scholarly journals Features of the diagnosis and course of coronary heart disease in young people: a clinical case

2022 ◽  
pp. 95-97
Author(s):  
L. V. Rodionova ◽  
E. N. Shvetsova ◽  
M. M. Tsivanyuk ◽  
A. V. Pavlov ◽  
N. V. Shevchuk ◽  
...  

This clinical analysis is devoted to the case of exacerbation of ischemic heart disease in a 36-year-old man. A feature of this case is the combination of young age and obstructive coronary artery disease, as well as diagnostic search and analysis of the data obtained in the group of young patients.

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
L. A. Popova ◽  
N. L. Karpina ◽  
M. I. Chushkin ◽  
S. Y. Mandrykin ◽  
V. M. Janus ◽  
...  

The exercise ECG test is traditionally the first choice in patients with suspected CHD, as the most accessible, despite the fact that its sensitivity and specificity are 68 % and 77 %, respectively. Description of a clinical case of multivessel coronary artery disease in a patient with a negative result of exercise ECG test is presented.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Bergami ◽  
Marialuisa Scarpone ◽  
Edina Cenko ◽  
Elisa Varotti ◽  
Peter Louis Amaduzzi ◽  
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: Subjects affected by ischemic heart disease with non-obstructive coronary arteries constitute a population that has received increasing attention over the past two decades. Since the first studies with coronary angiography, female patients have been reported to have non-obstructive coronary artery disease more frequently than their male counterparts, both in stable and acute clinical settings. Although traditionally considered a relatively infrequent and low-risk form of myocardial ischemia, its impact on clinical practice is undeniable, especially when it comes to infarction, where the prognosis is not as benign as previously assumed. Unfortunately, despite increasing awareness, there are still several questions left unanswered regarding diagnosis, risk stratification and treatment. The purpose of this review is to provide a state of the art and an update on current evidence available on gender differences in clinical characteristics, management and prognosis of ischemic heart disease with non-obstructive coronary arteries, both in the acute and stable clinical setting.


1999 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-297
Author(s):  
O. I. Pikuza ◽  
V. N. Oslopov ◽  
H. M. Vakhitov ◽  
A. A. Babushkina ◽  
S. E. Nikolsky

Cardiovascular diseases caused by atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular pathology, etc.) are responsible for 40-50% of all deaths in adults. Of particular concern to clinicians is the emerging unfavorable tendency to "rejuvenate" these diseases. Currently, the fact that atherosclerosis (AS) begins to form in childhood and adolescence is indisputable.


Author(s):  
S. Gorokhova ◽  
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N. Belozerova ◽  
M. Buniatyan ◽  

Abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSA) is a common condition that may lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, cognitive disturbance, and a decreased concentration that are associated with the risk of workplace accidents and injuries. It is difficult to diagnose OSA due to low severity and specificity of its symptoms and special requirements in respect of medical resources. We assumed that it would be more effective and cost-efficient to diagnose OSA in railway workers with such risk factors f coronary heart disease as arterial hypertension and metabolic disorders since this group receives comprehensive medical attention. However, no studies on the prevalence of OSA in railway workers specifically considered the risk factors for coronary artery disease. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of OSA in railway workers with confirmed cardiovascular and metabolic disorders that did not disqualify them from their job. Material and methods. The study included 967 railway workers (locomotive drivers and their assistants). On Stage 1, a group of participants suspected OSA was selected; and on Stage 2, a group of participants with confirmed OSA was formed. Polysomnography or cardiorespiratory monitoring were used to diagnose OSA. Results. We developed a two-step algorithm of OSA diagnosis that included a preliminary assessment of the probability of OSA. 236 (24.4%) participants with a probability of OSA were selected among the initial 967 persons with risk factors for coronary artery disease. Further assessment confirmed OSA in 141 (60%) participants in this group. The analysis of distribution of risk factors for coronary artery disease and OSA showed that 125 (53.0%) of patients with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m², 115 (48.7%) of patients with AH, and 26 (11.0%) of patients with type 2 diabetes had OSA; most of them had some combination of these risk factors. Conclusions: OSA is prevalent in the group of professionally active locomotive drivers and their assistants with risk factors for coronary heart disease; every second worker in a target group with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m², AH or with both risk factors was diagnosed with OSA. The proposed two-step algorithm with a pre-test assessment of OSA probability and subsequent instrumental examination (cardiorespiratory monitoring, polysomnography) allows to accurately diagnosis OSA and allocate medical resources in a cost-effective manner.


Author(s):  
Harindra C Wijeysundera ◽  
Feng Qiu ◽  
Maria C Bennell ◽  
Madhu K Natarajan ◽  
Warren J Cantor ◽  
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Background: Wide variation exists in the diagnostic yield of coronary angiography in stable ischemic heart disease (IHD). Previous work has primarily focused on patient factors for this variation. We sought to understand if system and physician factors, specifically hospital and physician type, as well as physician self-referral, have incremental impacts on the yield of coronary angiography, above and beyond that of patient factors alone. Methods: All patients who underwent a diagnostic coronary angiogram for possible stable IHD, at the 18 cardiac centers in Ontario, Canada were identified from October 1st, 2008 to September 30th, 2011. Obstructive coronary artery disease was defined as stenosis greater than 70% in the main coronary arteries or greater than 50% in the left main artery. Physicians were classified as either invasive or interventional. Hospitals were categorized into cath only, stand-alone PCI and full service centers. Multi-variable hierarchical logistic models were developed to identify system and physician level predictors of obstructive coronary artery disease, having adjusted for patient factors. Results: Our cohort consisted of 60,986 patients who underwent a diagnostic angiogram for possible stable IHD, of which 33,483 had obstructive coronary artery disease (54.9%), ranging from 41.0% to 70.2% across centers. Self-referral rates varied from 4.8% to 74.6%. Fewer self-referral patients (52.5%) had obstructive coronary artery disease compared to non-self-referral patients (56.5%), with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.89 (95% CI 0.85-0.93;p <0.001), after accounting for patient factors. Angiograms performed by interventional physicians had a higher likelihood of showing obstructive coronary artery disease (60.1% vs. 50.8%; OR 1.22; 95% CI 1.17-1.28; p<0.001). Fewer angiograms at cath only centers showed obstructive disease (45.0%) compared to full service centers (58.1%); this was of borderline significance (OR 0.59; 95% CI 0.34-1.00; p=0.05). Conclusion: Physician and system factors are important predictors of the diagnostic yield of coronary angiography in stable IHD, even after accounting for patient characteristics. Further study into the drivers of how these physician and system factors impact diagnostic yield is an important focus for quality improvement.


