Myocardial CT perfusion imaging for the detection of obstructive coronary artery disease: multisegment reconstruction does not improve diagnostic performance.

Background: Multisegment reconstruction (MSR) was introduced to shorten the temporal reconstruction window of computed tomography (CT) and thereby reduce motion artefacts. We investigated whether MSR of myocardial CT perfusion (CTP) can improve diagnostic performance in detecting obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with halfscan reconstruction (HSR).

Methods: A total of 134 patients (median age 65.

[Development and validation of a course concept for Tactical Medical Mining Rescue : Standardized training curriculum for mine rescue teams].

Background: Structural changes in modern mining industry increase the potential for medical emergencies. Furthermore, rescue times in mining are prolonged and public medical resources are not consistently available.

Objectives: We sought to train mine rescue brigade lay people to cover medical emergencies in mining.

Correction to: Health-related qualify of life, angina type and coronary artery disease in patients with stable chest pain.

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Health-related qualify of life, angina type and coronary artery disease in patients with stable chest pain.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is impaired in patients with stable angina but patients often present with other forms of chest pain. The aim of this study was to compare the pre-diagnostic HRQoL in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) according to angina type, gender, and presence of obstructive CAD.

Methods: From the pilot study for the European DISCHARGE trial, we analysed data from 24 sites including 1263 patients (45.