OBJECTIVE To illustrate the utility of CT coronary angiography in the assessment of patients with anomalous coronary arteries. METHODS A 65-year-old woman who presented with a clinical history of unstable angina was investigated with both computerised tomography and invasive coronary angiography. RESULTS Coronary angiography demonstrated aberrant coronary arteries all arising from separate ...

Background: The number of interventional cardiology (IC) procedures has increased rapidly. coronary angiography (CA) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) are now widely performed as a matter of routine, and they are considered safe procedures for experienced cardiologists. However, it is also known that these procedures are associated with high radiation doses due to long f...

We present the case of a 5-year-old child with coronary complications due to Kawasaki disease; this patient unintentionally underwent both dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) coronary angiography and invasive coronary angiographic examination in 2 months. This case highlights the strong consistency of the results between DSCT coronary angiography and invasive coronary angiography. Compared t...

BACKGROUND Among older patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), it remains uncertain whether there is a time-dependent difference in the risk of recurrent mortality and nonfatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events for those with ST-segment-elevation MI (STEMI) compared with those with non-ST-segment-elevation MI. METHODS AND RESULTS Older patients ≥65 years with acute MI and sign...

background: muscle fibers overlying the intramyocardial segment of an epicardial coronary artery are termed myocardial bridge (mb). the aim of this study was to analyze the mid-term outcome of mb and to examine its possible association with angiographic findings and concomitant cardiac pathologies such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (hcm).   methods: from a total of 3218 patients admitted for c...

We present the case of a 5-year-old child with coronary complications due to Kawasaki disease; this patient unintentionally underwent both dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) coronary angiography and invasive coronary angiographic examination in 2 months. This case highlights the strong consistency of the results between DSCT coronary angiography and invasive coronary angiography. Compared t...

OBJECTIVES Composite grafts allow complete arterial revascularization with minimal aortic manipulations. The Y-T configuration supplies all distal branches adequately, whereas it is unclear whether complex composite configurations (K, Π or double-Y) are equally at rest or when challenged by maximal requirements. METHODS Forty-seven patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery revasculariza...