BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease(CAD)is one of the leading causes of death and disease burden in China and worldwide.A practical and reliable prediction scoring system for CAD risk and severity evaluation is urgentl...
Supported by Science and Technology Planning Project of Hunan Province,No.2018JJ2304;the Research Foundation of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine,No.2019XJJJ042.
BACKGROUND Acute coronary syndrome(ACS)encompasses a spectrum of cardiovascular emergencies arising from the obstruction of coronary artery blood flow and acute myocardial ischemia.Recent studies have revealed that th...
Executive Agency for Higher Education,Research,Development and Innovation Funding,No.PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-2434.
BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis represents the main cause of myocardial infarction(MI);other causes such as coronary embolism,vasospasm,coronary-dissection or drug use are much rarely encountered,but should be considered i...
Supported by Shanghai Jiading District Health and Family Planning Commission Health Planning Commission Scientific Research Project,No.KYXM,2015-KY-02
BACKGROUND Unstable carotid atherosclerotic plaques are prone to cause ischemic stroke.Contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) is the primary method of assessing plaque stability, but CEUS cannot be a method for screening ...