Safety of returning patients immediately to their originating hospitals after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the immediate return of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) to their originating hospitals after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI).

Methods: This was a prospective study, conducted between January 2014 and December 2017. All patients with STEMI who were transferred for PPCI and returned back to their referring hospitals (RB group) were included and compared to the onsite STEMI population (OS group).

Non-Gated Triple Flash Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) presents a potential challenge when performing coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). To date, there is no ideal protocol for CTA in patients with AF. We sought to design a protocol for single-heartbeat coronary CTA in patients with AF.

The Role of Computed Tomographic Angiography in Predicting Left Anterior Descending Artery Graftability When Catheter Angiography is Inconclusive.

Purpose: Graftability of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) has important prognostic value for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. However, with a chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the LAD, invasive coronary angiography (ICA) may be insufficient to determine its graftability. We evaluated the role of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) in the assessment of CTO and LAD graftability when the distal vessel segment was incompletely visualized by ICA.