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M. Fusaro

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Prevalence and characteristics of coronary artery disease in a population with suspected ischaemic heart disease using CT coronary angiography: corre…

2008

Purpose. This study was undertaken to describe the correlation between the distribution of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a symptomatic population with suspected ischaemic heart disease, cardiovascular risk factors (RF) and clinical presentation. Materials and methods. We studied 163 patients (mean age 65.5 years; 101 men and 62 women) referred for multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography (MDCT-CA) to rule out CAD. The patients had no prior history of revascularisation or myocardial infarction. We analysed how the characteristics of CAD (severity and type of plaque) can change with the increase in RF and how they are related to different clinical presentations. Results. Pati…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyCT coronary angiographyPopulationMyocardial IschemiaCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary AngiographySensitivity and SpecificityCoronary artery diseasePredictive Value of TestsInternal medicineEpidemiologyPrevalencemedicineHumansrisk factorsRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingMyocardial infarctioneducationAgedNetherlandsNeuroradiologyeducation.field_of_studyFramingham Risk Scoremedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryReproducibility of Resultssuspected coronary artery diseaseInterventional radiologyGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseCT coronary angiography Risk factors Epidemiology Suspected coronary artery diseaseCardiologyFemaleepidemiologyPresentation (obstetrics)Tomography X-Ray ComputedSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiabusinessRadiologia Medica
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Prevalence of anatomical variants and coronary anomalies in 543 consecutive patients studied with 64-slice CT coronary angiography

2008

The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of variants and anomalies of the coronary artery tree in patients who underwent 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography (CT-CA) for suspected or known coronary artery disease. A total of 543 patients (389 male, mean age 60.5 +/- 10.9) were reviewed for coronary artery variants and anomalies including post-processing tools. The majority of segments were identified according to the American Heart Association scheme. The coronary dominance pattern results were: right, 86.6%; left, 9.2%; balanced, 4.2%. The left main coronary artery had a mean length of 112 +/- 55 mm. The intermediate branch was present in the 21.9%. A variable number …

Coronary angiographyAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialty64 slice ctCoronary Vessel AnomaliesContrast MediaCoronary Angiographymultislice computed tomographyIopamidolCoronary circulationInternal medicineCoronary CirculationCoronary artery circulation Multislice computed tomography Anatomical variants AnomaliesmedicinePrevalenceHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingNeuroradiologyAgedAged 80 and overmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryInterventional radiologyGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedanatomical variantsIopamidolCoronary arteriesmedicine.anatomical_structurecoronary artery circulation; multislice computed tomography; anatomical variants; anomaliesRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingCardiologycoronary artery circulationRadiographic Image Interpretation Computer-AssistedanomaliesFemaleRadiologybusinessTomography X-Ray ComputedSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiaCardiacmedicine.drugArteryEuropean Radiology
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Management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in uremic patients : the role of the new vitamin D analogs

2007

Secondary hyperparathyroidism - a common comorbid condition in patients with chronic renal insufficiency - is considered a consequence of critical determinants such as hypocalcemia, phosphate retention and reduced levels of calcitriol production. In this complex mechanism, the skeletal apparatus and the nonskeletal targets such as vascular and heart valves are often involved, thus explaining the increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of uremic patients. In this review we will focus on the major role played by Calcitriol deficiency as a trigger of secondary hyperparathyroidism and the crucial need for obiquitous vitamin D receptor activation in order to have an optimal PTH …

Bone Density Conservation AgentsCalcitriolHypocalcemiaErgocalciferolsHumansReceptors CalcitriolHyperparathyroidism SecondaryRenal Insufficiency ChronicVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyPhosphatesUremia
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