encircles."Coronary artery disease,or occlusion of the coronary arteries, can cause a heart attack, the death of heart tissue, orcardiac arrest,the failure of the heart to function. · The popular use ofcoronaryas a synonym forheart attack,as in an article that asks"Is it safe for them ...
(redirected from coronary artery spasm)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. spasm (spăz′əm) n. 1. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. 2. A sudden burst of energy, activity, or emotion. [Middle English spasme, from Old French, from Latin...
cavf-Fig2.jpg:Coronary Fistula LM-PT:Diagram showing coronary fistula connecting pulmonary trunk and left anterior descending(LAD)artery.It originally was misdiagonsed as an anomalous coronary.LADD.diagonal branch of LAF;LC,left circmflex;;Lm,left main:R,right.Waller.B.F.,The Heart,Hurst's,...
Focusing efforts for the adequate control of CAD in young patients is a priority given the high socio-medical cost that this disease entails to society. Keywords: coronary artery disease; risk factors; young; percutaneous coronary intervention; clinical epidemiology; acute coronary syndrome; stable ...
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting versus Drug-Eluting Stent Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty in the Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Stenosis; PRECOMBAT, Premier of Randomized Comparison of Bypass Surgery versus Angioplasty Using Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease; SY...
BackgroundPrimary prevention of coronary heart disease is most appropriate for patients at relatively high risk. Measurement of coronary artery calcium
1-5 The most common cause of sudden cardiac death is ischemic cardiovascular disease, mostly acute coronary artery occlusion.6-9 However, selection of patients for an invasive strategy is still debated. Several retrospective studies show that the probability of finding an acute coronary artery lesion...
Patients with high genome-wide polygenic risk scores for coronary artery disease may receive greater clinical benefit from alirocumab treatment in the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial. Circulation. 2020;141(8):624-636. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.044434 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 39. Wong ND...
In recent years, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become the leading method for treating aortic stenosis. While the procedure has improved dramatically in the past decade, there are still uncertainties about the impact of TAVR on coronar
CABG coronary artery bypass surgery, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, RCT randomized controlled trials Patients in CABG group (n) 88 47 277 80 293 45 93 99 29 23 Patients in PCI group (n) 88 45 325 78 322 48 89 88 30 19 Fig. 1 Flow diagram of t...