CABGPercutaneousMyocardialGraft surgeryRevascularizationAngioplastyGraftingDeath from coronary arterySpasmDiseaseStenosisAngiography is indicatedAnastomosesAcute coronaryAtheroscleroticCardiopulmonary bypass machineSurgeryChest painBenefit from undergoiInternal mammarCardiacProcedureAtherosclerosisAntiplatelet drugsStableAorticPlaqueElectiveSymptomsHeartLesionsThrombosisCircumflexVesselCannulationPumpDopplerBlood clotObstructionCalcium
CABG23
- Coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG, pronounced "cabbage"), is a surgical procedure to treat coronary artery disease (CAD), the buildup of plaques in the arteries of the heart. (wikipedia.org)
- CABG is generally preferred over PCI when there is a significant burden of plaque on the coronary arteries, that is extensive and complex, due to survival benefit. (wikipedia.org)
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and is common among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. (springer.com)
- The main objective of our study was to investigate the impact of DM type 2, and its treatment subgroups, on short- and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who undergo CABG. (springer.com)
- The study included 1307 patients enrolled from the biennial Acute Coronary Syndrome Israeli Survey between 2000 and 2016, who were hospitalized for ACS and underwent CABG. (springer.com)
- Prediction scoring systems for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) have not yet been reported. (biomedcentral.com)
- We developed the pRedicting mortality in patients undergoing veno-arterial Extracorporeal MEMBrane oxygenation after coronary artEry bypass gRafting (REMEMBER) score, which might help the clinicians to select patients that would benefit from VA-ECMO after CABG. (biomedcentral.com)
- This plan may include the use of medicines, angioplasty (PCI), or coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). (dummies.com)
- To evaluate whether preoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) can be a novel marker of postoperative bleeding in patients having off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). (researchsquare.com)
- Before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the patient's medical history should be carefully examined for factors that might predispose to complications. (medscape.com)
- In patients referred for CABG, aspirin should be continued up to the time of surgery, especially in those who present with an acute coronary syndrome. (medscape.com)
- 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)
- 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)
- CABG may be performed as an emergency procedure in the context of an ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) in cases where it has not been possible to perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or where PCI has failed and there is persistent pain and ischemia threatening a significant area of myocardium despite medical therapy. (medscape.com)
- Short- and long-term mortality in women who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been evaluated in multiple studies with conflicting results. (aku.edu)
- A patient recently received a DES for unstable angina, then needed an emergent CABG now. (acc.org)
- I believe that, in the absence of a significant bleeding risk, it is certainly reasonable for the patient at hand to continue DAPT for 1 year after CABG surgery, especially if the DES is in a large vessel that is not bypassed or there are questions about the quality of the target vessel or the conduit used for bypass. (acc.org)
- No. (Antibiotic prophylaxis is not indicated for patients/clients who have had balloon angioplasty with placement of a coronary stent or who have undergone a coronary artery bypass graft - CABG - procedure. (cdho.org)
- [1] Approximately 8-10% of patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, have significant but asymptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. (ejcvsmed.org)
- During this procedure cardiac surgeons are aiming to minimize the risk of stroke either by revascularizing the stenotic carotid artery followed by CABG or in the reversed fashion. (ejcvsmed.org)
- Data of all patients who underwent CABG in our hospital (total 711) from January 2013 to December 2017 were analyzed, of this 45(6,3%) patients had concomitant carotid and coronary artery stenosis, 18 (2,5%) of them needed simultaneous surgery ( Picture 1 ). (ejcvsmed.org)
- Coronary Artery Disease is very prevalent in Jamaica and worldwide, and there are many patients in need of Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG) surgery. (gov.jm)
- The Intra-Aorta Balloon Pump (IABP) is required to treat critically ill and unstable patients with severe myocardial dysfunction prior to having CABG surgery and/or to support such patients after CABG surgery.The UHWI is the only hospital in Jamaica that does 'coronary artery bypass graft' (commonly referred to a 'CABG') surgery. (gov.jm)
Percutaneous12
