Improvement of Myocardial Perfusion: Thrombolysis, angioplasty, bypass surgery

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Systemic streptolysis of acute myocardial infarction....Pages 1-10
Efficacy of BRL 26921, a new fibrinolytic agent for intravenous infusion, in acute myocardial infarction....Pages 11-14
Coronary venous retroperfusion support of reperfusion following acute coronary occlusion....Pages 15-24
Elevation of coronary sinus pressure improves myocardial protection....Pages 25-27
Improvement of myocardial perfusion and enhancement of washout during coronary artery occlusion by intermittent pressure controlled coronary sinus occlusions....Pages 28-31
Medical-mechanical treatment of myocardial infarction....Pages 32-41
Autopsy findings in 14 patients with myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis or combined thrombolysis and PTCA....Pages 42-44
Thrombolytic therapy in myocardial infarction: Are fibrinolytic drugs comparable, and similarly effective?....Pages 45-51
Coronary thrombolysis with tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA)....Pages 52-56
Financial background of PTCR and PTCA and regional distribution of cardiac catheterization laboratories in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 57-64
Natural history of coronary artery stenosis....Pages 65-73
ECG and reperfusion....Pages 74-78
Intracoronary myocardial scintigraphy during intracoronary thrombolysis....Pages 79-89
Opposite ends of the intervention spectrum: Effects of intracoronary thrombolysis on long-term survival and LV function — Detection of early CAD by non-invasive positron imaging....Pages 90-103
Improvement of myocardial perfusion by thrombolysis evaluation of left-ventricular function by two-dimensional echocardiography....Pages 104-111
Right ventricular infarction: Echocardiography hemodynamic feature....Pages 112-124
Limitation of myocardial necrosis by thrombolysis during acute myocardial infarction....Pages 125-137
Pathophysiology of transluminal angioplasty....Pages 138-141
Does angioplasty improve or accelerate atherosclerosis?....Pages 142-149
Elective PCTA of totally occluded coronary arteries not associated with acute myocardial infarction: short and long term results....Pages 150-165
Acute changes of myocardial function by PTCA. Evaluation by two-dimensional echocardiography....Pages 166-173
Coronary sinus potassium and pH during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty: Temporal relation to contractility and action potential duration....Pages 174-180
Validity of myocardial scintigraphy, measurement of pulmonary artery pressure and intravenous digital subtraction angiocardiography in the evaluation of the effect of PTCA....Pages 181-185
Monitoring of myocardial ischaemia during PTCA improved sensivity with 12 — Lead ECG....Pages 186-189
Results of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty assessed by TL-201 perfusion scintigraphy....Pages 190-193
Automated computer- assisted quantitative assessment of stenosis geometry and hemodynamics pre and post PTCA....Pages 194-197
Relationship of the occlusion pressure during PTCA to collaterals....Pages 198-200
Changes in creatine phosphokinase after coronary angioplasty....Pages 201-203
Antiischemic properties of intracoronary Diltiazem....Pages 204-206
Cardio-computertomography for assessing regional myocardial perfusion abnormalities in coronary heart disease....Pages 207-209
Clinical significance of microsphere myocardial scintigraphy in coronary artery disease....Pages 210-213
Current aspects of transluminal coronary angioplasty....Pages 214-218
Treatment of unstable angina by transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA....Pages 219-230
Coronary angioplasty in multivessel disease....Pages 231-235
Effect of coronary occlusion during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty on systolic and diastolic left ventricular function....Pages 236-254
Restenosis following successful coronary angioplasty (PTCA): The result of inadequate dilatation? Relation between primary success and late results....Pages 255-264
Results of repetitive controls after successful transluminal coronary angioplasty....Pages 265-270
Longterm results after angioplasty of stenosed coronary artery bypass grafts....Pages 271-273
In vitro studies to investigate the possibility of protective intracoronary perfusion during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)....Pages 274-276
Haemodynamic and haemorheologic effects of intracoronary perfusion during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)....Pages 277-279
Improved tolerance of intracoronary balloon inflation with a modified Grüntzig balloon angioplasty catheter....Pages 280-283
Pressure transmission characteristics of the Grüntzig superlow-profile catheter....Pages 284-286
Increased hemolysis during coronary perfusion via angioplasty catheters as a result of side-hole jet effect....Pages 287-290
Intraoperative angioplasty in the treatment of coronary artery disease....Pages 291-299
Treatment of coronary artery stenosis by laser technique....Pages 300-309
Reoperative myocardial revascularization....Pages 310-316
Aortocoronary polygrafting and coronary endarterectomy in diffuse cad....Pages 317-319
Coronary artery bypass in the elderly....Pages 320-328
Combination of valve replacement and coronary bypass....Pages 329-340
Cardiac valve replacement and simultaneous myocardial revascularisation....Pages 341-343
Bypass surgery for stenosis and occlusion of the left main coronary artery....Pages 344-351
Bypass surgery adjacent to streptolysis theraphy....Pages 352-358
Emergency bypass operation after PTCA....Pages 359-361
Massive coronary artery spasm with resultant myocardial infarction after ACVB — surgery. A case report....Pages 362-363
Back Matter....Pages 365-366