ALLMedicine™ Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis Center

Mar 7th, 2023 - Introduction: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common inherited cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) with a prevalence of 1/200. More than 30.000 patients in Denmark are expected to have FH, however, few of these p...

Jan 5th, 2023 - Cancer patients who receive high-dose thoracic radiotherapy may develop radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD). The clinical presentation of RIHD comprises coronary artery atherosclerosis, valvular disease, pericarditis, cardiomyopathy, and conduc...

Nov 30th, 2022 - Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) attenuation, derived from coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), is associated with coronary artery inflammation. Values for PCAT attenuation in men and women without atherosclerosis on CCTA are lacking...

Nov 30th, 2022 - Coronary atherosclerosis can lead to serious cardiovascular events. In type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients, the effects of clinical factors on coronary atherosclerosis have not been fully elucidated. We used a clustering method to distinguish the popu...

Nov 11th, 2022 - Although the presence of severe stenosis in the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is a well-established predictor of mortality, whether this extends to nonobstructive atherosclerosis in the LMCA is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the...

Mar 7th, 2023 - Introduction: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common inherited cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) with a prevalence of 1/200. More than 30.000 patients in Denmark are expected to have FH, however, few of these p...

Oct 26th, 2022 - This is a prospective, multicenter, registry of stable patients with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) evaluated by coronary angiography, intravascular imaging, and physiologic measurements obtained on the Coroventis Coro...

Sep 16th, 2020 - As biologic, epidemiologic, and clinical trial data have demonstrated, inflammation is a key driver of coronary artery atherosclerosis, which is associated with pathologic injury and dysregulation of the endothelial cells lining the luminal wall o...

Jun 11th, 2019 - Objectives: Effect on coronary artery atherosclerosis / the progression of atherosclerosis Effect on inflammatory and oxidation biomarkers Cholesterol lowering effect Effect on microcirculation Type of study: Randomized double blind controlled tri...

Oct 15th, 2018 - There is substantial evidence that the risk of serious non-AIDS conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, liver disease, and non-AIDS-defining malignancies, is increased in persons with HIV infection as compared to the general po...

Aug 28th, 2020 - The Medicines Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a safety update on blood monitoring in patients being treated with antipsychotic medications, after coroners raised concerns about two deaths. The MHRA says it has received two separate repo...

Nov 11th, 2019 - Answer 2/5 Which of the following is most accurate regarding the presentation and physical examination of patients with coronary artery atherosclerosis? Your peers chose: High or low blood pressure may be noted in patients with atherosclerosis, an...

Nov 11th, 2019 - Coronary angiography was the first available in vivo assessment of the coronary arteries. In this technique, an iodinated contrast agent is injected through a catheter placed at the ostium of the coronaries. The contrast agent is then visualized t...

Nov 11th, 2019 - Coronary artery atherosclerosis contributes to the leading cause of death worldwide. It is the principal cause of coronary artery disease (CAD), in which atherosclerotic changes are present within the walls of the coronary arteries. Plaque rupture...

Jan 14th, 2019 - Too little and too much sleep, along with fragmented sleep, were independently linked with increased subclinical, noncardiac atherosclerotic plaque in healthy middle-aged men and women in a Spanish investigation of bank employees. Wavebreak Media/.