- These results are compared with that of other strategies, most importantly percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). (wikipedia.org)
- Both studies excluded patients on any other migraine preventative treatment, patients with medication overuse headache, patients with electrocardiogram abnormalities compatible with an acute cardiovascular event and patients with a history of stroke, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 6 months of screening. (pharmacytimes.com)
- Despite more than 50 years of effort, patients with cardiogenic shock still have a poor prognosis after primary revascularization procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting or primary percutaneous coronary intervention. (cochrane.org)
- However, nowadays the most widely recommended and preferred revascularization procedure is primary percutaneous coronary intervention. (cochrane.org)
- It is most noteworthy that a recently conducted and published large randomised trial showed no evidence for survival benefits of IABP support in patients with infarct-related cardiogenic shock treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). (cochrane.org)
- Medication percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery adherence can be measured by using bypass graft procedure) and decreased utilization of proportion of days covered (PDC), determined patient care (e.g., emergency department visits, inpatient by dividing the number of days a patient has hospital admissions, visits to a physician's office). (cdc.gov)
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be required to open a blocked coronary artery. (heart.org)
- Coronary angiography with percutaneous intervention or coronary artery bypass surgery is often necessary. (msdmanuals.com)
- Paclitaxel-eluting stents decrease angiographic and clinical restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention compared to bare metal stents. (biomedcentral.com)
- 333 consecutive adult patients with a suspected first acute myocardial infarction were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio by computerised block randomisation to receive primary percutaneous coronary intervention with (n=166 patients) versus without (n=167) remote conditioning (intermittent arm ischaemia through four cycles of 5-min inflation and 5-min deflation of a blood-pressure cuff). (blogspot.com)
- Patients received remote conditioning during transport to hospital, and primary percutaneous coronary intervention in hospital. (blogspot.com)
- The article reviews the current status of the application of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for treating ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome in Russian Federation. (heart-master.com)
Myocardial10
- Coronary artery disease is caused when coronary arteries of the heart accumulate atheromatous plaques, causing stenosis (narrowing) in one or more arteries and risking myocardial infarction, the interruption of blood supply to the heart. (wikipedia.org)
- Patients with unstable angina or non-Q wave myocardial infarction should have their cardiac prognosis assessed by estimation of their risk of death or further cardiac events. (bmj.com)
- Those patients with unstable angina or non-Q wave myocardial infarction whose condition has stabilised, but who are at high risk of death or further cardiac events , should be referred for coronary angiography. (bmj.com)
- 1. All patients with a history of a coronary event like myocardial infarction, unstable or stable angina, patients who have undergone an angioplasty with or without a stent or coronary artery bypass surgery. (greaterkashmir.com)
- The main cause for the development of cardiogenic shock is the loss of myocardial function due to myocardial infarction leading to impaired left ventricular function with unstable haemodynamics and reduced systolic and mean arterial pressures. (cochrane.org)
- Such patients have 8% lower medication major cardiovascular events (e.g., myocardial infarction, adherence than patients with the least unstable angina, stroke, congestive heart failure, complex treatment regimens. (cdc.gov)
- Unstable angina results from acute obstruction of a coronary artery without myocardial infarction. (msdmanuals.com)
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI) Acute myocardial infarction is myocardial necrosis resulting from acute obstruction of a coronary artery. (msdmanuals.com)
- The secondary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, hospitalization for unstable angina or congestive heart failure, and unplanned late coronary artery bypass graft surgery. (uky.edu)
- Methods: We investigated the associations of the interaction between genotypes and lifestyle, with the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), such as cardiovascular-related mortality, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and coronary artery revascularization, in patients with FH. (bvsalud.org)
Graft surgery2
