A 51-year-old male with a family history of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) presented with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with coronary angiography demonstrating no angiographic disease and a mid-left anterior descending (LAD) myocardial bridging (MB) segment with 71%...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10208
Ryan L. Prentice, Megan L. Barnwell, Dustin M. Thomas, Homayoun R. Ahmadian, Ronald L. Jones, Charles K. Lin, Ryan J. McDonough, Bernard J. Rubal & Ahmad M. Slim·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Background: Atherosclerotic vascular disease remains a significant etiology of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with increased stroke incidence and coronary atherosclerotic burden. Uncertainty remains regarding how best to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10207
Ahmad M. Slim, Emilio Fentanes, Dustin M. Thomas, Jennifer N. Slim, Taylor Triana, Homayoun R. Ahmadian, Ryan J. McDonough, Jason Saucedo, Norma J. Suarez, Dorette Pearce-Moore, H. Lester Kirchner, Edward Hulten, Ricardo C. Cury & Kelley Branch·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: Vein graft thrombosis is the leading cause of acute graft failure within the first post-operative month. Several studies have shown the benefit of post-operative dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) in preventing acute graft thrombosis. The purpose of this study was to d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24386