INTRODUCTION Clinically evident atherosclerosis is preceded by preclinical changes in the arterial wall. These changes are characterised by increased thickness of the intima-media complex (IMT). AIMS A complex ultrasound assessment of the peripheral vessels as well as an attempt to find ultrasound parameters correlating with the burden of atherosclerotic lesions of the coronary arteries. ME...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery enlargement has been previously described in left ventricular hypertrophy. OBJECTIVES We sought to assess coronary artery dimensions and their relation to left ventricular muscle mass in primary and secondary hypertrophy. METHODS Cross-sectional area of the left and right coronary arteries was determined by quantitative coronary angiography in 52 patients: 12 cont...

BACKGROUND An excessive rate of cardiac death is a well-known feature of renal failure. Coronary heart disease is frequent and the possibility has been raised that the natural history of the coronary plaque is different in uraemic patients. We assessed the morphology of coronary arteries in patients with end-stage renal failure and compared them with coronary arteries of matched non-uraemic con...

In some patients, the coronary arteries originate in a single aortic sinus, and this anatomical configuration is regarded as a significant risk factor in the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. In these cases, the coronary transfer technique has to be individualized to suit the coronary anatomy (i.e., a single ostium or separate ostia). Since 2001, we have operate...

Though rare, anomalous coronary artery disease is a well-known cause of myocardial ischemia and sudden death among children and young adults. The projectional nature of conventional x-ray angiography often leads to difficulty in the definition of anomalous vessels. Studies have now documented the high accuracy of coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for the noninvasive detection and de...

Coronary arteries with anomalous origin from the aorta can be a risk factor during aortic root procedures. We report on the successful management of aortic root surgery in a 76-year-old man with a single coronary ostium. Preoperative computed tomography and angiography revealed an anomalous course of the left main coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva. A stentless aortic root biopros...

Coronary heart disease was to cardiovascular caused by arteries entering plaque or pollutants that collect on the walls of coronary arteries. The death rate due in Indonesian reaches 1.25 million people. Based 2018 National Riskesdes Report, Central Kalimantan, 1.3% 10,189 cases disease. purpose this research find out Correlation between age and incidence outpatients at RSUD dr. Doris Sylvanus,...

The coronary arteries have been regarded as end arteries for decades. However, there are functionally relevant anastomotic vessels, known as collateral arteries, which interconnect epicardial coronary arteries. These vessels provide an alternative source of blood supply to the myocardium in cases of occlusive coronary artery disease. The relevance of these collateral arteries is a matter of ong...

Antiphospholipid syndrome is a rare disorder. Acute myocardial infarction is uncommon among these patients. Here we report a case of a 44-year-old man with antiphospholipid syndrome admitted for acute inferior myocardial infarction. Performed coronary angiography revealed that both the right coronary and the left circumflex coronary arteries were occluded by thrombi. We successfully performed p...

The coronary arteries are diffusely involved by atherosclerotic plaques in fatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The degree of luminal narrowing may vary but plaques are present in practically every millimeter of extramural coronary artery. Usually the lumens of at least two of the three major coronary arteries are narrowed >75% by old plaques in patients who die suddenly (<6 hours) from car...