... endarterectomy of the left anterior descending coronaryartery combined with coronaryartery bypass grafting CoronaryArteryDisease 1995, 6:731-737 Gill IS, Beanlands DS, Boyd WD: Left Anterior Descending ... arterial lumen and side branches containing atherosclerotic occlusive material and therefore guarantees the quality (which means avoiding an intima flap and therefore assure the same plane etc.) of ... diffuse coronaryarterydisease Ann Thoracic Surg 1999, 68:1272-7 Nishi H, Miyamoto S, Takanashi S: Optimal method of coronary endarterectomy for diffusely diseased coronary arteries Ann Thoracic...
... grants: (1) American Heart Association Beginning Grant in Aid, American Society of Nephrology Career Development Grant (Gottschalk Award), and NIH funding from NHLBI: R01 HL095363 (only for animal ... out biomarker measurements JK designed the study and collected human samples MC designed the study AK performed statistical analyses CLE assisted with drafting of the manuscript SF performed animal ... KD, Altmann C, Smits G, Krawczeski CD, Edelstein CL, Devarajan P, Faubel S: Serum Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 are early biomarkers of acute kidney injury and predict prolonged mechanical ventilation...
... involvement was defined as >50% stenosis for the left main coronaryartery and >70% stenosis for the left anterior descending, right coronary and circumflex arteries For each involved vessel, the patient ... staining was performed using anti-CD4FITC and anti-CD28PE antibodies (BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA) Data was collected on a FACScan flow cytometer (Becton Dickinson, San Jose, CA, USA), and the ... chi-square tests, except for age, where it is from a Wilcoxon rank-sum test CAD, coronaryartery disease; DMARD, diseasemodifying antirheumatic drug; RA, rheumatoid arthritis Table Angiography results...
... were located in the left anterior descending artery and were of the B1 and C type The median stent for the ZES treated group was 31±4 mm in diameter and 31±5 mm (p: 0.8) for the PES treated group ... Statistical Analysis All statistical analyses were performed with SPSS for Windows (version 10.0, Chicago, USA) Continuous variables were described as mean ± standard deviation (SD), and categorical ... log-rank test A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant RESULTS Baseline clinical, coronary angiographic and lesion characteristics are shown in Table and Table No significant...
... Multivessel Angioplasty Prognosis Study Group Coronary morphologic and clinical determinants of procedural outcome with angioplasty for multivessel coronary disease: implications for patient ... (aspirin 300 mg/d for months, then 100 mg/d infinitely; clopidogrel 75 mg/d for to 12 months) The percutaneous coronary intervention procedure and stent implantation were performed using standard methods, ... with coronaryartery disease: meta-analysis of randomized trials JAMA 2005;294: 819-825 15 Roiron C, Sanchez P, Bouzamondo A, Lechat P, Montalescot G Drug eluting stents: an updated meta-analysis...
... resistance and its clinical implications Ann Intern Med 2005, 142:370-380 Hankey GJ, Eikelboom JW: Aspirin resistance Lancet 2006, 367:606-617 Mason PJ, Jacobs AK, Freedman JE: Aspirin resistance and ... ASA-resistant This suggests that the cause of ASA-resistance is not due to an inability of ASA to act as a COXinhibitor Explanations for ASA resistance are diverse and include e.g patient non-compliance, ... the PCA were standardised according to Zscores This procedure transforms all variables to the same scale having a mean value of and a standard deviation of For each individual, a mean was calculated...
... used TDI measure for quantifying regional function in suspected coronaryarterydisease Longitudinal velocity measurements are more reproducible than radial velocities, and are therefore usually ... is preload and afterload dependent Vogel et al [19] proposed that myocardial IVC acceleration (IVA) Figure Data from an experimental study before (left panel) and during coronaryartery occlusion ... imaging and coronaryarterydisease Smiseth et al 425 would be a load-independent measure of contractility In an animal model they measured longitudinal myocardial velocities near the LV base, and...
... in anaerobic glycolysis and is responsible for the anaerobic transformation of pyruvate to lactate Increased expression of LDH under hypoxic When we accept the mechanism described above, acute ... were expressed by mean ± standard deviation LT: Liver transplantation, GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase Figure Changes1in the ALT-LDH index over the first days after admission Changes in the ALT-LDH ... too unwell for transplantation to be contemplated The poor prognosis of ALF seems to be attributable to the definition of the disease itself Generally, ALF is defined as anacute liver disease complicated...
