Single coronary artery trunk originating from tubular aorta-Can it be a risk factor for coronary artery disease?

The high take-off of the coronary artery is rarely encountered in the catheterization laboratory. But the origin of a single coronary artery with high take-off makes it even more rare. The high take-off of a single coronary artery may have an association with coronary artery disease, as in this case.

Clinical outcomes with Biolimus (A9)™ eluting stent, 'BioMatrix' in diabetic patients--interim results from multicenter post market surveillance registry in India.

Objective: The objective of this registry is to establish safety and efficacy of BioMatrix, BioMatrix™-Biolimus A9™ eluting stent in diabetic population in India.

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a major predisposing factor for coronary artery disease. Prognosis for diabetic population patients presenting with coronary artery disease who undergo coronary revascularization is inferior to non diabetics and remains an independent risk factor of restenosis, need for revascularization, and overall mortality.

Measurement of myocardial fractional flow reserve is a cost-effective way to identify coronary artery lesions of indeterminate severity that warrant revascularisation.

Background: The RADI pressure wire may be used in stenotic coronary arteries to calculate myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR(myo)), the ratio between distal hyperaemic coronary pressure and aortic pressure. A ratio less than 0.75 categorizes lesions of haemodynamic significance for which percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) may be warranted.

Five-year angiographic patency of radial artery bypass grafts.

Background: Little information exists regarding mid-term and long-term patency of radial artery grafts.

Methods And Results: We performed restudy coronary angiography at 5.2+/-0.