A 51-year-old man was admitted due to weakness (3/5) of the right lower extremity. Brain MRI revealed acute infarcts in the left anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territory (figure, A). Angiographic images demonstrated a stenotic lesion in the left A2 segment (figure, B and C), which high-resolution MRI revealed as a dissection (figure, D and E). Although extensive assessments were conducted, unde...

was 87% (mean) in the eight centers. There were no differences in clinical or angiographic baseline variables between the two groups. End-point analysis (angiographic restenosis, death, recurrent ischemia necessitating early restudy, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery) showed that there was no significant difference comparing placebowith steroid-treated patients. Angiographic restudy show...

T he debate about the role of coronary revascularization on top of optimal medical therapy for patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and stable symptoms remains vibrant. Despite significant progress in understanding risk factors for atherosclerosis and altering those risk factors at the level of populations, the " double whammy " of the aging of the population as a whole, coup...

A radioimmunoassay for measurement of canine fibrinopeptide A, which provides a quantitative index of thrombin action on fibrinogen, has been applied to measurements of the thrombogenicity of five angiographic catheters commercially available and presently in clinical use. Examples of thin-walled polyethylene, wired polyethylene, Teflon, polyurethane, and woven Dacron catheters were characteriz...

"Etude etiologique de la circulation ra.pide iutra-rena-le"  Le but de l'angiographle renale n'est pas '.seu­lement le controle anatomique de l'organe, une etude physiologique (Hemodynamique) doit toujours etre prise en consideration.  Le temps normal de la circulation intra-renale selon les differents auteurs varie entre 6 a 8, 8 a 10 et 10 a 12 secondes, mais le temps moyen est de 6 a 8 seco...