- Coronary artery bypass graft surgery may be necessary depending on the extent of coronary artery blockages and medical history. (heart.org)
- Stent placement should only be performed at hospitals where emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery can be readily performed. (medtronic.com)
Revascularization3
- The high incidence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the setting of CKD along with the low utilization of coronary revascularization and standard medical therapies has generated interest in extending this concept to those with CKD and the idea that increased screening for and identification of coronary disease could reduce cardiovascular mortality in CKD. (lww.com)
- Patients who will experience little benefit from coronary revascularization are also excluded. (medscape.com)
- The presence and extent of ischemia were associated with higher rates of use of downstream coronary angiography, revascularization, and cost of care spent on ischemia testing. (uky.edu)
Angioplasty1
- A procedure called angioplasty and stenting can often be done to open a blocked or narrowed artery. (medlineplus.gov)
Grafting7
- secondary outcomes were hospitalization for unstable angina or heart failure, and late unplanned coronary artery bypass grafting. (acc.org)
- Can C-reactive protein predict coagulation in off pump coronary artery bypass grafting? (researchsquare.com)
- This retrospective analysis demonstrates the effects of preoperative ejection fraction on the short-term and long-term survival of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. (biomedcentral.com)
- Child-Pugh B liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices, as well as unstable angina, which required coronary artery bypass grafting 7 years ago. (biomedcentral.com)
- Before embarking on a randomized clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of xenon for postoperative neurocognitive deficit, we undertook a phase I study to investigate the safety of administering xenon to patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting while on cardiopulmonary bypass and to assess the practicability of our xenon delivery system. (asahq.org)
- Sixteen patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery with hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass gave their informed consent to participate in an open-label dose-escalation study (0, 20, 35, 50% xenon in oxygen and air). (asahq.org)
- Xenon was safely and efficiently delivered to coronary artery bypass grafting patients while on cardiopulmonary bypass. (asahq.org)
Death from coronary artery1
- Coronary artery bypass surgery aims to prevent death from coronary artery disease and improve quality of life by relieving angina, the associated feeling of chest pain. (wikipedia.org)
Spasm2
- Calcium antagonists are particularly useful when any significant degree of spasm of the coronary arteries is present. (dummies.com)
- Prinzmetal's angina A sudden spasm in a coronary artery, temporarily narrowing the artery leads to Prinzmetal's Angina. (medicahospitals.in)
Disease15
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of mortality in patients with CKD, with the prevalence of CAD increasing dramatically as GFR decreases below 60-75 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 . (lww.com)
- However, it is not clear that routine screening of patients with CKD for coronary disease is appropriate. (lww.com)
- Whether screening to identify revascularizable coronary disease is warranted in this scenario is, admittedly, a different question. (lww.com)
- 3. Patients with disease of limb arteries leading to claudication or associated symptoms. (greaterkashmir.com)
- CRP may become a novel coagulation index in coronary artery atherosclerotic disease. (researchsquare.com)
- Despite improvement in medical therapies and surgical techniques, the management of patients with coronary artery disease and a low ejection fraction (EF) remains challenging. (biomedcentral.com)
- The Resolute Integrity Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System is indicated for improving coronary luminal diameters in patients, including those with diabetes mellitus, with symptomatic ischemic heart disease due to de novo lesions of length ≤ 27 mm in native coronary arteries with reference vessel diameters of 2.25 mm to 4.20 mm. (medtronic.com)
- Since the introduction of OPCAB for coronary artery disease numerous studies were published to evaluate the impact of OPCAB surgery compared with CCAB. (ecrjournal.com)
- One may experience Chest Pain due to different reasons but, chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart may be a symptom of coronary artery disease.The most common cause of reduced blood flow to your heart muscle is coronary artery disease (CAD) which happens when your arteries become narrowed by fatty deposits called plaque. (medicahospitals.in)
- Most eligible patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure do not participate in cardiac rehabilitation. (bmj.com)
