Publications by authors named "Kyriakos Yiangou"

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in association with strenuous exercise and weightlifting is rather sparsely described in the medical literature. Diagnosis and treatment of this rare condition is a challenge, but prompt recognition and appropriate early choice of angioplasty or surgery can lead to a good outcome. We report the case of a postmenopausal 54-year-old woman who presented with anterior myocardial infarction caused by spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery after she had lifted a heavy weight while gardening.

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Introduction: In 2007, Nicosia General Hospital implemented a resuscitation policy. 378 nurses and 120 doctors were successfully trained in advanced life support (ALS) in order to staff cardiac arrest teams. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of cardiac arrest and resuscitation outcomes in Nicosia General Hospital and assess any associations between the survival rate and the patient's characteristics.

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Dynamic narrowing of native coronary vessels is widely known to occur during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle. This phenomenon has also been reported to occur in coronary artery bypass grafts. However, to the best of our knowledge, only one case report exists of this event taking place in bypass grafts during diastole.

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We report a case of acute myocardial infarction during a dobutamine stress echo (DSE) study in a middle age man. Our patient experienced a severe crushing retrosternal pain at peak DSE study, at the time the ECG recorded an episode of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia followed by a persistent significant ST segment elevation in V2-V6 leads. Symptoms and ECG findings remained despite the use of intravenous (IV) nitrates and therefore thrombolysis was given.

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We report a case of a right coronary artery (RCA) originating from the mid-left anterior descending artery (LAD) coursing around and in front of the pulmonary artery. The anomaly was discovered incidentally during cardiac catheterization. It is only the second case of such an anomaly ever described.

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