subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). In this article, we review the current literature to provide a summary of the existing neuroimaging methods available in clinical practice. Noncontrast computed tomography is highly sensitive in detecting subarachnoid blood, especially within 6 hours of haemorrhage. However, lumbar punctur...

Arterial vascular variation of the head and neck is common and is often overlooked because of the lack of obvious clinical symptoms. Variations are generally detected accidentally by head and neck computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) or ultrasound. Considering the lack of adequate understanding of the presence and location of the arterial vascular variatio...

OBJECTIVE To assess the performance of multidetector computed tomography in determining late clinical outcomes of patients undergoing sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. METHODS Thirty patients, successfully submitted to sirolimus-eluting stent implantation for more than six months, were selected to participate in the study. All underwent invasive angiography and intravascular ultrasound fo...

Transient cortical blindness after coronary angiography or angioplasty is a rare complication. Patients with aortocoronary bypass grafts such as internal mammary artery have a seperate risk factor probably because of the direct contrast injection to the vertebral artery during the catheterisation of the internal mammary artery ostium. In most cases, computed tomography scan revealed typical, sy...

Introduction Myocardial bridging is congenital anomaly which usually has benign prognosis but there are also reports suggesting that it can be associated with ischemic clinical syndromes presenting with chest pain. Coronary computed tomography angiography is a well-established method for detecting myocardial bridging. However, clinical significance of this anomaly still remains unclear. Metho...