surgical treatment of coronary artery disease

... 960–976 Surgical Treatment of PD 41 Surgical Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Past, Present, and Future William C Koller, Alireza Minagar, Kelly E Lyons, and Rajesh Pahwa PAST Neurosurgical ... Collateralization of Striatofugal Neurons and Co-localization of Dopamine Receptors One of the important series of data that challenged the concept of segregated direct and indirect striatofugal pathways ... gathered a group of experienced and recognized authorities in the field who have provided authoritative reviews that define the current state of the art of surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... limitation in the assessment of coronary artery disease, since finding of regional differences is more important than absolute values Methodological limitations of strain rate imaging Since strain ... time integral of strain rate, most often using end-diastole as reference, and is a dimensionless quantity [5] In clinical terms strain repre- Tissue Doppler imaging and coronary artery disease Smiseth ... reflection of the early systolic lengthening, which is a hallmark of severe ischemia Penicka et al [18] tested the ability of IVC velocities to predict recovery of myocardial function after coronary...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 11:20

... 1.1 Overview of coronary artery disease 1.2 Overview of the epidemiology of coronary artery disease 1.3 Overview of the etiology of coronary artery disease 1.4 Research ... Overview of coronary artery disease Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease and the number two killer of death after cancer It is characterized by the blockage of coronary ... imperative that studies of coronary artery disease in Asia are conducted to address this increasing burden 1.3 Overview of the etiology of coronary artery disease The etiology of CAD is multifactorial,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 08:17

... Summary viii List of Publications x List of Abbreviations xi List of Tables xiv List of Figures xv Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease 1.1 Definition of coronary artery disease ... Genetic basis of coronary artery disease 14 1.6.1 Genetic markers for coronary artery disease risk 14 1.6.2 Ethnic variation of prevalence and mortality of CAD 15 1.6.3 ... Cumulative age distribution of mt5178C and mt5178A subjects 65 xv Chapter Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease 1.1 Definition of coronary artery disease Ischemic heart disease is the generic...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2015, 10:02

... Abbreviations: Cx, left circumflex coronary artery; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RCA, right coronary artery a Indicates patients who received ... encapsulated stent for treatment of native coronary artery lesions: clinical and angiographic results of the ENDEAVOR II trial Circulation, 2006; 114: 798–806 Kandzari DE, Leon MB Overview of pharmacology ... is safe and reduces the rates of clinical and angiographic restenosis in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD; 4) Also the safety and efficacy of Paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES;...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:18

... coronary artery disease that was treated with either the SES or the PES METHODS Patient Population The study population consisted of 204 consecutive series of all patients who had undergone coronary ... (11) C 42 (41) 41 (41) Site of Lesion Treated, No (%) Type of lesion, No (%) Abbreviations: Cx, left circumflex coronary artery; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LVEF, left ventricular ... for enrollment if there was symptomatic coronary artery disease or positive functional testing, and angiographic evidence of a target lesion stenosis of ≥ 70% in a ≥ 2-mm vessel Patients with...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 08:57

... and Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Disease John F Beltrame, Rachel Dreyer and Rosanna Tavella Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen ... epidemiology of coronary artery disease Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the global leading cause of death and may manifest clinically as an acute coronary syndrome such as AMI, or a chronic coronary ... total of 88,000 CAD deaths (15% of total deaths) (British Heart Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Disease *Source World Health Organisation, Global Burden of Disease 2004 Update Fig Distribution of...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 00:20

