Usefulness of spiral computed tomography (dual-slice mode) for the detection of coronary artery calcium in patients with chronic atypical chest pain, in typical angina pectoris, and in asymptomatic subjects with prominent atherosclerotic risk factors

2001 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Shemesh ◽  
Noah Weg ◽  
Alexander Tenenbaum ◽  
Sara Apter ◽  
Enrique Z Fisman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Angina Pectoris ◽  
Coronary Artery Calcium ◽  
Spiral Computed ◽  
Atypical Chest Pain ◽  
Asymptomatic Subjects ◽  
Atherosclerotic Risk Factors

Quantity of Coronary Artery Calcium Detected by Electron Beam Computed Tomography in Asymptomatic Subjects and Angiographically Studied Patients

1995 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel B. Kaufmann ◽  
Patrick F. Sheedy ◽  
Julie E. Maher ◽  
Lawrence F. Bielak ◽  
Jerome F. Breen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Calcium ◽  
Electron Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Asymptomatic Subjects

scholarly journals Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Disease among South Indian Women- A Retrospective Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Sankaran ◽  
Nagendra Boopathy Senguttuvan ◽  
Vinod Kumar Balakrishnan ◽  
Muralidharan Thoddi Ramamurthy ◽  
ManoVikash Vallivedu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Chronic Stable Angina ◽  
Coronary Angiogram ◽  
Atypical Chest Pain ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Common Risk Factors ◽  
Artery Disease

Introduction: The prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is increasing among Indian women and is the leading cause of death. Clinical presentation of CAD in women can widely vary from atypical chest pain, silent ischemia to massive myocardial infarction and death. Women have poor prognosis than men after myocardial infarction and are less likely to undergo revascularisation compared to men. Aim: To study the risk factors, clinical characteristics, severity of CAD and to evaluate the outcomes in women undergoing coronary angiogram. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 912 women who had undergone coronary angiogram in our hospital from January 2018 to December 2018. The patients were divided into three groups- Group A consisted of 230 (25%) women with age <50 years. Group B consisted of 591 (65%) women with age between 50 to 69 years. Group C consisted of 91 (10%) women with age >70 years. Continuous variables were analysed by paired t-test and categorical variables were analysed by chi-square test. Results: Most women were post menopausal (73.6%). Common risk factors were diabetes mellitus (63%) hypertension (56%), and hypothyroidism (16.8%). Out of the total study population, 51% (n=466) presented with a diagnosis of chronic stable angina, 34.7% (n=317) presented with acute coronary syndrome, and 7% (n=66) had atypical chest pain. Out of 500 patients with significant CAD, requiring revascularisation only 316 (63.2%) had undergone interventions out of which 193 (61%) had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention and 123 (39%) had undergone Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) as the modality of revascularisation. conclusion: Clinical presentation of CAD in women varies widely from atypical chest pain to acute infarction. Diabetes and hypertension are the most common risk factors for CAD in our study. Chronic stable angina was the most common spectrum of presentation. Single vessel disease is the most common finding on coronary angiogram.

Coronary artery disease--ignored in women or inherently more lethal in women?

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
KB Keller ◽  
L Lemberg
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Noninvasive Testing ◽  
Atypical Chest Pain ◽  
Artery Disease

The leading cause of death in women is cardiovascular disease. The major cardiovascular risk factors have a greater impact on women. The prognosis for women with CAD is worse than for men. Women frequently present with symptoms of heart disease at a much later age and have a greater frequency of atypical chest pain. Noninvasive testing is less reliable in women. Do these facts indicate that CAD is inherently a more lethal disease in women? Or is CAD, as some would suggest, traditionally ignored in women? Stay tuned!

scholarly journals Solitary coronary artery: An unusual cause of atypical chest pain

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-56
Author(s):  
Laxman Dubey ◽  
Ridhi Adhikari ◽  
Suresh Deep
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Congenital Anomaly ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Coronary Sinus ◽  
Sinus Of Valsalva ◽  
Atypical Chest Pain ◽  
Rare Congenital Anomaly ◽  
The Right

Coronary arteries arising from single coronary sinus is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a 30-year-old male who presented with atypical chest pain and computed tomography coronary angiography revealed a solitary coronary artery originating from a single ostium in the right sinus of Valsalva. 

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