3 results match your criteria: "University of the Sunshine Coast and University of Queensland[Affiliation]"
Myocardial blood flow reserve is impaired in patients with aortic valve calcification and unobstructed epicardial coronary arteries.
Int J Cardiol
December 2017
Department of Cardiology, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Services, University of the Sunshine Coast and University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address:
Background: Although calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is associated with coronary atherosclerosis, it is not known whether early CAVD is associated with coronary microcirculatory dysfunction (CMD). We sought to investigate the relationship between myocardial blood flow reserve (MBFR) - a measure of CMD, and early CAVD in the absence of obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease. We also determined whether this relationship was independent of coronary artery disease (CAD) and hs-CRP, a marker of systemic inflammation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInsulin in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a Narrative Review with Contemporary Perspectives.
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther
October 2016
Department of Cardiology, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Services, University of the Sunshine Coast and University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
The role of insulin in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has been widely studied over the past 100 years. The current indication for its use in this context is the treatment of hyperglycemia, irrespective of diabetes, which is associated with adverse outcome. Initial theories proposed that glucose was beneficial in the context of myocardial ischemia and insulin was required to enable glucose cell uptake.
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