... http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/42 Effects of platelet inhibiting treatment in coronary artery disease When investigating possible effects of platelet-inhibiting treatment with Repeated Measures ANOVA, ... number not for citation purposes) Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7:42 One of the controls was excluded because of intake of NSAIDs meaning that a total of 29 controls, 19 males and 10 females, ... control means of visit and and treatment with ASA (A), clopidogrel (C) and the combination of ASA and clopidogrel (A+C) The respective figures show the effect of platelet inhibiting treatment on...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and refractory or recurrent retrosternal symptoms have a reduction in life expectancy and HRQL compared to patients with stable coronary artery disease [4-7] ... quality of life; CAD: coronary artery disease; GER: gastroesophageal reflux; PPI: proton pump inhibitors; HRQLRAD: Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia questionnaire; AF: HRQL: Quality of Life ... Majer M, ąwiątkowski M: The effect of double dose of omeprazole on the course of angina pectoris and treadmill stress test in patients with coronary artery disease- a randomised, double-blind,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... [11,18,19] In such cases, surgical treatment consists of excision of the sac and replacement of the graft using a new synthetic graft or an umbilical vein or homograft iliac artery [17,19] Conservative ... Department, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece, 2Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece and 3Department of Anaesthesiology ... successful in only 65-70% of cases, due to high rates of recurrence and infection [16] In contrast, surgical management with replacement of the graft and radical excision of the sac has a cure rate...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... Mendeloff EN: Reappraisal of coronary endarterectomy for the treatment of diffuse coronary artery disease Ann Thoracic Surg 1999, 68:1272-7 Nishi H, Miyamoto S, Takanashi S: Optimal method of coronary ... Endarterectomy in the treatment of coronary artery disease J Thoracic and Cardiovasc Surg 1964, 47:98 Dilley RB, Cannon JA, Kattus AA: The treatment of coronary occlusive disease by endarterectomy ... Early results of coronary endarterectomy are acceptable with respect to mortality, NYHA & CCS This technique offers a valuable surgical option for patients with endstage coronary artery disease in...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... reduction of cardiac events with Perindopril in stable coronary Artery disease Investigators: Efficacy of perindopril in reduction of cardiovascular events among patients with stable coronary artery disease: ... Soumerai SB: Undertreatment of hyperlipidemia in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease J Gen Intern Med 1999, 14:711-717 Gottlieb SS, McCarter RJ, Vogel RA: Effect of beta-blockade ... section, treatment of acute MI, and treatment of unstable angina) A tenth trial evaluated the impact of a multifaceted intervention that included physician and nurse opinion leaders (as two of the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22

... Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and refractory or recurrent retrosternal symptoms have a reduction in life expectancy and HRQL compared to patients with stable coronary artery disease [4-7] ... quality of life; CAD: coronary artery disease; GER: gastroesophageal reflux; PPI: proton pump inhibitors; HRQLRAD: Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia questionnaire; AF: HRQL: Quality of Life ... Majer M, ąwiątkowski M: The effect of double dose of omeprazole on the course of angina pectoris and treadmill stress test in patients with coronary artery disease- a randomised, double-blind,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:20

... Importance of cumulative exposure to elevated cholesterol and blood pressure in development of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective proof -of- concept ... atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, risk factors Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with a dramatically increased risk of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) ... at the level of the heart Korotkoff phase V (disappearance) was recorded as DBP Calculation of ‘summary measures’ of TC, SBP and DBP For each of TC, SBP and DBP, an arithmetic mean of all available...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... Atherogenic effects of A-SAA 2.2.9 Atheroprotective effects of A-SAA 2.2.10 Role of A-SAA in other chronic inflammatory diseases 2.3 Genetic Analysis of Complex Diseases 2.3.1 Complex Diseases 2.3.2 ... analysis of complex disease is, however, limited by the polygenic 27 nature of such disease The polygenic nature of complex disease implies that each allele might have subtle effects on disease ... REVIEW 2.1 Atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD) 2.1.1 Atherosclerosis – a chronic inflammatory disease 2.1.2 Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndrome 2.1.3 Risk...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 15:51

... STUDIES OF COMMON VARIATIONS IN TWO CANDIDATE GENES OF DYSLIPIDEMIA AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE HE XUELIAN (BACHELOR OF MEDICINE) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ... REVIEW…………………………………………………………… 2.1 Coronary artery disease (CAD)………………………………………………… 2.1.1 Definition of CAD………………………………………………………… 2.1.2 Prevalence of CAD………………………………………………………… 2.1.3 Pathophysiology and pathogenesis of CAD………………………………… ... principle of the DHPLC 20 Figure 4-1 DHPLC profiles of ACAT2 polymorphisms 75 Figure 4-2 DNA sequencing results of ACAT2 polymorphisms detected in 76-77 this study Figure 4-3 DHPLC profile of ACAT2...

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 09:00

... to Coronary Artery Disease Chapter Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease Chapter1: Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease 1.1 Definition of coronary artery disease( CAD) Coronary artery disease ... II Summary List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Definition of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) 1.2 Prevalence of CAD 1.3 Pathogenesis of CAD 10 1.4 Conventional ... Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease heart diseases have the advanced coronary atherosclerosis with one or more stenotic lesions causing at least 75% reduction of the cross sectional area of at least...

Ngày tải lên: 30/09/2015, 14:23