Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

External reference: https://openalex.org/T10372

  1. Oral contraceptive use linked to SCAD-related heart attack in a young woman
    Case report documents acute myocardial infarction from spontaneous coronary artery dissection in 32-year-old woman using oral contraceptives, with successful conservative management.
  2. Left anterior descending artery spasm caused a large anterior myocardial infarction
    Rare case of extensive anterior wall myocardial infarction caused by left anterior descending artery spasm without coronary obstruction, diagnosed using cardiac MRI and OCT imaging.
  3. Pregnancy-related coronary microvascular dysfunction remains poorly understood
    CMD prevalence among pregnant women remains underrecognized; diagnostic methods and management approaches require pregnancy-specific validation and standardization to improve clinical outcomes.
  4. CT angiography identified coronary artery anomalies and their patterns
    Retrospective CCTA analysis of 2,786 patients identifies coronary artery anomalies in 1.82%, with high RCA take-off predominating and gender-specific variations in malignant courses documented.