BACKGROUND Since cardiovascular diseases are associated with high mortality and generally undiagnosed before the onset of clinical findings, there is a need for a reliable tool for early diagnosis. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a non-invasive marker of coronary artery disease (CAD) and is widely used in practice as an inexpensive, reliable, and reproducible method. In the current stu...

OBJECTIVES We evaluated the geographic distribution of thin-cap fibroatheromas (TCFAs) in the coronary arteries using optical coherence tomography (OCT), a high-resolution imaging modality. BACKGROUND Plaque rupture is the most frequent cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It has been recognized that TCFA is the primary plaque type at the site of plaque rupture. METHODS We performed ...

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INTRODUCTION Observer variability can influence the assessment of CT coronary angiography (CTCA) and the subsequent diagnosis of angina pectoris due to coronary heart disease. METHODS We assessed 210 CTCAs from the Scottish COmputed Tomography of the HEART (SCOT-HEART) trial for intraobserver and interobserver variability. Calcium score, coronary angiography and image quality were evaluated. ...

more major coronary arteries determined by preoperative coronary arteriography and relatively stable and disabling (New York Heart Association Functional Class III and IV) angina pectoris. During the total observation period there were 35 deaths: 18 early and 17 late. The over-all 4-year survival rate by life-table methods was 89%, and it differed among patients with one-vessel involvement (96%...

BACKGROUND The process of progression in coronary artery disease is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS The subjects were 36 patients with 36 objective vessels with clinically significant progression of coronary artery disease (>/=15% per year) in whom 4 serial coronary arteriograms (CAGs) were performed at intervals of approximately 4 months in a 1-year period. The degree of progression of percent ...

The dominant paradigm in the diagnosis of patients with stable coronary artery disease was identification obstructive lesions arteries, and then - ensuring possibility myocardial revascularization. diagnostic algorithms used until recently led to fact that invasive angiography changes arteries were detected less than half cases. In 2019 European Guidelines for Diagnosis Chronic Coronary Syndrom...

Sixty-nine patients over age 35 with severe valvular aortic stenosis were investigated for concomitant coronary artery disease. Forty (57.9%) had clinical angina pectoris. Sixteen (23.2%) had significant coronary occlusive disease by arteriography. Of those with angina, 13 patients (32.5) had significant coronary arterial obstruction, while in the pain-free group only (10.3%) had occlusive coro...

To evaluate the usefulness of preoperatie coronary angiography in patients undergoing preoperative investigation because of valvular heart disease, we performed coronary angiography in a consecutive series of 329 patients. The prevalence of significant coronary artery disease was 32%. Asymptomatic coronary artery disease was present in 13%. Angina pectoris proved to be a poor predictor of coron...