Anomalous origin of left anterior descending and circumflex coronary artery from two separate ostia in the right sinus of valsalva with unusual dominant right coronary artery.

Anomalous origin of left anterior descending (LAD) and left circumflex (LCX) coronary artery from two separate ostia in the right sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) with unusual dominant right coronary artery is an exceedingly rare congenital coronary anomaly. We report a case of a 69-year old woman who was admitted to the hospital because of atypical chest pain. Both multislice computed tomography and coronary angiography revealed this kind of anomaly.

[Short- and long-term therapeutic effects of combination therapy with perindopril and irbesartan in a rat model of dilated cardiomyopathy].

Objective: To evaluate the short-term, and long-term therapeutic effects of combination therapy with perindopril and irbesartan in a rat model of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats were administered adriamycin intraperitoneally to develop DCM. Grouping of rats: Group A contained normal rats, and Group B contained DCM rats.

[Relevant factors of microalbuminuria in aged patients with essential hypertension].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between microalbuminuria and endothelial-dependent relaxing function and atherosclerosis of common carotid artery (CCA) in aged patients with essential hypertension (EH).

Methods: Sixty-four aged EH patients were recruited. According to the albumin excretion rate (AER) in the urine measured by immunoturbidimetry, patients were divided into 2 groups: normoalbuminuria group (NAU group) and microalbuminuria group (MAU group).