159 research outputs found
Physicians' acquaintance with a new procedure results in higher patient referral: experience of Kosovo in coronary angiography
The first coronary angiography in Kosovo was completed in 2003. We analyzed coronary angiographies performed in our center from October 2003 until October 2009 divided into two 3-year periods. The aims of our study were: to compare the number of coronary angiographies completed in the two periods; to evaluate the prevalence of normal coronary angiographies diagnosed in the first period compared to the second period; and to assess the prevalence of advanced coronary artery disease in the first three years compared to the last three years. This was a prospective angiography study that included 1,139 patients. The first group had 422 patients, who underwent the angiography procedure during the first three years, and the second group had 717 patients that went through the procedure during the last three years. In the first year, 109 coronary angiographies were completed, followed by 137, 176, 213, 218 and 286 (P<0.001) procedures in the subsequent years. In the first period, a normal or near-normal coronary artery profile was found in 27% of patients, while this figure rose to approximately 39% in the second period (P=0.004). Advanced coronary artery disease was found in 45% of the patients who underwent coronary angiography during the first three years, whereas this figure was only 24% of cases during the second period (P<0.001). We believe that the availability of specialized resources and the physicians' familiarity with coronary angiography in our country influenced their decision to refer more patients for this procedure
Long-term survival of medically treated patients in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) Registry.
Early effects of tissue-type plasminogen activator added to conventional therapy on the culprit coronary lesion in patients presenting with ischemic cardiac pain at rest. Results of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Ischemia (TIMI IIIA) Trial.
Implantable defibrillators for prevention of sudden death. Technology at a medical and economic crossroad.
Survival following coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severe angina pectoris (CASS)
Intrathoracic spatial location of specified coronary segments on the normal human heart. Applications in quantitative arteriography, assessment of regional risk and contraction, and anatomic display.
Relation of clinical presentation, stenosis morphology, and operator technique to the procedural results of rotational atherectomy and rotational atherectomy-facilitated angioplasty.
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