Results. A high level of concordance was observed between cardiac MRI and CT. Ejection
fraction (EF) was 53±14% for MRI vs. 53%±15% for CT. There was good correlation for EF …

Background Previous studies have suggested that angiographic evidence of disease
progression in coronary arteries increases the risk of subsequent coronary clinical events …

The clinical and angiographic correlates and the prognostic significance of the “coronary
extent score” in a consecutive series of 313 patients who were catheterized twice were …

Viscoelastic parameters were evaluated in 169 consecutive male pa tients with clinical signs
of coronary heart disease. The patients were clas sified according to the extent of coro nary …

This report presents the design and methodological features of a double-blind, randomized,
placebo-controlled, trial in 383 patients with coronary artery disease. The study's principal …

Obiettivo. Obiettivo di questo studio è stato quello di confrontare la tomografia
computerizzata (TC) del cuore con l'ecocardiogramma trans-toracico 2D (ECC) nel valutare …

PURPOSE: To compare left ventricular (LV) function assessment using five different software
tools on the same dual source computed tomography (DSCT) datasets with the results of …

Aims Risk factors for progression of atherosclerosis in non-grafted coronary arteries were
examined in a prospective 5-year follow-up study of 228 consecutive coronary artery bypass …

To assess the possible progression of coronary artery disease after percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and its relation to risk factors and restenosis, 124 …