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Effect of intravenous atropine on treadmill stress test results in patients with poor exercise capacity or chronotropic incompetence
(2006)
Objective: Exercise stress test (EST) is one of the main diagnostic and prognostic tests for ischemic heart disease. However, its usefulness depends on achieving target heart rate, then chronotropic incompetence and poor ...
Comparison between covered and bare Cheatham-platinum stents for endovascular treatment of patients with native post-ductal aortic coarctation: Immediate and intermediate-term results
(2014)
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the outcomes of endovascular treatment with covered versus bare Cheatham-platinum stents (NuMed, Hopkinton, New York) in coarctation of aorta (CoA) patients. Background: Covered ...
64-Slice multidetector computed tomographic angiography and invasive coronary angiography in diagnosis of significant coronary artery stenosis
(2012)
Introduction: Introduction of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has resulted in a great improvement of the non-invasive coronary artery imaging. The present study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy ...
Mitral regurgitation after percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis: A single-center study
(2014)
Background: Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) is the gold standard treatment for rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) in that it causes significant changes in mitral valve area (MVA) and improves leaflet mobility. ...
Predictive value of the fragmented QRS complex in 6-month mortality and morbidity following acute coronary syndrome
(2013)
Background: Fragmented QRS encompasses different RSR' patterns showing various morphologies of the QRS complexes with or without the Q wave on a resting 12-lead electrocardiogram. It has been shown possibly to cause adverse ...
The outcome of tricuspid regurgitation after mitral balloon valvutomy for severe mitral stenosis
(2009)
Background: Severe mitral stenosis is occasionally associated with significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and this association has an adverse impact on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing mitral valve intervention. ...
The value of endothelium dependent vasodilation in diagnosing coronary artery disease and its comparison with the results of routine diagnostic tests
(2007)
Objective: To determine the predictive value of flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) compared with angina pectoris, exercise electrocardiography, and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Methods: This study was carried out in ...
The impact of diabetes on early and midterm outcome of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
(2010)
Background: Diabetic patients constitute about 25% of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The impact of diabetes on the results of this operation, especially in Asian patients is not well ...