CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT (CABG) PATENCY: ASSESSMENT WITH 40-ROW MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MSCT) CERSUS CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY

UTILITA’ DELLA ANGIOGRAFIA CORONARICA ESEGUITA MEDIANTE TOMOGRAFIA COMPUTERIZZATA MULTIDETETTORE NEL CONTROLLO DELLA PERVIETA’ DEL BYPASS AORTO-CORONARICO

UTILITA’ DELL’ANGIOGRAFIA CORONARICA ESEGUITA MEDIANTE TOMOGRAFIA COMPUTERIZZATA MULTISTRATO NEL CONTROLLO DELLA PERVIETA’ DEL BYPASS AORTO-CORONARICO

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF MDCT 40 SLICES IN PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN

Approccio diagnostico non invasivo con tomografia computerizzata multidetettore a 40 strati per lo studio della malattia aterosclerotica coronarica

Background. Multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography (MDCT-CA) is a non-invasive technique that clearly shows coronary anatomy and correctly identifies plaque location and morphology. In this study we assessed diagnostic accuracy of MDCT-CA in detectiong significant stenosis in patients with clinically relevant coronary tree disease. Methods. Fifty patients (38 males, 12 females, mean age 60.9 ± 9.2 years) with atypical chest pain, stable or unstable angina pectoris, or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction underwent MDCT-CA (Brilliance 40, Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH, USA) within 3 days before diagnostic conventional coronary angiography. Inclusion criteria were s…

VALVULOPATIA AORTICA: FOLLOW-UP IN UN GRUPPO DI PAZIENTI SOTTOPOSTI AD INTERVENTO DI SOSTITUZIONE VALVOLARE

Usefulness of coronary angiography with multidetector computed tomography in the evaluation of aorto-coronary bypass patency

[Forty-slice multidetector computed tomography for non-invasive diagnostic approach to coronary artery disease]