... transcription factor 7-like Table Summary of the important risk genes and disease pathways leading to the manifestation of coronaryarterydisease 14 CoronaryArteryDisease – New Insights and ... Pro- and Anti-Angiogenesis in the Heart Angela Messmer-Blust and Jian Li Chapter Part Chapter 103 Paraoxonase (PON1) Activity, Polymorphisms and CoronaryArteryDisease 115 Nidhi Gupta, Kiran Dip ... functionality of coronary vascular beds, many risk factors may contribute to an individual acquiring the disease 2.1 Coronaryarterydisease manifestation in the adult These risk factors for CAD can be...
... of CoronaryArtery Disease" , systemic vasculitis ( "Coronary ArteryDisease and Systemic Vasculitis: Case Report and Review"), professional stress ("Occupational Stress and CoronaryArtery Disease" ), ... which can be converted to NO• Coronary ArteryDisease and Oxidative Stress Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) Ascorbic acid is an antioxidant produced by plants and some animals (e.g rats, some birds) and ... Gialernios and Sofoklis Kougialis Part Chapter Treatment forCoronaryArteryDisease 149 Evaluation of Anti-Ischemic Therapy in CoronaryArtery Disease: A Review 151 Marwan S.M Al-Nimer Chapter 10 Coronary...
... syndromes Coronary atherosclerotic disease involves the epicardial coronary arteries and may manifest as anacute or chronic coronary syndrome Acutecoronary syndromes (ACS) typically arise CoronaryArtery ... warrants more attention Key facts in the epidemiology of coronaryarterydiseaseCoronaryarterydisease (CAD) is the global leading cause of death and may manifest clinically as anacutecoronary ... Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of CoronaryArteryDisease Chapter Epidemiology of CoronaryArteryDisease John F Beltrame, Rachel Dreyer and Rosanna Tavella Chapter Gender Differences in Coronary Artery...
... Average distance to the reference standard for true positive sections Accuracy: Mean distance from the centerline to the reference Calcium detection: Performance compared to human performance Overlap: ... diagonal branch (6Â), optional diagonal coronaryartery (6Â), first obtuse marginal branch (2Â), posterior descending artery (2Â), and acute marginal artery (2Â) This observer annotated for all the ... evaluation framework forcoronaryartery extraction methods should focus on the complete coronary tree An obvious approach for such an evaluation would be to annotate the complete coronaryartery tree...
... Kirschner wire being advanced into the femoral canal Kirschner wire being advanced into the femoral canal surgery, at hours and at 12 hours while the animals were briefly anaesthetised At 24 hours, ... interpretation of data and preparing the manuscript JCT gave the idea for this research planning and finally in drafting the manuscript MW was involved with the surgery, interpretation of data and critically ... shaving litter The animals were induced using inhalational halothane anesthesia with a mixture of oxygen Depth of anesthesia was assessed by pedal reflex After each animal was anaesthetized, it...
... Patients with coronaryarterydisease (CAD) and refractory or recurrent retrosternal symptoms have a reduction in life expectancy and HRQL compared to patients with stable coronaryarterydisease [4-7] ... study protocol, organized and carried out the original study, and took part in the acquisition of data and their analysis and interpretation All authors read and approved the final manuscript 12 13 ... JA: Angina following percutaneous coronary intervention: in-stent restenosis Can J Cardiovasc Nurs 2009, 19:16-23 Phan A, Shufelt C, Merz CN: Persistent chest pain and no obstructive coronary artery...
... applied an analysis-ofcovariance model to rank-transformed data to determine P values Correlations between variables are described with the use of Spearman rank-correlation coefficients, and multivariate ... slower rates of progression than patients with reductions in both biomarkers that were less than the median (P=0.001) conclusions For patients with coronaryartery disease, the reduced rate of ... vessel Measurements were performed in accordance with the standards of the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology.12 For each cross-section analyzed, the operator measured...
... United States and Puerto Rico 58 58 Canada 30 30 Italy 12 12 54 56 Coronarydisease on angiography 61 61 Angina pectoris 70 71 Percutaneous coronary intervention 42 41 Coronary- artery bypass ... enrollment Coronary- artery bypass grafting or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty at least mo before enrollment Obstruction of ≥50% of the luminal diameter of at least one native vessel on coronary ... patients with stable coronaryarterydisease and normal or near-normal left ventricular function were randomly assigned to receive placebo or trandolapril, and no significant differences in the...
... levels in anorexia nervosa: a potential biomarkerfor the severity of disease? Annals of General Psychiatry 2011 10:16 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ... medians with interquartile ranges because they were nonnormally distributed (Anderson-Darling test) Comparisons between the anorexia nervosa patients and healthy volunteers were analyzed with an ... normal range 35.3 g/dl) Anorexic patients were followed for a mean of 43 ± 8.8 days No patient had evidence of systemic infection, malignancy, shock, vascular disease, or rheumatologic disease...