- 1 An estimated 7.4 million people in the UK live with cardiovascular diseases, and this is likely to increase with improved survival following coronary heart disease and an ageing population. (bmj.com)
- Simultaneous carotid and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is safe and effective method of treatment patients with severe concomitant carotid artery stenosis and ischemic heart disease with relatively low mortality rate. (ejcvsmed.org)
- The estimated risk of coronary artery disease by 75 years of age varied according to lifestyle, ranging from 21.0% among noncarriers with a favorable lifestyle to 32.1% among noncarriers with an unfavorable lifestyle and ranging from 29.0% among carriers with a favorable lifestyle to 55.4% among carriers with an unfavorable lifestyle. (bvsalud.org)
- Coronary artery disease due to atherosclerosis is the most common cause of unstable angina. (medlineplus.gov)
- I also agree with Matt that this was likely spurious as there was no significant difference in CV death or death from coronary heart disease. (medscape.com)
Stenosis2
- Based on haemodynamic and functional considerations it is less reasonable to identify coronary left main stenosis as a special risk factor for OPCAB surgery. (ecrjournal.com)
- Computed tomography angiogram (CTA) or magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) was done to confirm the degree of stenosis in patients who had 50% or more stenosis of carotid artery on carotid Doppler. (ejcvsmed.org)
Angiography is indicated1
- stress testing for risk assessment is unnecessary if the patient is already in a high risk category for which coronary angiography is indicated. (bmj.com)
Anastomoses2
- In the second approach, called the off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCABG), these anastomoses are constructed while the heart is still beating. (wikipedia.org)
- He evangelically states that crystalloid is cheaper, quicker and gives you a better view when performing distal coronary artery anastomoses. (bestbets.org)
Acute coronary2
- Unstable angina, one of several acute coronary syndromes , causes unexpected chest pain, and usually occurs while resting. (heart.org)
- Overview of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) Acute coronary syndromes result from acute obstruction of a coronary artery. (msdmanuals.com)
Atherosclerotic1
- The PERSEUS trials include two parallel studies of the TAXUS Element stent in single, de novo coronary atherosclerotic lesions. (biomedcentral.com)
Cardiopulmonary bypass machine1
- The first uses a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, a machine which takes over the functions of the heart and lungs during surgery by circulating blood and oxygen. (wikipedia.org)
Surgery8
- Previous studies illustrated that several factors contribute to excessive bleeding after cardiac surgery, including preoperative drugs (including anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs), cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), coagulation factors, hyperfibrinolysis, and residual heparin effects. (researchsquare.com)
- These drugs should be continued until the point of surgery because sudden withdrawal of the medications may cause tachycardia, rebound hypertension, and a loss of coronary vasodilatation. (medscape.com)
- Adverse clinical consequences associated with conventional coronary artery bypass surgery (CCAB) have largely been attributed to cardiopulmonary bypass circuit (CPB), hypothermic cardiac arrest, aortic cannulation and cross-clamping. (ecrjournal.com)
- Consequently, there has been a growing interest in safer alternatives to CCAB including off-pump beating heart bypass surgery (OPCAB). (ecrjournal.com)
- Middle cerebral artery Doppler was used to assess embolic load, and major organ system function was assessed before and after surgery. (asahq.org)
- POSTOPERATIVE neurocognitive deficit (PONCD) after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) represents a serious medicosocial complication. (asahq.org)
- Should dual antiplatelet therapy be used in patients following coronary artery bypass surgery? (acc.org)
- [ 3 ] Denault et al described difficult (or pharmacologically assisted) separation from bypass (DSB) as the requirement for at least both vasoactive and inotropic agents from the end of CPB until the end of surgery. (medscape.com)
Chest pain3
- CAD symptoms vary from none, to chest pain only when exercising (stable angina), to chest pain even at rest (unstable angina). (wikipedia.org)
- typically chest pain or discomfort) except that the pain or discomfort of unstable angina usually is more intense, lasts longer, is precipitated by less exertion, occurs spontaneously at rest (as angina decubitus), is progressive (crescendo) in nature, or involves any combination of these features. (msdmanuals.com)
- Unstable angina is chest pain that is sudden and often gets worse over a short period of time. (medlineplus.gov)
Benefit from undergoi1
