Andrew R. Thornley, MB, MRCP

Should Patients in Cardiogenic Shock Undergo Rescue Angioplasty after Failed Fibrinolysis? Comparison of Primary versus Rescue A

08/01/2008

Mark A. de Belder , MA, MD, FRCP;

Babu Kunadian , MBBS, MRCP;

Andrew R. Thornley , MB, MRCP;

Kunadian Vijayalakshmi , MBBS, MRCP;

Joel Dunning , MRCS, PhD;

Douglas F. Muir , MB, MRCP;

Robert A. Wright , MD, FRCP;

James A. Hall , MA, MD, FRCP;

Andrew G.C. Sutton , MA, MD, MRCP;

Cardiogenic shock is the leading cause of death in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who reach the hospital alive.1,2 The reported incidence of cardiogenic shock in patients with AMI is 7–10%.1,3 The mortality rate in these...

Cardiogenic shock is the leading...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percutaneous Treatment of a Large Coronary Aneurysm with a Ball Thrombus: An Interventional Challenge

08/01/2008

Mark A. de Belder , MA, MD, FRCP;

Babu Kunadian , MBBS, MRCP;

Andrew R. Thornley , MB, MRCP;

A coronary artery aneurysm is defined as a coronary artery dilatation greater than 1.5 times the diameter of either the normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the patient’s largest coronary vessel.1,2 The prevalence varies from 0.3% to...

A coronary artery aneurysm is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology