Changes of the quality of life and efficiency criteria of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with stable coronary artery disease and preserved left ventricular ejection fr... by Yu.A. Borkhalenko, O.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…These changes, in the first place, were determined by improvement of the functional class of angina pectoris in the majority of the examined patients (p < 0.001). …”
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Effects of Ivabradine on Residual Myocardial Ischemia after PCI Evaluated by Stress Echocardiography by Simone Calcagno, Fabio Infusino, Olga Dettori, Temistocle Taccheri, Pasqualina Bruno, Viviana Maestrini, Gennaro Sardella, Massimo Mancone, Francesco Fedele

“…Background. Residual angina after PCI is a frequently occurring disease. …”
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Application of optical coherence tomography angiography to study retinal and choroidal vascular changes in patients with first-time coronary artery stenosis by Rongrong Guan, Shuyan Qin, Yezhu Chi, Zhen Tang, Haiyang Liu

“…Methods: A total of 100 subjects were enrolled in this study and divided into two groups: the observation group consisted of 50 patients with angina who were first diagnosed with coronary artery stenosis, and the control group consisted of 50 healthy adults without angina symptoms. …”
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Left Main Coronary Artery Hypoplasia in Elderly by Selma Kenar Tiryakioglu, Hakan Ozkan, Hakan Bahadir, Osman Tiryakioglu

“…A 67-year-old woman with no coronary risk factors was referred for coronary angiography with few months’ history of angina. The patient underwent coronary angiography due to ischemic cardiac symptoms with nondiagnostic exercising test. …”
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A Novel Double Side Branch Protection Technique for a Left Main Trifurcation Lesion: Simultaneous Jailed Balloon and Jailed Corsair Technique by Masahito Munakata, Yohei Numasawa, Shiro Ishikawa, Takashi Koyama

“…We herein describe a 72-year-old man with angina pectoris who was successfully treated with percutaneous coronary stent implantation for a left main trifurcation lesion. …”
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S-Amlodipine: An Isomer with Difference—Time to Shift from Racemic Amlodipine by Jamshed Dalal, J. C. Mohan, S. S. Iyengar, Jagdish Hiremath, Immaneni Sathyamurthy, Sandeep Bansal, Dhiman Kahali, Arup Dasbiswas

“…Efficacy and safety of S-AM in HTN in comparison to racemic amlodipine, used as monotherapy and in combination with other antihypertensives, efficacy in angina, and pleiotropic benefits with S-AM, are discussed in this review.…”
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Acquired Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Muhammad Tariq Shakoor, Ashequl M. Islam, Samia Ayub

“…Our case is about an 89-year-old male with extensive past medical history who presented with progressive exertional dyspnea and angina secondary to severe aortic stenosis. Patient got TAVR and his postoperative course was complicated by complete heart block, aorto-RV fistula, and ventricular septal defect (VSD) formation as a complication of TAVR. …”
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Contrast-Induced Sialadenitis of the Sublingual Glands by Ki Wan Park, Albert Y. Han, Christine M. Kim, Kenric Tam, Dinesh K. Chhetri

“…The initial encounter of this entity can raise alarms to physicians as the differential diagnoses include serious infectious and inflammatory conditions such as Ludwig’s angina and angioedema. Subsequently, it may lead to unnecessary testing and increased healthcare cost. …”
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Bacterial Infections Complicating Tongue Piercing by Catherine HY Yu, Brian J Minnema, Wayne L Gold

“…Infections localized to the oral cavity and head and neck region included molar abscess, glossal abscess, glossitis, submandibular lymphadenitis, submandibular sialadenitis, Ludwig’s angina and cephalic tetanus. Infections distal to the piercing site included eight cases of infective endocarditis, one case of chorioamnionitis and one case of cerebellar abscess. …”
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Intestinal Thromboangiitis Obliterans in a Woman: A Case Report and Discussion of Chronic Ischemic Changes by Shaun AC Medlicott, Paul Beaudry, Gary Morris, Gwen Hollaar, Francis Sutherland

