FREQUENCY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART BLOCKS, CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT PACEMAK-ER IMPLANTATION
<p class="abstract"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p class="abstract"><strong> BACKGROUND:</strong><strong> </strong>Coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with chronic heart blocks. The purpose of thi...
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| author | Yones Nozari Omid Hashemifard Fariba Mollaii |
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| description | <p class="abstract"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p class="abstract"><strong> BACKGROUND:</strong><strong> </strong>Coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with chronic heart blocks. The purpose of this study was to find the frequency of CAD in four major types of cardiac conduction disorders i.e.: Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS), 2<sup>nd</sup> degree atrioventricular (AV) block, complete heart block (CHB) and bifasicular and trifasicular blocks<strong>.</strong></p> <p class="abstract"><strong> METHODS</strong>: During this one- year study, we performed coronary angiography (CAG) in all patients with above mentioned conduction defects, who have been hospitalized for permanent pacemaker implantation; we determined the frequency of various degrees of CAD in different types of heart blocks.</p> <p class="abstract"><strong> RESULTS: </strong>34 patients (64%) had no significant lesion in CAG, 20 (36%) had above 50% stenosis in at least one major coronary artery branch with 13% mono-vessel disease ,9.3% two- vessel disease and 14.8% three-vessel disease. Overall, 13 patients (24%) had critical CAD.<strong> </strong></p> <p class="abstract"><strong> CONCLUSION: </strong>CAD is common in patients with chronic conduction defects and might have a causative role in this regard.</p> <p class="abstract"> </p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="35" height="12"><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p class="abstract"> </p> <br /> <p class="abstract"><strong>Keywords:</strong> Coronary artery disease, Chronic conduction defect, Coronary angiography.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e22b24939a884e94aabc51a6dcc8b6b42022-12-21T18:51:47ZengVesnu PublicationsARYA Atherosclerosis1735-39552251-66382010-12-014451FREQUENCY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART BLOCKS, CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT PACEMAK-ER IMPLANTATIONYones Nozari0Omid Hashemifard1Fariba Mollaii2Cardiologist, Cardiology Department, Imam Khomieni Hospital, School Of Medicine ,Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran.Cardiologist, Cardiology Department, Imam Khomieni Hospital, School Of Medicine ,Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran.Tehran University Of Medical Sciences, Tehran.<p class="abstract"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p class="abstract"><strong> BACKGROUND:</strong><strong> </strong>Coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with chronic heart blocks. The purpose of this study was to find the frequency of CAD in four major types of cardiac conduction disorders i.e.: Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS), 2<sup>nd</sup> degree atrioventricular (AV) block, complete heart block (CHB) and bifasicular and trifasicular blocks<strong>.</strong></p> <p class="abstract"><strong> METHODS</strong>: During this one- year study, we performed coronary angiography (CAG) in all patients with above mentioned conduction defects, who have been hospitalized for permanent pacemaker implantation; we determined the frequency of various degrees of CAD in different types of heart blocks.</p> <p class="abstract"><strong> RESULTS: </strong>34 patients (64%) had no significant lesion in CAG, 20 (36%) had above 50% stenosis in at least one major coronary artery branch with 13% mono-vessel disease ,9.3% two- vessel disease and 14.8% three-vessel disease. Overall, 13 patients (24%) had critical CAD.<strong> </strong></p> <p class="abstract"><strong> CONCLUSION: </strong>CAD is common in patients with chronic conduction defects and might have a causative role in this regard.</p> <p class="abstract"> </p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="35" height="12"><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p class="abstract"> </p> <br /> <p class="abstract"><strong>Keywords:</strong> Coronary artery disease, Chronic conduction defect, Coronary angiography.</p>http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/64 |
| spellingShingle | Yones Nozari Omid Hashemifard Fariba Mollaii FREQUENCY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART BLOCKS, CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT PACEMAK-ER IMPLANTATION ARYA Atherosclerosis |
| title | FREQUENCY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART BLOCKS, CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT PACEMAK-ER IMPLANTATION |
| title_full | FREQUENCY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART BLOCKS, CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT PACEMAK-ER IMPLANTATION |
| title_fullStr | FREQUENCY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART BLOCKS, CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT PACEMAK-ER IMPLANTATION |
| title_full_unstemmed | FREQUENCY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART BLOCKS, CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT PACEMAK-ER IMPLANTATION |
| title_short | FREQUENCY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART BLOCKS, CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT PACEMAK-ER IMPLANTATION |
| title_sort | frequency of coronary artery disease in patients with chronic heart blocks candidates for permanent pacemak er implantation |
| url | http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/64 |
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