Heart Disease

Studies from Technion, Medical Department yield new information about heart disease

Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, November 24th, 2007

According to recent research published in the journal Coronary Artery Disease, "Objectives The aim of our study was to determine the dimensions, morphology and anatomic variations of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) in normal participants, on multidetector computed tomography. Background Accurate imaging of LMCA dimensions and configuration is crucial to avoid misdiagnosis of LMCA disease."

"Materials and methods Seventy morphologically normal LMCAs of 70 participants were carefully selected from among 600 consecutive coronary computed tomography angiography studies performed in our institute. LMCA cross-sectional diameters and areas were obtained at three...

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