…the extent of coronary artery disease because it provides anatomical information while permitting functional assessment and, when appropriate, immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Complications are…

…of permanent hypopigmentation. Areas with poor circulation, above all the lower leg in a patient with peripheral arterial disease or diabetes — the wound may not…

…muscle rupture. The risk of rupture is greater for the posteromedial papillary muscle, which only receives blood supply from one coronary artery (Coronary arteries). Chronic…

…myocardial infarction is the most severe complication of coronary artery disease. The most common initiating mechanism is rupture or erosion of a vulnerable (unstable) atherosclerotic…

…a growing body of evidence suggests that heart failure is now the most frequent complication of diabetes ( Shah et al, McMurray et al ). Management of…

…a growing body of evidence suggests that heart failure is now the most frequent complication of diabetes ( Shah et al, McMurray et al ). Management of…

…a normal finding. The regurgitation results in blood flowing back from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle during diastole. The most common cause of…

…membrane — not routinely . The wax has a protective function, and the commonest complication of ear syringing is that someone syringes an ear that did not…

…destabilization of these lesions, a process known as atherothrombosis [2] . Atherothrombosis represents the acute, life threatening complication of coronary atherosclerosis. The transition from a quiescent…

…pulmonary congestion, a new cardiac murmur, or jugular venous distension in the days after MI should prompt immediate consideration of a mechanical complication. Clinical deterioration…