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These "Guidelines for training in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance" were developed by the Certification Committee of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) and approved by the SCMR Board of Trustees.
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Cardiology/education , Certification/methods , Education, Medical, Graduate/methods , Internship and Residency , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Cardiology/standards , Certification/standards , Clinical Competence , Curriculum , Education, Medical, Graduate/standards , Humans , Internship and Residency/standardsABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To compare the severity of the coronary heart disease and the presence of coronary risk factors between angina and myocardial infarction (MI) patients. METHODS: We studied 62 patients with MI and 129 with angina through coronary angiography to evaluate occlusion (lesion of 99% or 100%), extent (with a score of 0-5 derived by the number of vessels affected) and severity (3 groups of different stenosis degrees). Two experiment observers blindly interpreted the angiograms. RESULTS: Patients with MI had more occlusions (50% vs 13.2% [p < 0.01]), more severity (79% vs 54.3% with > 90% stenosis [p < 0.02]) and more extent (2.0 vs 0.87; [p < 0.001]), even when controlled for current coronary risk factors and disease duration. Smoking was the only independent risk factor related to MI (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Among the studied patients, coronary heart disease extent and severity was greater in the MI group, as well as the prevalence smoking.
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Angina Pectoris/diagnostic imaging , Cineangiography , Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging , Myocardial Infarction/diagnostic imaging , Adult , Aged , Angina Pectoris/etiology , Coronary Artery Disease/complications , Coronary Artery Disease/etiology , Coronary Vessels/pathology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Infarction/etiology , Risk Factors , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
OBJETIVO - Comparar a gravidade da doeça coronária e a presença de fatores de risco cardiovasculares entre pacientes com angina e infarto do miocárdio (IM). MÉTODOS - Estudaram-se 62 pacientes com IM e 129 com angina, através de cineangiocoronariografia, avaliando-se a oclusão (lesäo de 99 'por cento' ou 100 'por cento'), a severidade (escore de 0 a 5 de acordo com o número de vasos afetados) e a extensäo (3 grupos com diferentes graus de estenose). Dois observadores experientes interpretaram cegamente os angiogramas. RESULTADOS - Os pacientes com IM tiveram maior oclusão (50 'por cento' vs 13,2 'por cento'[p<0,01]), maior severidade (79 'por cento' vs 54,3 'por cento' com mais de 90 'por cento' de estenose [p<0,02]) e maior extensão (2,0 vs 0,87 [p<0,001]), mesmo quando controlados para os fatores de risco coronários clássicos e para o tempo de doença. O tabagismo foi o único fator de risco independente correlacionado com IM (P<0,01). CONCLUSÄO - Entre os pacientes estudados, a doença coronária foi maior no grupo IM, bem como a prevalência de tabagismo.
