Temperature of blood in the coronary sinus and right atrium in patients with and without coronary artery disease.
We measured the blood temperature of the coronary sinus and the right atrium in control subjects and patients with significant stenoses in the right or left coronary arteries. Coronary sinus temperature was increased in patients with coronary artery disease compared with the control group and was found to be a prognostic factor for mid-term clinical outcome.
Stefanadis
Christodoulos
C
Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. stefan@cc.uoa.gr
Tsiamis
Eleftherios
E
Vaina
Sophia
S
Toutouzas
Konstantinos
K
Boudoulas
Harrisios
H
Gialafos
John
J
Toutouzas
Pavlos
P
D001831:Body Temperature; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013696:Temperature; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation; D013997:Time Factors