Publications by authors named "Ho Thuong Dung"
The Asia-Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC) high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) consensus recommendations and rapid algorithm were developed to provide guidance for healthcare professionals in the Asia-Pacific region on assessing patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) using a hs-TnT assay. Experts from Asia-Pacific convened in 2 meetings to develop evidence-based consensus recommendations and an algorithm for appropriate use of the hs-TnT assay. The Expert Committee defined a cardiac troponin assay as a high-sensitivity assay if the total imprecision is ≤10% at the 99th percentile of the upper reference limit and measurable concentrations below the 99th percentile are attainable with an assay at a concentration value above the assay's limit of detection for at least 50% of healthy individuals.
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- The study evaluates the effectiveness and outcomes of two stenting techniques (nano-crush and Culotte) for treating unprotected complex bifurcation lesions in the Left Main artery over three years.
- It involved 65 patients, with the nano-crush technique showing advantages such as reduced contrast medium use, lower X-ray exposure, and shorter procedure times compared to the Culotte technique.
- Follow-up results showed that patients treated with the nano-crush method had significantly lower rates of complications like target lesion revascularization, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular death compared to those treated with the Culotte technique.
Background: Elderly patient group is increasing quickly. The same phenomenon is seen in Vietnam. The prevalence of coronary artery disease(CAD) also increases with age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackgrounds: We reported the short- and long-term results of our institutional single center registry Interatrial Septum Interventions Study (ISIS) about the impact of different anatomic characteristics and related device selection in patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure.
Methods: Over a 9 year period (September 2003-September 2012) we prospectively enrolled 340 consecutive patients (mean age 44 ± 15. 5 years, 198 females) who had been referred to our center for PFO catheter-based closure.
Background: The need for sizing the secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with the balloon sizing technique is still debated at least in adult patients. We sought to prospectively evaluate the effectiveness of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)-aided sizing technique for transcatheter closure of secundum ASD, without using a balloon sizing.
Methods: In a prospective 5-year registry, we enrolled 81 patients (mean age 48 ± 13.