Angiographic evaluation of myocardial perfusion in patients with syndrome X

Atmaca Y., Ozdemir A., Ozdol C., Oguz D., GÜLEÇ H. S., KUMBASAR S. D., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, sa.6, ss.803-805, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.05.024
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.803-805
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We evaluated tissue level perfusion in patients who had syndrome X using the myocardial blush grade technique. Normal tissue perfusion in all coronary territories was observed in 23 patients (41.8%) who had syndrome X and in 44 control subjects (80%). Total myocardial blush score (sum of the myocardial blush grades of each coronary territory) was significantly lower in patients who had syndrome X than in control subjects (8.2 +/- 0.7 vs 8.7 +/- 0.5, p < 0.0001). We have demonstrated for the first time that a substantial number of patients who have syndrome X have impaired tissue level perfusion, and this might be assumed as a surrogate marker of a diseased microvascular network in the catheterization laboratory. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.