100 QUESTIONS IN CARDIOLOGY

38 populations from 21 countries in four continents. Circulation 1994; 9900 : 583–612. 2 De Vreede JJM, Gorgels APM, Verstraaten ...

30 What is appropriate secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction? Michael Schachter At least half the patients who ...

value of cholesterol lowering even in patients with “average” total LDL cholesterol levels of about 5mmol/l. It is arguable that ...

Finally, it should be remembered that all of this translates into a considerable burden for our patients. Evidence-based medicin ...

31 What advice should I give patients about driving and flying after myocardial infarction? John Cockcroft Compared to other for ...

Echocardiogram shows ejection fraction greater than or equal to 50% and normal wall motion Coronary angiography reveals no st ...

32 What is the mortality rate for cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction? How should such patients be managed to i ...

rather than PTCA. Mean time to revascularisation was under 1 hour in the trial, and quite how much later such benefit might exte ...

33 What is the risk of a patient dying or having a myocardial infarction around the time of surgery for coronary artery disease ...

sign is included the incidence would probably be nearer 5%. Most of these focal deficits are caused by atheroembolism. Air, left ...

34 Which patients with post-infarct septal rupture should be treated surgically, and what are the success rates? Tom Treasure My ...

35 What patterns of coronary disease are associated with improved short and long term survival after CABG compared with medical ...

The patients who gain most from surgery are those most at risk from dying with medical therapy alone. Pertinent high-risk charac ...

RReeffeerreenncceess 1 Edwards FH, Clark RE, Schwarz M. Coronary artery bypass grafting: Society of Thoracic Surgeons National D ...

36 Coronary artery bypass grafting: what is the case for total arterial revascularisation? DP Taggart The clinical and prognosti ...

The case for three arterial grafts Several arteries have been proposed as the third arterial graft and the most widely used is t ...

3 Lytle BW, Blackstone EH, Loop FD et al. Two internal thoracic artery grafts are better than one. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg1999; ...

37 How common are neuropsychological complications after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)? How predictable and severe are they? Can ...

considered severe. What is more difficult is how they translate into the patient’s everyday life. This is dependent upon the nat ...

FFuurrtthheerr rreeaaddiinngg Arrowsmith JE, Harrison MJG, Newman SP et al. Neuroprotection of the brain during cardiopulmonary ...