• Atherosclerosis is the principal cause of coronary artery disease (CAD), in which atherosclerotic changes are present within the walls of the coronary arteries. (medscape.com)
  • Coronary artery disease is caused by atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries due to old age. (singhealth.com.sg)
  • One of the most common angiograms performed is to visualize the coronary arteries. (wikipedia.org)
  • X-ray images of the transient radiocontrast distribution within the blood flowing inside the coronary arteries allows visualization of the size of the artery openings. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, transmural and non-transmural myocardial infarction are estimations of assumed injury to the myocardium, whereas acute coronary syndromes attempt to describe the spectrum of physiologic events occurring in coronary arteries during an acute ischemic event. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A Taiwanese boy aged six years and nine months old, with a history of an episode of incomplete Kawasaki disease at the age of five years and three months, was found to have complications in the form of giant aneurysms in both his right and left anterior descending coronary arteries [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to any group of symptoms attributed to obstruction of the coronary arteries. (researchgate.net)
  • The patient underwent subtotal resection of the right coronary aneurysm with ligation of the proximal and distal ends of the right coronary artery and double bypass surgery to the left anterior descending and right posterior descending coronary arteries. (biomedcentral.com)
  • KS type I occurs in patients with normal coronary arteries, without predisposing factors for coronary artery disease, in whom an allergic event results in a coronary artery spasm with normal cardiac biomarkers or infarction with positive biomarkers [ 2 ]. (scholars.direct)
  • Post-mortem analyses of coronary arteries have indicated that obesity (associated with a high accumulation of abdominal fat measured at autopsy) was predictive of earlier and greater extent of large vessels atherosclerosis as well as increase of coronary fatty streaks. (researchgate.net)
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is performed for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) to improve quality of life and reduce cardiac-related mortality. (medscape.com)
  • Mechanisms may involve decreased circulating volume, decreased cardiac output, and vasodilation, sometimes with shunting of blood to bypass capillary exchange beds. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Due to coronary anatomy, transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation is not an option. (ccasociety.org)
  • One large nationwide registry-based study that included all patients with at least one pulmonary valve replacement prior to 2018 by Stammnitz et al demonstrated that pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) with a bovine jugular vein valve (Contegra conduit or Melody valve) has the highest risk of infective endocarditis (IE) irrespective of mode of deployment, either surgical or percutaneous. (ccasociety.org)
  • The risk of bacterial endocarditis after percutaneous and surgical biological pulmonary valve implantation. (ccasociety.org)
  • [ 6 ] A sudden drop in EtCO 2 without a change in ventilation status may herald a change in carbon dioxide return to the lungs as a consequence of pulmonary embolism (PE) or decreased cardiac output. (medscape.com)
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life support therapy for patients with cardiac or pulmonary failure, and its application is continually expanding. (rcpjournals.org)
  • We report the case of a six-year-old boy who successfully underwent stent implantation for his totally occluded right coronary artery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • After pre-dilating the middle portion of his right coronary artery with a 1.5 mm balloon, stenting of his right coronary artery was accomplished using a 2.5 × 28 mm and a 2.5 × 18 mm bare metal stent. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There were collaterals from his septal left anterior descending coronary artery to his distal right coronary artery (Figure 1B ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • A Launcher Coronary Guiding Catheter (6Fr SCR 3.5 Medtronic, Danvers, MA, USA) was placed against the opening of his right coronary artery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The right coronary artery could not be visualized. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Computed chest tomography revealed a 6.6 × 6.3 cm saccular aneurysm of the right coronary artery, and a 4.4 cm fusiform aneurysm of the ascending aorta. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The sizable right coronary artery aneurysm showed extrinsic compression of both the right atrium and ventricle with right ventricular hypokinesis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Among those patients with CAA, dilation of the right coronary artery (RCA) is the most common aneurysmal finding followed by dilation of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Originally the cohort was implemented as a screening programme to attain more insights into the set of risk factors and their relation to and their predictive value to the diagnosis and severity of CAD of consecutive patients referred for elective cardiac catheterisation to the Department of Cardiology at the University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria. (bmj.com)
