…have shown that meaningful improvement in global LV ejection fraction (LVEF) after revascularization is most likely when a relatively large amount of hibernating or stunned…

…Occlusion or impaired perfusion in a vessel supplying a large viable territory is more likely to produce rapid hemodynamic deterioration than a similar angiographic abnormality…

…coronary artery disease, or diffuse disease. No reflow represents impaired antegrade myocardial perfusion in the absence of a flow limiting epicardial stenosis. It is associated…

…malignancy differential Surgeon or mammography Sole of the foot Deep compartments Orthopaedic surgeon Close to large vessels, in the groin or on the neck Bleeding…

…Statins inhibit 3 hydroxy 3 methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, the rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis. Reduced hepatic cholesterol production increases hepatic LDL receptor expression…

…microvascular dysfunction or diffuse epicardial disease. Concordantly normal FFR and CFR are associated with an excellent prognosis, whereas discordant measurements require interpretation in the context…

…stenoses. Higher scores indicate more diffuse or technically complex disease and are associated with a greater relative advantage for CABG over PCI in multivessel disease…

…adjacent reference segment presumed to be relatively normal. This assumption may be incorrect when atherosclerosis is diffuse, leading to underestimation of the overall disease burden…

…among patients with CAD following advances in anti ischaemic treatment and coronary revascularization. Consequently, more patients survive with severe, diffuse CAD that is no longer…

…amyloidosis [8, 15]. AL Amyloidosis: This is a plasma cell dyscrasia in which abnormal plasma cells produce misfolded immunoglobulin light chains [8, 19]. Light chains…

…symptom. It includes pain, pressure, tightness, heaviness, burning, or discomfort in the chest and may extend to the arms, shoulders, neck, jaw, upper back, abdomen…

…5]. Acute Pericarditis vs. Acute Myocardial Infarction The ST segment elevation in acute pericarditis is typically diffuse, involving all leads except aVR and often V1…

… endothelial dysfunction; concealed diffuse atherosclerosis; myocardial bridging; myocardial metabolic abnormalities; and abnormal pain perception in patients without demonstrable ischaemia. The absence of obstructive disease therefore…

…technical factors. Relative perfusion assessment has an important limitation: it requires a normally perfused reference territory. In diffuse coronary disease, balanced multivessel disease, or global…

…formation of an intramural haematoma that compresses the true lumen. The resulting reduction in coronary blood flow may produce myocardial ischaemia, acute coronary syndrome (ACS)…

…increase in LVEF, with a subsequent measurement of 40% [14] . This distinction is paramount for practicing cardiologists: HFimpEF represents a state of myocardial remission rather…

…for hypertension. However, coronary artery disease remains the number one killer in most regions worldwide ( Tsao et al .). The New England Journal of Medicine, 1812…

…causing minimal radiation exposure. It is metabolically inert and diffuses freely across cell membranes, allowing for precise quantification of myocardial blood flow and assessment of…