Abhiram Prasad

..The aim of this study was to evaluate whether, in patients with normal post-procedure CK-MB, an isolated elevation in cardiac troponin T (cTnT) predicts long-term survival...

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..The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative impact of preprocedural and postprocedural cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels on survival rate after PCI...

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..The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that long-term treatment with an endothelin-A (ET(A)) receptor antagonist improves coronary endothelial function in patients with early coronary atherosclerosis...

..In conclusion, baseline leukocytosis is an independent correlate of larger infarct and increased mortality after primary PCI in AMI, an effect not explained by decreased myocardial perfusion...

..The ability of noninvasive stress tests to predict coronary vasomotor dysfunction in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease is unknown...

..The objective of the this study was to determine if CED and CAD factors are associated with diastolic dysfunction before the development of occlusive CAD or clinical heart failure...

..The aim of this study was to correlate the magnitude of coronary ED with the presence and extent of inducible myocardial ischaemia using body surface electrocardiogram (ECG) mapping in symptomatic patients...

..This study supports the hypothesis that local oxidative stress has a role in reduction of NO bioavailability in humans with coronary endothelial dysfunction...

..Microvascular dysfunction likely play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of myocardial stunning in ABS...

..We tested the hypothesis that the ECG on presentation could reliably differentiate these syndromes...

..The study aim was to evaluate the relation between the Framingham risk score (FRS) and the presence of coronary risk factors to coronary microcirculatory vasodilator function in patients with early coronary atherosclerosis...

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..Our goal was to assess the association of serum uric acid levels and the outcomes of patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...

..An episode of emotional or physiologic stress frequently precedes presentation with the syndrome. The in-hospital mortality rate seems to be low, as does the risk for recurrence...

..We sought to determine the characteristics, outcomes, and temporal trends among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) from a single-center registry...

..In conclusion, cardiac allograft epicardial coronary endothelial function was abnormal and may be related to an impaired endogenous NO synthetase pathway and reduced endothelial nitric oxide production in transplant recipients...

..The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and the outcomes of patients 90 years of age or older who were treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...

..The study results suggest that detection of these patients has been suboptimal, highlighting the need to improve the diagnostic approach toward the detection of an acutely occluded LC artery...

..Inflammation also is associated with coronary atherosclerosis. We tested the hypothesis that local coronary production of Lp-PLA2 is enhanced in patients with early coronary atherosclerosis and associated with local endothelial function...

..The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that smoking is associated with epicardial coronary endothelial dysfunction and inflammation...

..TIMI frame counts were abnormal in all patients and often abnormal in all 3 major coronary vessels, suggesting that the diffuse impairment of coronary microcirculatory function may play a role in the pathogenesis of the syndrome...

..The aim of this study was to determine the clinical and hemodynamic correlates of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in ABS and compare the biomarker profiles in ABS with acute myocardial infarction controls...

..The aim of our study was to evaluate the temporal trends in outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention in lesions with angiographically visible thrombus and to assess the impact of drug-eluting stents (DES) on long-term outcomes...

..The aims of this study were to evaluate the frequency and the clinical correlates of ST- and T-wave abnormalities on the admission ECG in patients with ABS...

..The current study was designed to determine whether drug-eluting stents (DES) are superior to bare-metal stents (BMS) in patients with stable angina...

..Diminished microvascular perfusion in diabetics after primary PCI may contribute to adverse outcomes...

..CONCLUSION: In all 4 patients, affected regions subsequently recovered regional LV systolic function within 6 weeks...

..001). CONCLUSION: The current study demonstrates that coronary microvascular endothelial dysfunction is present in ALVD. Thus, coronary endothelial dysfunction may be an early event in the pathophysiology of heart failure...

..This study sought to assess the long-term prognosis of patients with apical ballooning syndrome (ABS)...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate coronary vasomotor function in cardiac transplant recipients maintained on sirolimus (SRL)- or cyclosporin (CyA)-based immunosuppression...

..Apical Ballooning Syndrome (ABS) is a novel acute cardiac syndrome that mimics acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This study evaluates the diagnostic utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in patients with suspected ABS...

..In conclusion, plaque progression is associated with positive vascular remodeling and plaque regression is associated with lower serum lipids and ACEI in patients after TX...

..The pathophysiologic mechanism is unknown, but catecholamine excess likely has a central role...

..Little is known about the impact of technological and pharmacological advances on long-term outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention in general clinical practice...

..Nevertheless, advanced age and absent STR are both independent predictors of adverse outcomes after primary PCI, emphasizing the importance of successful reperfusion in the elderly population...

..Whether hsCRP is a useful biomarker for risk stratification in contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention remains unknown...

..The severity of RWMA correlates with the extent of troponin release and ECG abnormality...

..In this population, 56% of patients survived to be discharged from the hospital, and of the hospital survivors, 75% were alive at 1 year...

..The current study was designed to test the hypothesis that early coronary atherosclerosis is associated with the retention of osteogenic EPC within the coronary circulation...

..Long-term morbidity or mortality in these patients has not improved over the previous 3 decades...

..These findings suggest the beneficial role of atrasentan in the treatment of hypertension and metabolic syndrome...

..The aim of the present report is to review the evidence to date on the role of mechanical thrombectomy and embolic protection in native coronary arteries during primary percutaneous coronary intervention...

..The precise pathophysiology of these syndromes remains unknown. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of a unique series of patients with both ABS and PRES...

..Two thirds of these patients are discharged from the hospital with alternative diagnoses. The Sgarbossa criteria appear to have limited utility in clinical practice because of their low sensitivity...

..This study further supports the role of the endothelium in systemic vascular diseases and the role of ADMA in the systemic manifestations of endothelial dysfunction...

..A few hours before symptom onset, she had witnessed an accident in which her sister sustained serious injuries. The patient was visiting her sister-who was in critical condition in the hospital-when the symptoms began...

..Our aim was to report our preliminary experience performing complex transradial interventions using a sheathless technique with standard large bore nonhydrophilic guiding catheters...

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..The aim of the study was to document the frequency of optimal femoral artery access location and its correlation with vascular complications in contemporary practice...

..Data were consistent with the hypothesis that some false-positive SEs may represent a forme fruste of ABS...

..We sought to determine the frequency and outcomes with symptomatic arrhythmia in patients with apical ballooning syndrome (ABS)...

..The aim of the current study was to test the hypothesis that vascular and endothelial functional responses to acute mental stress are abnormal in patients with apical ballooning syndrome (ABS)...

..Our case illustrates the importance of continuing adequate opiate therapy perioperatively in the increasing number of opioid-dependent patients to prevent potentially life-threatening complications such as broken heart syndrome...

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..5%). These results indicate that circulating triglycerides may be a significant source of fatty acids for myocardial respiration...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative impact of spontaneously occurring and periprocedural myocardial infarction (MI) on survival after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...

..Occasionally, it can result in symptomatic ischemia. We present four cases in which MB was treated with drug-eluting stents that subsequently fractured, leading to recurrent symptoms...

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..To study clinical outcomes in patients given glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors with concomitant clopidogrel at the time of ad hoc percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)...

..Endothelial dysfunction provides the crucial link by which pathogens may contribute to atherogenesis...