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Filter by:The overall question the investigators would like to help answer is whether SE with or without MCE data can be widely used as a first line investigation in women with no previous history of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) who present with chest pain of recent onset. In order to answer this question the investigators will look at the following: i) Is SE superior to ExECG in terms of cost to diagnosis and negative predictive value of CAD? ii) What is the additive value of myocardial perfusion data to wall motion data for predicting significant CAD on angiography and future cardiac events in women? iii) What is the additive value of Carotid ultrasonography in a large population of women referred for stress testing?
The purpose of the Patient and Provider Assessment of Lipid Management Registry (PALM) is to gain a better understanding of physicians' cholesterol medication prescribing practices, patient and physician attitudes and beliefs related to cholesterol management, and current utilization of cholesterol-lowering therapies given the new ACC/AHA guideline recommendations. The PALM Registry hopes to allow for the design of ways to improve cholesterol management and decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the US.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the no-touch saphenous vein grafts that were used in coronary artery bypass surgery between 2003-2008 had a patency rate comparable to the left internal thoracic artery when the vein grafts were anatomised to the left anterior descending artery.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate coronary artery flow reserve (CFR) following successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment of severely calcified coronary lesions by orbital atherectomy and stenting.
The purpose of this study is: 1. To examine the association between stable and unstable coronary artery disease (CAD) with markers of DNA damage and repair, 2. To examine the association between plaque morphology as assessed by frequency-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) and markers of DNA damage and repair in order to identify potential markers of plaque instability, 3. To examine the association between markers of DNA damage and repair and major adverse cardiovascular events defined as death, MI and unplanned percutaneous or surgical revascularization,
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND THE BENEFIT OF BYPASSES Despite considerable advances in medicine, cardiovascular diseases remain the number one cause of death globally. In industrialized countries, coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death, consequence of myocardial infarction (MI). Artificial - or natural - bypasses exert a protective effect by providing an alternative source of blood flow to a myocardial territory potentially affected by an acute coronary occlusion. Coronary collaterals represent pre-existing inter-arterial anastomoses and as such are the natural counter-part of surgically created bypasses. In patients with chronic CAD, sufficient coronary collaterals have been shown to confer a significant benefits in terms of overall mortality and cardiovascular events. EXTRACARDIAC-TO-CORONARY COLLATERAL SUPPLY Commonly, coronary collaterals are implicitly understood to exist between coronary artery branches. However, the structural existence of coronary collaterals with an extracardiac connection has been confirmed by anatomical investigations. Pathophysiologically and with regard to a potential for arteriogenic stimulation, the connections from the internal mammary arteries, are of special interest. In a recently published work the investigators have investigated the effect of temporary balloon occlusion of the distal IMA on coronary collateral function. There were equivocal findings for the left circumflex coronary artery: CFI was increased by ipsilateral IMA occlusion, but the level of myocardial ischemia was unchanged. MYOCARDIAL STEAL VIA INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERIES In the investigators' previous study, the coronary occlusion with simultaneous distal IMA occlusion was always performed first as a conservative measure against false-positive detection of internal-mammary-to-coronary artery connections. Repetitive coronary occlusions per se result in higher collateral flow by collateral recruitment and reduced ischemia by ischemic preconditioning and augmented collateral function. Conversely, the sensitivity of the employed method was reduced and might have contributed to the equivocal findings in case of the left circumflex artery. Moreover, the hypothesize d mechanism of localized pressure augmentation was not investigated. This study aims to further characterize the prevalence and function of natural ipsilateral IMA-to-coronary connections, as well as to investigate the hemodynamic mechanisms of coronary collateral function augmentation by distal IMA occlusion. In the investigators' last study, the increased coronary collateral function in response to manipulation of a potential coronary collateral donor (in this case, the IMA) was taken as indirect evidence for the existence of IMA-to-coronary-artery connections. Thus, the employed distal IMA occlusion served as a positive stimulus. Conceptually, additional evaluation with a negative stimulus could heighten the discriminatory power of the investigation. This could be in the form of a hyperemic stimulus affecting the collateral donor, ie in analogy to myocardial or coronary steal (ie, a reduction in coronary collateral supply to a collateral recipient).
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Anagliptin or Sitagliptin are effective in reducing the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors on statin.
This study evaluates the prognostic value and therapeutic potential of combined pressure and flow measurements when evaluating a coronary artery stenosis. Lesions with intact coronary flow reserve (CFR) despite a reduced fractional flow reserve (FFR) will receive optimal medical therapy. Only lesions with a simultaneous reduction in both CFR and FFR will be treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
The principal hypothesis of this study is that two different maintenance regimens of ticagrelor are safe, tolerable and associated with significant inhibition of erythrocyte adenosine reuptake compared to clopidogrel in patients undergoing elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for stable Coronary artery disease (CAD).
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the Index of Microcirculatory Resistance (IMR) can be considered a prognostic predictor for the occurrence of events at one year of follow up after primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients. Any correlation between IMR and the short and medium term outcomes, defined as cardiovascular death, re-Myocardial Infarct (MI), re-hospitalization for Heart Failure (HF), resuscitation or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) appropriate shock, will be assessed in the study.