A higher volume of epicardial adipose tissue — visceral fat surrounding the myocardium — is associated with an elevated risk ...

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is a noninvasive imaging study that allows for the detection of coronary artery stenosis Contrast medium is injected intravenously, and multidetector ...

Angiography usually takes around 15 20 minutes as it only involves detection of any clots in the heart, which block the blood flow. Hence, knowing about it might help you to be prepared for the ...

Objective: To evaluate the impact of heart rate on the diagnostic accuracy of coronary angiography by multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT). Design: Prospective observational study. Patients: ...

Early coronary angiography for such patients is a Class I recommendation by both the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology. 16, 17 Studies have shown that post‐cardiac ...

Methods (1) 665 consecutive patients on an elective waiting list for coronary angiography were scored using a system derived from established clinical criteria for selecting patients for coronary ...

Contrast-enhanced MR angiography is sure to retain its outstanding significance in non-invasive vascular diagnostics in the future. However, in the interest of a general cost and risk reduction, ...

Angiography‐Based Coronary Blood Flow Quantification We assessed angiography‐based CBF using the final angiography during PCI in patients with ACS. TIMI flow grade and myocardial blush grade were also ...