- Noninvasive tests help estimate which patients might benefit from undergoing coronary angiography. (wikipedia.org)
Internal mammar2
- The anastomosis supplying the left anterior descending branch is the most significant one and usually, the left internal mammary artery is harvested for use. (wikipedia.org)
- Other commonly employed sources are the right internal mammary artery, the radial artery, and the great saphenous vein. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiac6
- Patients with a confirmed acute coronary syndrome should be admitted to a cardiac care unit or high dependency unit with continuous ECG rhythm monitoring. (bmj.com)
- Patients who have had ischaemic ECG changes, or cardiac troponin release or raised CK-MB enzyme demonstrated at any time during admission, have a confirmed acute coronary syndrome. (bmj.com)
- Through balloon inflations and deflations synchronized with the natural heartbeat the IABP increases diastolic aortic pressure, which enhances diastolic blood flow to the coronary arteries and vital organs, as well as reduces systolic aortic pressure, which reduces afterload and oxygen consumption of the myocardium and increases cardiac output. (cochrane.org)
- First, your health care team will need to find the blocked part or parts of the coronary arteries by performing a cardiac catheterization . (heart.org)
- Advanced cardiac support in form of intra aortic balloon pump is normally deployed for unstable patients. (bmhrc.ac.in)
- This is reflected in the finding that early cases of DCO are more likely to present with cardiac arrest or ST-segment elevation MI and later cases more likely to present with stable or unstable angina , Jabbour observed. (medscape.com)
Procedure4
- In this procedure, a catheter is guided through an artery in the arm or leg and into the coronary arteries, then injected with a liquid dye through the catheter. (heart.org)
- This procedure is often followed by insertion of a stent to keep the coronary artery vessel open to allow for improved blood flow to the heart muscle. (heart.org)
- In this procedure, a blood vessel is used to route blood around the blocked part of the artery. (heart.org)
- Mechanical or bio-prosthetic valve implantation, Aortic root replacement with coronary implantation (Bentall's procedure), valve repairs, ring annuloplasty, open and close valvotomies. (bmhrc.ac.in)
Atherosclerosis3
- The most common cause is reduced blood flow to the heart muscle because the coronary arteries are narrowed by fatty buildups ( atherosclerosis ) that can rupture, causing injury to the coronary blood vessel. (heart.org)
- Typically, the artery will have plaque buildup (atherosclerosis) that has narrowed the vessel. (heart.org)
- Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fatty material, called plaque, along the walls of the arteries. (medlineplus.gov)
Antiplatelet drugs1
- Blood thinners (antiplatelet drugs) are used to treat and prevent unstable angina. (medlineplus.gov)
Stable4
- A variety of medications that decrease the work of the heart or decrease the propensity of blood to clot at the sites of fatty plaques may be used to treat stable and unstable angina. (dummies.com)
- Also considered are whether unstable angina occurs during treatment for chronic stable angina and whether transient changes in ST-T waves occur during angina. (msdmanuals.com)
- If you experience any of the above symptoms then a quick evaluation by a doctor is immediately required to determine whether you have stable angina, or unstable angina, which could lead to a heart attack. (medicahospitals.in)
- Other triggers of stable angina may be emotional stress, cold temperatures, heavy meals and smoking that can narrow arteries. (medicahospitals.in)
Aortic1
- Acute coronary obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been a well-known and feared complication since preclinical studies, but it's the rare and deadly problem of delayed coronary obstruction that is being raised as a new concern. (medscape.com)
Plaque3
- Although cholesterol is a friend and not a foe as mentioned in one of my recent write ups but a sub fraction of it called the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) when oxidized becomes one of the important constituents of the fat build up in the arteries and this along with inflammation leads to rupture of the plaque and leads to clot formation by platelet deposition and overlying thrombus. (greaterkashmir.com)
- The balloon is inflated, squeezing open the fatty plaque deposit in the inner lining of the coronary artery. (heart.org)
- Unstable angina When plaque deposits in arteries rupture or a blood clot forms, it can block or reduce blood flow through a narrowed artery. (medicahospitals.in)
Elective1
- 1001 patients having elective coronary artery bypass from March 1991-July 1992. (bestbets.org)
Symptoms2
- Patients with a suspected acute coronary syndrome should be observed, with repeat 12 lead ECG recording, during symptoms if the opportunity arises. (bmj.com)
