METhODS Subjects Fifty-sixnormal subjects (21 women, 35 men; mean age 50 ±20 yr, range
21— 86yr) were studied. All subjectswere at lowrisk for coronary artery disease (CAD) at …

Compared to normal volunteers, coronary vasodilation reserve is reduced in patients with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy but not in rowing athletes with left ventricular hypertrophy. …

Clopidogrel is a new ADP receptor antagonist used in the prevention of myocardial
infarction, stroke, and vascular death. We report two cases of acute arthritis and tendonitis …

Coronary flow reserve may be measured with Dopplerderived coronary blood-flow velocity
or scintigraphic assessment of myocardial perfusion. The purpose of this study was to …

Two cases of Bartonella prosthetic valve endocarditis were cured when treated for 2 weeks
with gentamicin and 3 months with doxycycline. Clinical cure correlated with decreased …

Background Strong evidence in favour of an ischaemia-guided approach to coronary
revascularisation for PCI has led to a huge increase in demand for ischaemia imaging. In our …

Recent studies have suggested that the safety, efficacy and feasibility of percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) in hospitals without on-site surgical cover is equivalent to those with …

A 78-year-old woman with a past medical history of systemic hypertension and cigarette
smoking was admitted to the emergency department with severe central chest pain radiating to …

A patient presented to a district general hospital with a type B dissection of the aorta. He was
deemed too unwell for surgical intervention. An endovascular stent repair was successfully …

Background: Food allergy is targeted as a public health priority by the European Union
Commission. Parental perception of food allergy in their offspring is a proxy measure of the …