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After a positive coronary ct scan, patients often undergo stress myocardial perfusion scanning, but the relationship between these two tests in relation to prognosis is poorly understood.
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Kleemann and his colleagues from Ludwigshafen, Germany, report on survival of transvenous defibrillation leads during long-term follow-up.
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Recently, the importance of anticoagulation with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and risk factors for stroke has been established in clinical trials and emphasized in recent guidelines.
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Mild muscle symptoms occasionally prevent some patients from taking statin drugs.
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The value of revascularization before major vascular surgery in patients with stress induced myocardial ischemia has not been tested.
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Up to 20% of patients undergoing coronary angiography have normal arteries or mild luminal irregularities.
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Although Mitral Annular Calcium (MAC) is a risk for stroke, the mechanism is unclear. MAC is associated with complex proximal aorta (before the left subclavian) aorta atheromatous plaques and is seen in patients with risk factors for atherosclerosis.
