…than 20% from baseline. Type 4a MI after PCI In a patient with normal baseline cTn, type 4a MI is defined by: cTn greater than…

…embolize systemically. Observational data indicate approximately a fourfold greater risk of embolic events in patients with LV thrombus than in matched patients without thrombus. Factors…

…stenosis greater than 50%—occurred in 20–30% of patients, while clinically evident restenosis, manifested by recurrent angina attributable to the treated segment, occurred in…

…provides a fundamental parameter that cannot be obtained by other imaging methods, namely exercise capacity (and VO2 max , see below). In addition to exercise capacity…

…establish a significant increase in late morbidity or mortality attributable to these events. Clinical presentation and symptoms Most patients with stent thrombosis present with ACS…

…RR) in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging is an unusual phenomenon in which a perfusion defect becomes evident or worsens in rest images compared to stress…

…but refrain or adapt in: The patient does not consent — the examination must then not be carried out. Vaginismus or marked anxiety — plan for extra…

…months in carefully selected patients with high ischemic risk and low bleeding risk. These strategies are intended primarily to reduce bleeding rather than to replace…

…through muscle without major vessels or nerves, and the landmark — the posterior corner of the acromion — is easy to palpate even in a large patient…

…lies instead in patient selection. Because implantation entails appreciable cost and procedural risk, the risk benefit balance depends almost entirely on the capacity to identify…