Journal of Medical Sciences 2013;16(Suppl 1): 1 Comparison of Gadolinium Enhanced Coronary CT Angiography with Conventional Invasive Coronary Angiography in Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease Wasim Ahmed, Khurshid Iqbal Department of Cardiology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, J&K, India BACKGROUND: Invasive Coronary Angiography (ICA), though Gold Standard, for assessmen...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In the general population, an early invasive strategy of routine coronary angiography is superior to a conservative strategy of selective angiography in patients who are admitted with unstable angina or non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI), but the effectiveness of this strategy in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is uncertain. DESIGN, SET...

Rasmussen’s aneurysm is a rare and fatal cause of hemoptysis secondary to infection with pulmonary tuberculosis. The most commonly involved vessels include the bronchial arteries, but rarely can involve artery. We report case 62-year-old female from Philippines undiagnosed tuberculosis who presented massive hemoptysis. After hemodynamic stabilization, was diagnosed by computed tomography chest ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Non-invasive coronary artery angiography by 16 multidetector-row spiral computed tomography is a novel diagnostic tool whose reliability is still unclear. The aim of our study was to compare this technique with invasive coronary angiography. PATIENTS AND METHOD A total of 31 selected patients were examined with both angiographic methods. Non-invasive studies were p...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the capability of multidetector computed tomography to diagnose the coronary etiology of left ventricular dysfunction compared with using invasive coronary angiography and magnetic resonance. METHODS Forty consecutive patients with left ventricular dysfunction of uncertain etiology underwent invasive coronary angiography and contrast magnetic resonance....

OBJECTIVES To determine whether combining non-invasive tests for intracranial aneurysms together would significantly improve aneurysm detection over individual tests. METHODS 114 patients undergoing intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography to confirm or exclude an intracranial aneurysm were also examined by CT angiography, MR angiography, and transcranial power Doppler ultrasound. The r...

BACKGROUND Non-invasive coronary angiography by multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) is a promising method for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the clinical role of this method has not been established for specific patient cohorts. Therefore, the objective of the current prospective, blinded study was to investigate the diagnostic value of coronary MSCT angiograp...

BACKGROUND Computed tomography angiography enables non-invasive evaluation of the coronary arteries. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the accuracy of 16-slice multi-detector CT angiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, and assess coronary bypass grafts and coronary anomalies. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of 223 patients who were examined at our medical center over a perio...

BACKGROUND Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a rare acute febrile illness due to multi-organ vasculitis. It most often affects children under five years of age. Coronary artery aneurysms are seen in about 25% of children with KD. Selective invasive coronary angiography was considered to be the gold standard for diagnosis and follow-up of coronary artery aneurysms, thrombosis and stenosis in patients wit...

Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is the accepted reference standard for assessment of artery stenosis because its unprecedented temporal and spatial resolution ability to perform therapeutic interventions in same session [1].