ALLMedicine™ Coronary Artery Disease Center

Apr 21st, 2021 - Background Black individuals have a higher burden of risk factors for heart failure (HF) and subclinical left ventricular remodeling. Methods and Results We evaluated 1871 Black participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study cohort ...

Apr 21st, 2021 - In the current study, we aimed to explore the effects of rice bran oil (RBO) in adjunct to conventional medical therapy on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), cardiometabolic risk factors, and inflammatory mediators in male patients with co...

Apr 21st, 2021 - Coronary artery disease is frequently diagnosed following evaluation of stable chest pain with anatomical or functional testing. A more granular understanding of patient phenotypes that benefit from either strategy may enable personalized testing....

Apr 20th, 2021 - Several studies have found that a low baseline low -density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration was associated with poor prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which is called the "cholesterol paradox". Low LDL-C conce...

Apr 20th, 2021 - Since mortality and morbidity of coronary artery disease are high, there is a need for non-invasive diagnostic methods for early diagnosis and prediction of ischemic heart disease (IHD) outcome. This study aimed to assess the relationship between ...

Nov 6th, 2020 - Patients with acute nonspecific chest pain and low probability for coronary disease remain an important clinical management dilemma. We focus on evidence for imaging, in an integrated decision-making setting. The American College of Radiology Appr...

Oct 14th, 2020 - Incidental coronary and cardiac calcification are frequent findings on non-gated thoracic CT. We recommend that the heart is reviewed on all CT scans where it is visualised. Coronary artery calcification is a marker of coronary artery disease and ...

Oct 9th, 2020 - Cardiovascular computed tomography (CCT) is a well-validated non-invasive imaging tool with an ever-expanding array of applications beyond the assessment of coronary artery disease. These include the evaluation of structural heart diseases, congen...

May 14th, 2020 - SCAI position statement on optimal percutaneous coronary interventional therapy for complex coronary artery disease.|2020|Riley RF,Henry TD,Mahmud E,Kirtane AJ,Brilakis ES,|standards,standards,diagnostic imaging,therapy,adverse effects,standards,

May 6th, 2020 - Chest pain is a frequent cause for emergency department visits and inpatient evaluation, with particular concern for acute coronary syndrome as an etiology, since cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Although ...

Apr 21st, 2021 - Background Black individuals have a higher burden of risk factors for heart failure (HF) and subclinical left ventricular remodeling. Methods and Results We evaluated 1871 Black participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study cohort ...

Apr 21st, 2021 - In the current study, we aimed to explore the effects of rice bran oil (RBO) in adjunct to conventional medical therapy on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), cardiometabolic risk factors, and inflammatory mediators in male patients with co...

Apr 21st, 2021 - Coronary artery disease is frequently diagnosed following evaluation of stable chest pain with anatomical or functional testing. A more granular understanding of patient phenotypes that benefit from either strategy may enable personalized testing....

Apr 20th, 2021 - Several studies have found that a low baseline low -density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration was associated with poor prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which is called the "cholesterol paradox". Low LDL-C conce...

Apr 20th, 2021 - Since mortality and morbidity of coronary artery disease are high, there is a need for non-invasive diagnostic methods for early diagnosis and prediction of ischemic heart disease (IHD) outcome. This study aimed to assess the relationship between ...

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Mar 22nd, 2021 - Use of a phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE5) inhibitor was associated with a lower risk for death and cardiovascular events than alprostadil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men with stable coronary artery disease in a large Swedish regist...

Feb 28th, 2021 - Atherosclerosis, in addition to causing coronary artery disease, affects the different noncoronary arterial territories, from the upper limbs and the extracranial carotid artery through the thoracic and abdominal aorta to the mesenteric arteries, ...

Feb 15th, 2021 - Shockwave Medical's Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) system has received premarket approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat severely calcified coronary artery disease, the company announced today. The Shockwave IVL system wi...

Jan 21st, 2021 - The presence of ischemia on stress testing should not be used to refer patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, a new STICH analysis concludes. Previously, the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Fai...