Results: 34

Diagnóstico de anomalia coronariana da artéria circunflexa com trajeto retroaórtico por meio do ecocardiograma transtorácico (rac sign) e confirmação pela angiotomografia de artérias coronárias: série de casos

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 35 (2), 2022

Diameter of the orifice of the left coronary artery: angiographic study

Int. j. morphol; 40 (4), 2022
SUMMARY: The ongoing advances in the technology of coronary artery angiograms have put high demands on the basic knowledge of coronary arteries. This study describes the angiographic morphology of the ostium (orifice) of the left coronary artery among Sudanese with respect to sex, age, length, and BMI. T...

Evaluación no invasiva de la significancia funcional de las lesiones coronarias mediante quantitative flow ratio (QFR): validación con reserva de flujo fraccional (FFR)

Rev. chil. cardiol; 40 (2), 2021
RESUMEN: Introducción: La evaluación de lesiones coronarias mediante Reserva de Flujo Fraccional (FFR), es de elección para determinar su significancia funcional en el laboratorio de hemodinamia. La razón de flujo cuantitativo (Quantitative Flow Ratio, QFR) es una nueva técnica no invasiva para la e...

Surgical Treatment for a Super-Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Induced by Kawasaki Disease

Abstract A 32-year-old man diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at the age of three years presented with coronary artery aneurysm (CAA). The aneurysm increased in size, and the patient was referred to our hospital for surgery. Preoperative computed tomography scan showed a super-giant right CAA and giant left...

Infarto De Miocardio Sin Lesiones Coronarias. Subanálisis Del Registro CONAREC XVII

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (3), 2021
Los síndromes coronarios agudos sin lesiones coronarias han cobrado relevancia en los últimos años, pero aún no se dispone de datos locales. Analizamos un registro de pacientes con infarto agudo de miocardio, en 45 centros del país con residencias de cardiología. Se analizaron 1182 participantes de...

Coexistent mitral stenosis and left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula in a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension

Abstract Coronary artery to left atrial fistula is rare in patients with mitral stenosis. We report an interesting case of a patient with concomitant mitral valve stenosis and coronary fistulae, originating from the left circumflex artery and drained into the left atrium with two terminal orifices....

A Associação da Relação Proteína C-Reativa/Albumina em Pacientes com Ectasia da Artéria Coronária Isolada

Arq. bras. cardiol; 116 (1), 2021
Resumo Fundamento A ectasia da artéria coronária (EAC) é definida como a dilatação difusa ou localizada do lúmen da artéria coronária com diâmetro de 1,5 a 2,0 vezes o diâmetro da artéria coronária normal adjacente. A relação proteína C-reativa/albumina (CAR, sigla em inglês) é um marc...

Coronary artery calcification and dietary intake in asymptomatic men

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (11), 2021
Dietary factors may influence the process of atherosclerosis and coronary artery calcification (CAC). This study assessed CAC and its association with dietary intake in asymptomatic men. We evaluated 150 asymptomatic men with mean age of 58.2±5.3 years. The dietary intake was assessed by the Food Consum...