  • Long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are dependent on various factors such as the demographic profile of the patient, the extent of myocyte necrosis, and the development of arrhythmic and hemodynamic complications [ 1 ]. (pulsus.com)
  • [ 1 , 2 ] Like any invasive procedure, cardiac catheterization is associated with complications, so the decision to undertake the procedure should be based on the risks and benefits. (medscape.com)
  • Avoidable iatrogenic complications of urethral catheterization and inadequate intern training in a tertiary-care teaching hospital. (ahrq.gov)
  • Surgical treatment is recommended for giant coronary artery aneurysms to prevent potential complications. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Larger-diameter catheters (7-10 French) allow greater catheter manipulation and provide excellent visualization but have a higher potential for trauma to the coronary or peripheral vasculature. (medscape.com)
  • Frequently, a Swan-Ganz catheter is used for measuring right-heart pressures, collecting blood to measure oxygen saturation in various chambers, and determining cardiac output. (medscape.com)
  • The catheter is threaded into an artery in the forearm, and the tip is advanced through the arterial system into the major coronary artery. (wikipedia.org)
  • Before Fontan, cardiac catheterization (CC) is routinely indicated to detect the suitability for and risks of Fontan [ 3 ] or to identify patients who require additional interventions (either by catheter before surgery or in the operating room concomitant with the Fontan procedure) [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cardiac arrest due to drugs, drowning, acute stroke, terminal cancer and trauma, just to name a few non-cardiac causes, are likely to result in poor outcomes post-resuscitation. (rebelem.com)
  • Consequently, OCT is a valuable research tool for examining the role of morphological characteristics of atheromatous plaques in the progression of coronary artery disease and plaque destabilisation, which leads to the clinical manifestation of ACS. (ecrjournal.com)
  • The data contain basic patient characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, laboratory measurements, medications, detailed information on the extent and severity of coronary artery disease, revascularisation history, treatment strategy and mortality specifics. (bmj.com)
  • His surgery was cancelled, and the patient was immediately transferred to the cardiac catheterization laboratory after hemodynamic stabilization. (scholars.direct)
  • Coronary artery atherosclerosis is the single most common cause of death in men and women in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • At your institution, what is the standard practice for sedating pediatric patients after cardiac catheterization procedures to facilitate bed rest in the post-anesthesia care unit? (ccasociety.org)
  • Patients who will experience little benefit from coronary revascularization are also excluded. (medscape.com)
  • Atherosclerotic coronary heart disease is the single leading cause of death of men and women in the United States and, in fact, around the world. (medscape.com)
  • Coronary heart disease (CHD) is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as they share the similar pathological pathway. (researchsquare.com)
  • Sanchis-Gomar F, Perez-Quilis C, Leischik R, Lucia A. Epidemiology of coronary heart disease and acute coronary syndrome. (balimedicaljournal.org)
  • This finding of a low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level can be useful as an independent factor in assessing coronary artery disease (CAD) risk and further management. (medscape.com)
  • With regard to HA, the ATP III report stated, "Low HDL cholesterol is a strong independent predictor of CHD [coronary heart disease]. (medscape.com)
  • Management recommendations in this book are based on the established European Guidelines, which encompass the best techniques to use with each cardiac disease you are faced with. (heartandcoeur.com)
  • Finally, Dr. Parma discussed the difficulties of future coronary artery disease (CAD) in younger, low-risk patients. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • 1 2 Particularly for coronary artery disease (CAD), up to now research into the determinants, such as the Framingham Heart Study, has focused mainly on aetiology and prognosis, 3 and only few studies pertain to the predictors of diagnosis or severity of angiographically ascertained CAD in larger cohorts. (bmj.com)
  • 1 Early diagnosis of a cardiac tumor is often difficult because patients typically do not experience symptoms until late in the disease process. (acc.org)
  • Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators. (jamanetwork.com)
  • The circumflex coronary artery was angiographically free of disease (Fig. 1 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The patient had no history of diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, or lung disease. (scholars.direct)
  • As a consequence, there has also been a marked increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes all over the world and this chronic metabolic disease is now considered as a coronary heart disease risk equivalent. (researchgate.net)
  • analyzed data from 6,300 patients who received left heart catheterization. (ispub.com)
  • Occasionally, patients with MS have heart failure secondary to tachycardia or increased cardiac demand and require urgent medical management. (amboss.com)
