JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2012 Apr;5(4):463-4
J Saudi Heart Assoc 2021 29;33(4):339-346. Epub 2021 Nov 29.
Section of Pediatric Cardiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & RC, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Assessment of the shape and dimensions of PDA is usually done angiographically and in the majority of cases need arterial access. Our aim was to evaluate the value of routine 2 D echocardiography (ECHO) in predicting type, dimensions of PDA and to anticipate device size to be used during the intervention.Material And Methods: The charts of all patients who underwent transcatheter closure of PDA between January 2015 and December 2020 were reviewed. Read More
Mymensingh Med J 2022 Jan;31(1):142-148
Dr Md Azizur Rahaman Majumder, Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:
Estimation of visceral adipose tissue is important as it carries high cardiometabolic risk and several methods are available as its surrogate. Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is a direct measure of visceral fat rather than anthropometric measurements. EFT can be accurately measured by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. Read More
Stroke 2022 04 6;53(4):1354-1362. Epub 2021 Dec 6.
Department of Neurosurgery (L.M.P., M.Z., J.L.Q., A.I., G.K.S., G.A.G.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Background: Cerebrovascular reserve (CVR) inversely correlates with stroke risk in children with Moyamoya disease and may be improved by revascularization surgery. We hypothesized that acetazolamide-challenged arterial spin labeling MR perfusion quantifies augmentation of CVR achieved by revascularization and correlates with currently accepted angiographic scoring criteria.Methods: We retrospectively identified pediatric patients with Moyamoya disease or syndrome who received cerebral revascularization at ≤18 years of age between 2012 and 2019 at our institution. Read More
Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis 2020 29;5:e313-e319. Epub 2020 Dec 29.
Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Introduction: The SYNTAX Score (SS) evaluates the angiographic complexity of coronary artery disease to assess the cardiovascular risk after coronary revascularization. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether SS results are associated with in-hospital and 1-year outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) requiring rotational atherectomy (RA).Material And Methods: We analyzed data of 207 consecutive patients who underwent PCI with RA. Read More
Int J Cardiol 2022 Jan 18;346:86-92. Epub 2021 Nov 18.
University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany.
Background: High mannose has previously associated with insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our objective is to establish whether mannose is associated with anatomical evidence of coronary artery disease (CAD).Methods: Plasma mannose concentrations were measured by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry in a discovery cohort (n = 513) and a validation cohort (n = 221) of carefully phenotyped individuals. Read More