Author(s):  
A.L. KOMAROV ◽  
A.YU. FEDOTKINA ◽  
E.V. MERKULOV ◽  
I.V. FEDOTENKOV ◽  
V.M. MIRONOV ◽  
...  

Представлен клинический разбор больного с ишемической болезнью сердца, многососудистым поражением коронарного русла и гигантской аневризмой коронарной артерии. Рассмотрены возможные подходы к выбору медикаментозного и инвазивного лечения.There was presented a clinical discussion of the patient with coronary heart disease, multivessel coronary artery disease and huge aneurysm of coronary artery. Potential approaches to selecting conservative and invasive treatment were discussed.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J Scirica ◽  
J. Antonio T. Gutierrez

By definition, chronic stable angina is angina that has been stable with regard to frequency and severity for at least 2 months. Chronic stable angina is the initial manifestation of coronary heart disease in approximately 50% of patients. Typically, this type of angina occurs in the setting of atherosclerotic coronary arterial narrowing, although other causes are possible. This review covers the epidemiology, pathophysiology, initial evaluation, differential diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients with chronic stable angina. Figures show noninvasive testing and the probability of coronary artery disease; diagnosis of patients with suspected ischemic heart disease; probability of severe coronary artery disease; coronary outcomes for high- versus low-intensity statin therapy; optimal medical therapy (OMT) versus OMT and percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic angina; OMT versus percutaneous coronary intervention for stable coronary heart disease; and coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention for diabetes and coronary artery disease. Tables list the grading of angina pectoris by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society classification system, the differential diagnosis of chest pain, conditions promoting myocardial oxygen supply and demand mismatch, the features of typical angina, the classification of chest pain, a comparison of the pretest likelihood of coronary heart disease (CHD) in low-risk and high-risk symptomatic patients, the posttest probability of significant CHD based on pretest probabilities of CHD and normal or abnormal results of noninvasive studies, survival according to risk groups based on Duke treadmill scores, high- and moderate-intensity statin therapy, revascularization to improve survival compared with medical therapy, revascularization to improve symptoms with significant anatomic (≥ 50% left main or ≥ 70% nonleft main coronary artery disease) or physiologic (fractional flow reserve ≤ 0.80) coronary artery stenoses, and questions recommended by an expert panel for patients with chronic stable angina at follow-up visits. This review contains 7 highly rendered figures, 13 tables, and 109 references.


ESC CardioMed ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 2836-2840
Author(s):  
Martha Gulati

The more atypical presentation of women makes the diagnostic evaluation of symptomatic women challenging and results in more frequent referral for diagnostic testing to improve the precision of the ischaemic heart disease likelihood estimate. The classification of ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction has moved beyond the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease and encompasses ischaemia that can occur in the presence and absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Consideration of the different pathophysiology of ischaemia that may occur in women needs to be considered in the evaluation and treatment of ischaemic heart disease in women.


2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (7) ◽  
pp. 792-795
Author(s):  
Shadi Yaghi ◽  
Andrew D Chang ◽  
Brittany A Ricci ◽  
Brian MacGrory ◽  
Shawna Cutting ◽  
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BackgroundThe aetiology of wall motion abnormalities (WMA) in patients with ischaemic stroke is unclear. We hypothesised that WMAs on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in the setting of ischaemic stroke mostly reflect pre-existing coronary heart disease rather than simply an isolated neurocardiogenic phenomenon.MethodsData were retrospectively abstracted from a prospective ischaemic stroke database over 18 months and included patients with ischaemic stroke who underwent a TTE. Coronary artery disease was defined as history of myocardial infarction (MI), coronary intervention or ECG evidence of prior MI. The presence (vs absence) of WMA was abstracted. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the association between coronary artery disease and WMA in models adjusting for potential confounders.ResultsWe identified 1044 patients who met inclusion criteria; 139 (13.3%, 95% CI 11.2% to 15.4%) had evidence of WMA of whom only 23 (16.6%, 95% CI 10.4% to 22.8%) had no history of heart disease or ECG evidence of prior MI. Among these 23 patients, 12 had a follow-up TTE after the stroke and WMA persisted in 92.7% (11/12) of patients. In fully adjusted models, factors associated with WMA were older age (OR per year increase 1.03, 95% 1.01 to 1.05, p=0.009), congestive heart failure (OR 4.44, 95% CI 2.39 to 8.33, p<0.001), history of coronary heart disease or ECG evidence prior MI (OR 27.03, 95% CI 14.93 to 50.0, p<0.001) and elevated serum troponin levels (OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.06 to 3.75, p=0.031).ConclusionIn patients with ischaemic stroke, WMA on TTE may reflect underlying cardiac disease and further cardiac evaluation may be considered.


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