- Second, patients may be relatively protected from the symptoms of coronary obstruction if they've had a prior coronary artery bypass graft , so we need to have a lower threshold for imaging the coronary system post-TAVR. (medscape.com)
Heart11
- It aims to bypass narrowings in heart arteries by using arteries or veins harvested from other parts of the body, thus restoring adequate blood supply to the previously ischemic (deprived of blood) heart. (wikipedia.org)
- With the heart in arrest, harvested arteries and veins are used to connect across problematic regions-a construction known as surgical anastomosis. (wikipedia.org)
- They relieve pressure on the heart and may also increase blood flow to the heart by causing the coronary arteries to dilate. (dummies.com)
- When you climb stairs, exercise or walk, your heart demands more blood, but narrowed arteries slow down blood flow. (medicahospitals.in)
- This suddenly decreases the blood flow to the heart muscle leading to Unstable Angina. (medicahospitals.in)
- Unstable angina is a condition in which your heart doesn't get enough blood flow and oxygen. (medlineplus.gov)
- Angina is a type of chest discomfort due to poor blood flow through the blood vessels in the heart called the coronary arteries. (medlineplus.gov)
- People with unstable angina are at higher risk of having a heart attack. (medlineplus.gov)
- Unstable angina is a warning sign that a heart attack may happen soon and needs to be treated right away. (medlineplus.gov)
- This test involves taking pictures of the heart arteries using x-rays and dye. (medlineplus.gov)
- It is the most direct test to diagnose heart artery narrowing and find clots. (medlineplus.gov)
Lesions1
- An angiogram can provide detailed anatomy of coronary circulation and lesions. (wikipedia.org)
Thrombosis2
- The use of this product carries the same risks associated with coronary artery stent implantation procedures, which include subacute and late vessel thrombosis, vascular complications and/or bleeding events. (medtronic.com)
- Yes, if the patient/client is taking an antiplatelet agent (other than low-dose ASA) for prevention of coronary stent thrombosis. (cdho.org)
Circumflex1
- CAD can occur in any of the major vessels of coronary circulation: the left main stem, left ascending artery, circumflex artery, and right coronary artery, and branches thereof. (wikipedia.org)
Vessel1
- Interestingly, surgeons tended to use DAPT in limited scenarios including a stented vessel without a bypass graft instead of a blanket indication of DAPT for all ACS patients treated with a DES. (acc.org)
Cannulation1
- In all but one of the 38 cases, post-implant aortography or selective cannulation of both coronary arteries had confirmed a lack of obstruction. (medscape.com)
Pump3
- The initial CABGs in the 1960s were performed "off pump" because of the lack of cardiopulmonary bypass technology. (medscape.com)
- [ 16 ] With the subsequent development of safe and effective cardiopulmonary bypass, most CABGs are now performed "on pump. (medscape.com)
- However, the off-pump approach has been reintroduced, with varying degrees of popularity, in an effort to reduce the complications associated with cardiopulmonary bypass. (medscape.com)
Doppler1
- Middle cerebral artery Doppler showed no evidence of increased emboli with xenon. (asahq.org)
Blood clot1
- Many people know that aspirin can relieve minor pain or fever, but they don't know that aspirin is important in treating angina and unstable angina because it helps prevent platelets from sticking to the walls of blood vessels and thereby contributing to any blood clot that may narrow or block off a coronary artery. (dummies.com)
Obstruction4
- Consequences depend on degree and location of obstruction and range from unstable angina to non-ST-segment elevation. (msdmanuals.com)
- In his editorial, Kleiman notes that although two thirds of patients had at least one classic risk factor for acute coronary obstruction, the index of suspicion was not high in a substantial number of patients. (medscape.com)
- Although a coronary guidewire was used as a preventive measure during TAVR in one patient, the autopsy confirmed valve leaflet obstruction. (medscape.com)
- As we move to lower-risk patients, there could be a greater incidence of delayed coronary obstruction occurring due to patients having a longer life expectancy post-TAVR," Jabbour said. (medscape.com)
Calcium3
- Although these recommendations apply specifically to exercise-based electrocardiography, similar considerations apply to other screening modalities such as pharmacologic, nuclear stress testing, or coronary calcium computed tomography scanning, which may be more widely utilized in the setting of CKD. (lww.com)
- This class of medicines blocks calcium flow into the muscle cells of arteries and enables arteries to dilate. (dummies.com)
- I also received a number of emails regarding my frustration over misuse of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans. (medscape.com)