1/247. Integrated approach for revascularization in multivessel coronary artery disease and porcelain aorta.We report two cases in which combined beating heart revascularization of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and percutaneous angioplasty of the non-LAD target arteries were adopted after the intraoperative detection of porcelain aorta and impossibility to complete surgical revascularization. This type of strategy preserves the benefits of surgical LAD grafting and complete revascularization and results in a simple and low-risk technical procedure in an otherwise challenging setting.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/247. Atrial tamponade causing acute ischemic hepatic injury after cardiac surgery.A patient developed late cardiac tamponade after aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting. nausea and dramatic elevations of serum aminotransferases were the initial clinical manifestations of cardiac tamponade. Severe acute ischemic hepatic injury secondary to isolated compression of both atrial cavities by two loculated thrombi was diagnosed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/247. Echocardiographic features of an unusual case of aortic valve endocarditis.In a patient with aortic valve endocarditis a myocardial abscess, complete heart block and acute aortic regurgitation developed. echocardiography gave evidence of large aortic valve vegetations, and at operation vegetations were found to have destroyed the right coronary cusp and part of the noncoronary cusp. Following surgery the patient recovered. echocardiography may prove to be a useful noninvasive technique to aid in the timing of surgical therapy in patients with valvular vegetations.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.5keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/247. Thrombolytic treatment of type A right atrial thrombi: description of three cases and review of the literature.Type-A right atrial thrombosis is characterized by echocardiographic detection of mobile worm-shaped thromboemboli in the right atrium, with a high propensity to embolic dislocation into the pulmonary circulation. This type of thrombus is associated with a very high mortality rate that exceeds 60% in untreated patients. Surgical embolectomy has been proposed as the treatment of choice, but the availability of an experienced surgical staff and the patients' eligibility for surgical treatment cannot be taken for granted. Efficacy of systemic thrombolysis for treatment of type-A right atrial thrombosis has repeatedly been reported during the past few years, with early mortality rates comparable to those of surgical approach. The major advantages of thrombolysis would be ease of administration and independence of patient's hemodynamic status. Our experience confirms these impressions and argues in favor of the routine use of systemic thrombolysis in the presence of a type-A right atrial thrombus, while reserving surgical embolectomy for patients with formal contraindications to thrombolysis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.011139332544174keywords = circulation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/247. Catheter-based techniques for closure of coronary fistulae.This study details different methodologies of percutaneous closure of arteriosystemic and arteriovenous coronary fistula. Seven patients underwent transcatheter intervention of 10 fistulas, with 7 fistulas successfully closed: 6 with embolic coil devices and 1 with a covered stent obstructing the fistula ostium. The major complication encountered was one death as a result of device recoil into a major epicardial vessel. Percutaneous transcatheter closure of coronary fistulas appears to be simple, facile, and effective. However, device recoil into an undesired arterial segment, while irritating in a noncoronary arterial tree, may be catastrophic when occurring in an epicardial coronary artery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/247. Cardiac echinococcosis causing coronary artery disease.We report a case of cardiac echinococcosis in a patient who had sustained an acute myocardial infarction 1 month previously. The coronary angiographic study revealed an isolated complete intrinsic obstruction of the left anterior descending coronary artery in the area of the cyst. The cyst was surgically removed. coronary artery bypass grafting was not performed because of distal myocardial scarring. Coronary arteriography should routinely be performed in all patients with cardiac echinococcosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.5keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/247. The spectrum of dilated cardiomyopathy. The Johns Hopkins experience with 1,278 patients.This report describes the evaluation of 1,278 patients referred to The Johns Hopkins Hospital with dilated cardiomyopathy. After a careful history and physical examination, selected laboratory tests, and endomyocardial biopsy, a specific diagnosis was made in 49% of cases. In 16% of cases the biopsy demonstrated a specific histologic diagnosis. myocarditis and coronary artery disease were the most frequent specific diagnoses; 51% of patients were classified as idiopathic. Thus a rigorous and systematic search can demonstrate an underlying cause for approximately one-half of patients with unexplained cardiomyopathy. Endomyocardial biopsy plays a crucial role in this evaluation. Six cases are presented which demonstrate the utility of endomyocardial biopsy in specific clinical situations. In addition to its routine use in monitoring rejection in heart transplant recipients, endomyocardial biopsy is indicated in the evaluation of possible infiltrative cardiomyopathy, in differentiating restrictive cardiomyopathy from constrictive pericarditis, and in diagnosing and monitoring doxorubicin cardiotoxicity. The importance of diagnosing myocarditis remains controversial, and disagreement persists about the utility of immunosuppressive therapy in these patients. A combination of clinical and histologic features can divide patients with myocarditis into 4 subgroups--acute, fulminant, chronic active, and chronic persistent. This classification provides prognostic information and may identify those patients who may respond to immunosuppression, as well as those likely to have adverse outcomes from such treatment. The continued development of novel molecular techniques may allow endomyocardial biopsy to provide greater prognostic and therapeutic information in the future.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/247. Regression of large atrial thrombi and coronary neovascularizations with conventional anticoagulation in mitral stenosis--a case report.The authors report a case of angiographically documented multiple coronary neovascularizations originating from the left circumflex artery (LCX) and coursing toward multiple thrombi located in the left atrium in a patient with severe mitral stenosis. The thrombi as well as the neovascularizations underwent near-complete resolution with 4 weeks' anticoagulation therapy with warfarin maintaining an international normalization ratio of 3.5. Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty was performed successfully without complications.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.25keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/247. Stress long-axis function in coronary artery spasm.In a patient with prior myocardial infarction who had complained of frequent angina repeat arteriograms proved normal coronary arteries. Both ECG exercise testing and thallium scanning excluded ischemia. Resting echocardiogram showed increased distal septal and right ventricular apical myocardial echo intensity. dobutamine stress echo demonstrated right ventricular and posteroseptal abnormalities consistent with ischemia. Repeat angiogram with ergonovine confirmed distal right coronary spasm.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.5keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/247. Antegrade transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistulae using vascular occlusion devices.Two children (a 9 year old boy and a 2.5 year old girl) with coronary artery fistulae communicating with the right ventricle underwent successful transcatheter occlusion using an antegrade technique. A Rashkind double umbrella device was used in one case and an Amplatzer duct occluder in the other.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.25keywords = coronary (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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