“…We describe the sixth case of a female patient with classic extremity manifestations paralleled by paroxysms of abdominal angina. Intestinal TAO can mimic extremity disease of smoldering chronic ischemia punctuated by unpredictable acute episodes of gangrene. …”
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Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations by Ahmad Slim, John Thurlow, Jennifer Blevins, Shaun Martinho, Brian Markelz

“…Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is a rare condition that carries an increased risk of angina, myocardial ischemia, and sudden cardiac death (SCD). …”
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Intravascular Lithotripsy for Underexpanded Stent in Heavily Calcified Coronary Artery Disease by Tejas Raxwal, Cauvery Balhara, Dipak Parekh

“…A 63-year-old patient presented with acute coronary syndrome with symptoms of unstable angina who underwent angiography that showed calcified right coronary artery which was treated with balloon angioplasty and stenting with drug eluting stent. …”
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Lipid disorders in patients of 15 to 64 years old in a policlinic of Rodas municipality. by Manuel Castillo Frías, Ana Teresa Fernández Vidal, Emiliano Diez Martínez, Iván González Solis

“…The non transmissible diseases more associated were arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and angina. <strong><br /></strong>…”
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Myocardial viability with a new technique in the echocardiogram of stress. by Leonel de Armas Rodríguez, Carlos Yun Angarica, Niurka Moreno Rodríguez, Juan Prohías Martínez, Angel G. Obregón Santos

“…<strong>Results:</strong> The viability for treatment interventionist was reached in the 15 patients proposed by echocardiography, and there was improvement of the ejection fraction, of the contractility index and the angina. The VPP was of 100%. Reoclusion was verified to the 30 days of the intervention in 13,3% of the patients. …”
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QUIET WARRIOR – Rationale and design: An ancillary study to the Women's IschemiA TRial to Reduce Events in Nonobstructive CAD (WARRIOR) by Osama Dasa, Eileen Handberg, Damini Dey, Pinaki Sarder, Margaret C. Lo, Balaji K. Tamarappoo, Steven M. Smith, Leslee J. Shaw, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J. Pepine

“…These data will also uncover pathophysiological mechanisms associated with angina and MACE, improving predictive tools for symptomatic women with INOCA. …”
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Late Diagnosed Left Coronary to the Pulmonary Artery Large Fistulae: An Interesting and Incidental Cath Lab Finding by Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira, Pedro H. M. Craveiro de Melo, Érlon O. Abreu-Silva, Fernando Barbiero Coura, Gleyson Moraes Rios, Daniel Izzet Potério

“…We present herein the case of a 67-year-old man with a recent history of exertional angina and dyspnea to usual daily activities whose coronary angiogram revealed an interesting and incidental coronary-pulmonary artery large fistulae.…”
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Excisional Biopsy of the Pyogenic Granuloma in Very High-Risk Patient by Dirceu Tavares Formiga Nery, José Ranali, Darceny Zanetta Barbosa, Helvécio Marangon Júnior, Rafael Martins Afonso Pereira, Patrícia Cristine de Oliveira Afonso Pereira

“…A 47-year-old man with gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes mellitus II, dyslipidemia, and chronic coronary insufficiency (myocardial infarction within 2 years) with episodes of unstable angina was submitted to an excisional biopsy of hemorrhagic lesion in the lingual right mandibular gingiva. …”
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Left Main Coronary Stenosis as a Consequence of Bentall Operation: Percutaneous Treatment by Manrico Balbi, Flavio Scarano, Gian Paolo Bezante

“…Five months after surgery, the patient experienced rapidly worsening effort angina. Coronary angiography showed severe left main narrowing. …”
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Kounis Syndrome together with Myocardial Bridging Leading to Acute Myocardial Infarction at Young Age by Ilker Murat Caglar, Alper Vural, Fatma Nihan Turhan Caglar, Murat Ugurlucan, Osman Karakaya

“…Kounis syndrome, also named as “allergic angina syndrome,” is a diagnosis in which exposure to an allergen causes mostly coronary spasm and rarely plaque rupture, resulting in ischemic myocardial events. …”
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Epidemiological aspects of nephrolithiasis and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system combination by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, N. A. Guseva, Sh. L. Voskanyan, V. V. Royuk, D. B. Rodin

“…Functional class of stable angina was defined according to Canadian Cardiovascular Society classification (1970,1976). …”
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