The Cholesterol-Lowering Atherosclerosis Study (CLAS) was a randomized, placebo-
controlled, angiographic trial testing combined colestipol hydrochloride and niacin therapy …

Abstract Objectives. The Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) required participants to
undergo follow-up angiography at 5 years to identify clinical and angiographic features …

Background—Serial changes of flow velocities of transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) in
symptomatic middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusive disease may be related to the …

Abstract Objectives To compare Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Computed Tomography
(CT) for the assessment of left (LV) and right (RV) ventricular functional parameters. Methods …

This intervention program tested the applicability and effects of intensive physical exercise
and a low fat diet on progression of coronary atherosclerotic lesions and stress-induced …

Background Progression of coronary artery disease is assumed to be a surrogate end point
for clinical coronary events. Because no single method or measure for a coronary …

Background and Purpose—Knowledge of the natural history of stenoses due to intracranial
atherosclerosis may be useful for evaluating possible treatments such as angioplasty …

The long-term prognosis of variant angina and the factors influencing it were assessed in
217 consecutive patients hospitalized in our coronary care unit and followed for a mean of …

Objective.—Assessment of the relationship between changes in sequential coronary
arteriograms and subsequent clinical coronary events. Design.—The Program on the …

Objective To assess functional parameters using multidetector-row computed tomography
(MDCT) and echocardiography and to compare the results with magnetic resonance …