Repeat coronary angiogram showed no change in SCAD, but ventriculogram revealed new-onset apical ballooning beyond the SCAD-affected territory, consistent with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Further ...
Background: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged as an important cause of ... None of the patients had features suggestive of associated fibromuscular dysplasia or connecive ...
the most common causes of which are fibromuscular dysplasia and atherosclerotic disease. It usually presents in one of three forms: asymptomatic renal artery stenosis, renovascular hypertension ...
Traumatic coronary dissection can be induced by the guide catheter, wire manipulation, equipment in the coronary artery (imaging probes, ‘mother-and-child catheters’) or excessive balloon and stent ...
The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always be a simple measurement of bilateral brachial artery blood pressures. A significant difference between the two ...
Glutaminase-2 (GLS2) is crucial for glutamine metabolism and its deficiency causes increased plasma glutamine levels, disrupted extracellular matrix remodeling and accelerated plaque progression.
The posterior tibial artery (PTA) is a major artery that delivers blood to certain areas of the lower leg. It can be affected by conditions such as atherosclerosis and far less frequently, chronic ...