Correlation of increased corrected TIMI frame counts and the topographical extent of isolated coronary artery ectasia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The precise relationship between increased thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame counts and the topographical extent of isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) has not been fully explained. New parameters of linear dimension (LD) and the estimated ectatic area (EEA) together with the diameter and ectasia ratio may be associated with the corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC) in isolated CAE patients.

Methods

The topographical parameters of ectatic coronary arteries and/or segments of 77 isolated CAE patients were consecutively studied. The CTFC for each coronary artery was determined by angiographic frame count.

Results

Right coronary artery (RCA) was the most frequently affected. The RCA and left circumflex (LCX) had significantly longer LD (p < 0.0

SUBMITTER: Wu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5964898 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature