Objective: Multislice computed tomography is an emerging technology with the potential for non-invasive coronary investigation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and limitations of multislice computed tomography in the detection of coronary artery disease. Patients and Methods: Multislice computed tomography was performed in symptomatic patients with atypical chest pain and ...

BACKGROUND Invasive coronary angiography is the gold standard means of imaging bypass vessels and carries a small but potentially serious risk of local vascular complications, including myocardial infarction, stroke and death. We evaluated computed tomography as a non-invasive means of assessing graft patency. METHODS Fifty patients with previous coronary artery bypass surgery who were listed...

We report a dual-source computed tomography study of dynamic and quantitative myocardial perfusion in a 44-year-old patient with previous documented coronary artery disease. Quantitatively, the tomography showed myocardial perfusion deficit in the territories with significant coronary stenosis, confirmed by computed tomography angiography and conventional angiography. Dual-source computed tomog...

results the degree of systolic compression was found to be correlated with the depth of the mb. however, there was no correlation between the length of the mb and the degree of systolic compression. conclusion the systolic compression of the mb was influenced by the depth of the tunneled segment, not by its length. background myocardial bridging (mb) is a congenital anomaly in which a segment o...

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...

Congenital coronary artery anomalies are sporadically discovered in patients undergoing coronary angiography and in autopsy series. Although most anomalies are clinically insignificant, some may become causes of cardiovascular morbidities and mortality. Diagnosis is commonly made with conventional coronary artery angiography. The current development of modern cardiac computed tomography allows ...

Computed Tomography Angiography and Myocardial Computed Tomography Perfusion in Patients With Coronary Stents Prospective Intraindividual Comparison With Conventional Coronary Angiography Matthias Rief, MD,* Elke Zimmermann, MD,* Fabian Stenzel, MD,* Peter Martus, PHD,y Karl Stangl, MD,z Johannes Greupner, MD,* Fabian Knebel, MD,z Anisha Kranz, MS,* Peter Schlattmann, PHD,x Michael Laule, MD,z ...