  • Rarely, a spasm in a coronary artery (one that supplies blood to the heart) stops blood flow and can cause a heart attack. (adam.com)
  • 8. Percutaneous balloon occlusion of post-infarction ventricular septal defect. (prime-cardiology.com)
  • Echocardiography is typically the initial imaging modality utilized for diagnosis, having a sensitivity of 93.3% to detect a cardiac mass by TTE and 96.8% by TEE. (acc.org)
  • 4,5 Cardiac CT is utilized as a supplement to echocardiography, and cardiac MRI is utilized for tissue characterization and in the analysis of tumor infiltration. (acc.org)
  • Techniques of Prediction of Arrhythmia Occurrence and Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death. (heartandcoeur.com)
  • Despite these initial positive results, the European Coronary Surgery Study conducted in the 1970s indicated that the significant improvement in 5-year survival rates with CABG was not apparent in the subsequent 5 years. (medscape.com)
  • This lesion was treated with stent placement in the left anterior descending coronary artery, as observed in the right panel. (medscape.com)
  • Facilitated PCI is defined as the intent to perform a PCI (either conventional balloon angioplasty or coronary stent placement) in the setting of STEMI following treatment with either a full dose or half dose of a fibrinolytic agent. (wikidoc.org)
  • however, in the last decade, the radial artery has been more widely used, since it (1) is readily accessible (even in obese individuals), (2) is the preferred site of access by many patients, (3) is associated with a lower incidence of hemorrhage, and (4) allows earlier ambulation of the patient following the procedure than a femoral catheterization. (medscape.com)
  • 3-6 During the course of a lengthy resuscitation effort due to cardiac arrest in the cath lab, quick restoration of circulation through advanced cardiac life support is required and is almost universally immediately started with manual chest compressions delivered on the cath lab table. (icrjournal.com)
  • Often the cause of the extended cardiac arrest can easily be identified and a continued uninterrupted PCI procedure of, for example, a suddenly occluded left main artery is often the best option for attaining return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). (icrjournal.com)
  • Before PCI can be attempted, the primary issue will be to maintain cerebral and coronary circulation. (icrjournal.com)
  • Pseudoaneurysms after arterial catheterization occur with the extravasation of blood from vessel wall defect due to hemostatic failure and the circumscription of the extravasated blood by a pseudo capsule (2,3). (ispub.com)
  • Development of an arterial pseudoaneurysm is a common complication following cardiac catheterization. (ispub.com)
  • was to report the incidence of pseudoaneurysm after arterial catheterization. (ispub.com)
  • Controls were matched on age, left ventricular ejection fraction, arterial lactate, estimated glomerular filtration rate and cardiac arrest before PCI. (bmj.com)
  • Invasive monitors (eg, arterial lines, central lines, and Swan-Ganz catheters) may provide additional data about various hemodynamic parameters (eg, preload, afterload, end-organ perfusion and cardiac output) that are useful in high-risk patients susceptible to tissue hypoperfusion. (medscape.com)
  • We found a significant 18% increase in the risk of STEMI associated with each 7.1 μg/m 3 increase in PM 2.5 concentration in the previous hour prior to acute coronary syndrome onset, with smaller, non-significantly increased risks associated with increased fine particle concentrations in the previous 3, 12, and 24 hours. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Increased fine particle concentrations in the hour prior to acute coronary syndrome onset were associated with an increased risk of STEMI, but not NSTEMI. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the past there have been no guidelines for comatose cardiac arrest patients without ST-segment elevation. (rebelem.com)
  • Catheterizations and endovascular procedures in which the femoral artery is cannulated are sometimes complicated by iatrogenic pseudoaneuryms (1). (ispub.com)
  • 1-3 Plaque rupture, the most frequent mechanism of coronary thrombosis, involves disruption of a thin fibrous cap that overlies a large necrotic core, causing the thrombogenic contents of the necrotic core to come into contact with the bloodstream and trigger thrombus formation. (ecrjournal.com)
  • 2 Calcified nodules is a less common cause of coronary thrombosis, characterised by thrombus formation over nodular calcification protruding into the lumen through a disrupted thin fibrous cap. (ecrjournal.com)
  • The department of Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery at Jaslok Hospital remains at the forefront of quality & innovation in the field of cardiac surgery. (yashfiin.com)
  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery technique with Thoracoscopic Assistance was first developed in India at Jaslok Hospital in 1995. (yashfiin.com)
  • Dr. Suresh Joshi is the first to introduce 'Minimally Invasive & Thoracoscopic Cardiac Surgery' in India. (yashfiin.com)
  • We retrospectively collected 124 patients with acute coronary syndromes underwent PCI from May 2020 to July 2021. (researchsquare.com)
  • Arslan B, Unlu N, Sugur T (2021) Cardiac Arrest due to Midazolam Induced Kounis Syndrome: A Case Report. (scholars.direct)