ALLMedicine™ Coronary Artery Disease Center

Feb 5th, 2023 - Many hemodynamic parameters provide limited information regarding obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) during exercise stress testing particularly when exercise is suboptimal. Hemodynamic gain index (HGI) is a recent sensitive indicator of is...

Feb 4th, 2023 - Anthracyclines increase the risk for congestive heart failure (CHF); however, long-term cumulative incidence and risk factors for CHF after anthracycline therapy are not well defined in population-based studies. To compare the long-term cumulative...

Feb 4th, 2023 - This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of dynamic changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) for cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in an all-comer heart failure (HF) population with reduced EF (HFrEF, EF < 40%). We sought to ident...

Feb 4th, 2023 - The aim of the present study was to evaluate the results of isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with or without revascularization of the occluded right coronary artery (RCA). Patients undergoing isolated CABG were included in a prospec...

Feb 4th, 2023 - Individual genome-wide association studies (GWAS) or single case-specific meta-analyses may not be sufficient evidence to take action against a specific gene function. Thus, we tried to determine a consensus association between the IL-6 gene rs180...

Nov 28th, 2022 - Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) was created to standardize reporting system for patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and to guide possible next steps in patient management. The goal of this updated 2022 C...

Oct 3rd, 2022 - DUBAI, UAE (Oct 03, 2022) - In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between different types of grain intake and premature coronary artery disease in the Middle East, researchers found a higher intake of refined grain was associated...

Sep 18th, 2022 - Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) was created to standardize reporting system for patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and to guide possible next steps in patient management. The goal of this updated 2022 C...

Aug 26th, 2022 - Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) and a key role in the management of patients with low-to-intermediate pretest likelihood of CAD. However, the clinical information pro...

Jul 22nd, 2022 - Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) was created to standardize reporting system for patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and to guide possible next steps in patient management. The goal of this updated 2022 C...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Despite advances in medical therapy for the prevention of coronary artery disease, such as the treatments for high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol, several hundred thousand Americans continue to experience heart attacks every year. This ma...

Feb 2nd, 2023 - Endothelial dysfunction (EDys) is characterized as a phenotypic alteration in the endothelium of the arteries, characterized by prothrombotic, pro-inflammatory, an imbalance between the actions of vasodilators and vasoconstrictors, and small resis...

Feb 2nd, 2023 - A healthy lifestyle must include physical activity, especially for university students. There is now substantial data supporting the numerous physical, psychological, aesthetic, and social advantages of frequent engagement in physical activities. ...

Feb 2nd, 2023 - Stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. It is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and Europe and currently the second leading cause of death, ranking afte...

Feb 2nd, 2023 - Determining the presence and severity of myocardial ischaemia is a key goal in the effective management of coronary artery disease (CAD). Untreated ischaemia is an important determinant of adverse outcome, and the benefits of ischemia-driven revas...

Feb 7th, 2023 - Pregnant women should undergo frequent blood pressure checks to identify not just one but all hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) proposed. In a draft recommendation statement, the USPSTF said that...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Anthracycline users with breast cancer or lymphoma had an upfront risk of congestive heart failure (CHF) that persisted during long-term follow-up in a population-based case-control study. The cumulative incidence of new-onset CHF was significantl...

Among more than 195,000 state quitline callers, 32.3% reported having one or more of the following chronic diseases: asthma, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes. Callers who had a chronic disease were typica...

Feb 2nd, 2023 - Inhibition of the PCSK9 pathway, best known for its links with dyslipidemia, had a significant association with a reduced risk of psoriasis, irrespective of lipid levels, according to a study focused on genetic variants. Genetically proxied inhibi...

Jan 31st, 2023 - Want good Yelp reviews? Positive online reviews of cardiologists tended to focus on patient‐perceived cardiologist competency, thoroughness, and positive staff interactions. (Journal of the American Heart Association) Former Pfizer executive remar...