title: Interesting cases from the University of Texas Medical Branch.
abstract: This article discusses the cases for four patients with unstable angina. The first case is an example of the "high-risk" patient with widespread ECG changes, heart failure, and enzymatic elevations during an episode of chest pain. The second patient illustrates an unusual cause of unstable angina in a young women. The third patient had a large thrombus visible on angiography and management strategies for dealing with intracoronary thrombus are discussed. The final patient had an extensive past cardiac history with two prior coronary artery bypass operations and we discuss the recent advances made in the treatment of degenerative vein graft disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Brizolara
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Stouffer
mesh_terms: D000077284:Abciximab; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000925:Anticoagulants; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D000077284:Abciximab