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Diagnostic performance of target vs. vessel μFR in stable coronary artery disease
Atherosclerosis 5 min.
The functional evaluation of coronary physiology plays a vital role in guiding diagnosis and treatment strategies in patients with known or suspected coronary artery diseases (CAD). The invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) has the highest recommendation (class IA) for the evaluation of CAD in guidelines...
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients in a PCI-Limited setting: a prospective study from Bhutan
Atherosclerosis 6 min.
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) encompass a range of conditions, including patients who present with recent changes in signs and symptoms, with or without electrocardiogram (ECG) alterations, and with or without acute elevations in cardiac troponin-T enzyme levels [1]. ACS is classified into ST-elevation...
Exploring the effect of dapagliflozin on coronary inflammation in type 2 diabetes patients based on the coronary artery perivascular fat attenuation index
Atherosclerosis 5 min.
Diabetes is a major challenge in the global public health field. As of 2021, the global number of adults with diabetes was 536.6 million, and this figure is expected to increase to 783.2 million by 2045 [1, 2, 3–4]. Compared with the per capita cost of $242 in low-income countries, the...
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass versus single internal thoracic artery grafting procedures for multivessel coronary artery disease: a single-center retrospective analysis
Atherosclerosis 5 min.
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a well-established surgical strategy for treating multivessel coronary artery disease [1]. Grafting the internal mammary artery to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) was reported to significantly enhance survival and to demonstrate more than 90% graft...
