introduction: differentiating between ischemic cardiomyopathy (icm) and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (idcm) is important as coronary revascularization can improve prognosis in the ischemic subgroup. due to inherent problems of coronary angiography in patients with depressed ejection fraction (ef) introducing a noninvasive tool to diagnose those who will benefit from angiography seems to be...

OBJECTIVES To determine the diagnostic accuracy of duplex ultrasonography, magnetic resonance angiography, and computed tomography angiography, alone or in combination, for the assessment of lower limb peripheral arterial disease; to evaluate the impact of these assessment methods on management of patients and outcomes; and to evaluate the evidence regarding attitudes of patients to these techn...

PURPOSE To compare the time-of-flight and contrast-enhanced- magnetic resonance angiography techniques in a 3 Tesla magnetic resonance unit with digital subtraction angiography with the latest flat-panel technology and 3D reconstruction in the evaluation of embolized cerebral aneurysms. INTRODUCTION Many embolized aneurysms are subject to a recurrence of intra-aneurismal filling. Traditionall...

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 ...

background: whether coronary artery ectasia (cae) is a unique clinical finding or results from other clinical entities is still unknown. we aimed to determine the cae prevalence, investigate the relationship between cae and patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics, and assess the prognosis at follow-up in a sample of iranian population. methods: t otally, 10057 patients who underwent ...

the application of magnetic resonance to diagnostic medical imaging stands as one of the great scientific achievements in the past 50 years. magnetic resonance techniques are easily applied to organs which remain stationary during the imaging procedure, such as the brain and musculoskeletal system. imaging of moving heart structures and circulating blood is considerably more difficult.   clinic...

introduction: diabetic retinopathy (dr) is the single largest cause of sight loss and blindness in the working age population of western countries; it is the most common cause of blindness in adults between 20 and 60 years of age. early diagnosis of dr is critical for preventing vision loss so early detection of microaneurysms (mas) as the first signs of dr is important. this paper addresses th...