results mean age of patients was 59.47 (sd = 12.48) years, of which 75 (75.8%) were male and 24 (24.2%) were female. based on univariable analysis, white blood cell (wbc) count, pain duration, lv function, maximal st-change, thrombus grade and eccentricity were identified as predictors of the no-reflow phenomenon. after multivariable logistic regression: wbc count and thrombus grade remained th...

background differentiating ischemic from nonischemic cardiomyopathy is important both prognostically and therapeutically, although it may be difficult clinically. objectives we aimed to determine the diagnostic power of cardiogoniometry (cgm) in the differentiation of the ischemic from the nonischemic etiology of left bundle branch block (lbbb). patients and methods we studied 37 patients with ...

in patients requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg), usually at least one of the internal mammary arteries is used. this study evaluates the degree of atherosclerotic involvement of the internal mammary artery (ima) in patients undergoing cabg. during two months period, 79 patients (66 male and 13 female with a medium age of 58 years) undergoing myocardial revascularization had a biops...

conclusion our results indicate that dsct coronary angiography provides high diagnostic accuracy for the evaluation of cad patients during daily routine practice of a referral cardiovascular setting. background there are numerous studies that address the diagnostic value of dual-source computed tomography (dsct) as an alternative to conventional coronary angiography (cca). however, the benefit ...

A 50-year-old male smoker was admitted to our hospital for chest pain at rest. Echocardiography showed apico-lateral hypokinesis and normal global left ventricular ejection fraction. Coronary angiography was performed and an unexpected double coronary anomaly (CA) was found. The right coronary (RCA), left circumflex (Cx) and left anterior descending (LAD) arteries originated from the right aort...

Introduction: Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries disease (MINOCA) encompasses a heterogeneous group of disorders. Multimodality imaging is crucial to figure out the underlying mechanism. Coronary artery spasm common cause MINOCA and might be difficult identify. Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male no cardiovascular risk factor presented prolonged acute chest pain at 5 ...

BACKGROUND There is no consensus and a limited evidence base for choice of contrast agents (CA) in angiography. This study evaluated the impact of iohexol and iodixanol CA on fibrinolytic factors (tissue plasminogen activator [t-PA] and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 [PAI-1]), as well as platelet-monocyte conjugates in cardiac patients undergoing elective angiography in a double-blind, rando...

AIMS To evaluate the accuracy of low-dose computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) using prospective ECG-triggering for the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 30 patients (19 males, 11 females, mean age 58.8 +/- 9.9 years) underwent low-dose CTCA and invasive coronary angiography (CA) [median 2 days (0, 41)]. Before CT scanning, intravenous beta...

Dear Editor, We enjoyed reading the Letter to the Editor by Madias published in the Journal recently. Our study group reported that myocardial bridging (MB) of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) is a frequent finding in Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) compared with controls, as revealed both by coronary angiography (CA) (40% vs. 8%; p , 0.001) or by computed tomography angiography (CTA...

*Corresponding author: Dr. Fathollah Bouzarjomehri, Department of Medical Physics, Shahid Sadooghi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Fax: +98 351 7244078 E-mail: [email protected] Background: Coronary angiography is a commonly performed diagnostic procedure with life saving benefits for the patient. However, this procedure involves relatively high radiation dose. The purpose of thi...