Publications by authors named "M Coeman"
Coronary function testing (CFT) plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of coronary vascular dysfunction and providing patients with tailored therapy. The Belgian registry on CFT (BELmicro registry) is a prospective, observational, multicenter registry including 14 centers in Belgium. All patients who underwent clinically indicated CFT were included in the registry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study aimed to assess discordance between results of instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR), fractional flow reserve (FFR), and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in intermediate left main coronary (LM) lesions, and its impact on clinical decision making and outcome.
Methods: We enrolled 250 patients with a 40%-80% LM stenosis in a prospective, multicenter registry. These patients underwent both iFR and FFR measurements.
Article Synopsis
- This study compares the diagnostic accuracy of a standard 12-lead ECG with a new 13-lead ECG using a device called RELF, which includes an additional lead designed to improve detection of ischemia.
- The research included 110 patients and 30 healthy subjects, with the findings showing that the 13-lead ECG achieved a higher accuracy of 77.4% for detecting myocardial ischemia compared to 76.8% for the standard 12-lead ECG.
- The RELF device is highlighted as a simple, self-applicable means of obtaining more effective diagnostic results for myocardial ischemia, demonstrating significant advantages over the traditional ECG method.
Background: The study aims to assess real-life short- and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated with cardiogenic shock (CS). Outcome after left main (LM) PCI is of particular interest.
Methods: Procedural, 30-day, and >30-day mortality rates were assessed in 2744 CS-STEMI patients enrolled between 2012 and 2019 in a nationwide registry involving 49 centers.
Introduction: New-onset left bundle branch block (LBBB) following transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement (LBBB) implies a proximal pathogenesis of LBBB. This study compares electrocardiographic characteristics and concordance with LBBB definitions between LBBB and non-procedure-induced LBBB controls (LBBB).
Methods: All LBBB patients at Ghent University Hospital between 2013 and 2019 were enrolled in the study.