title: Temperature of blood in the coronary sinus and right atrium in patients with and without coronary artery disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. stefan@cc.uoa.gr
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.forename: Eleftherios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsiamis
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaina
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
authors.forename: Harrisios
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boudoulas
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gialafos
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: 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