Vania, Rachel
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Comparison of Roles between Alcohol Ablation and Surgical Myectomy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Kusuma, Nico; Pranata, Raymond; Vania, Rachel; Siswanto, Bambang Budi
Indonesian Journal of Cardiology Vol. 38, No. 2 April-June 2017
Publisher : The Indonesian Heart Association

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (0.036 KB) | DOI: 10.30701/ijc.v38i2.733

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic myocardial disease that may extend to leftventricular outflow tract obstruction. Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is preferred for itsnon-surgical, agreed as the safest way for advanced aged, or those with high risk for surgicalprocedure or comorbidities. On the other hand, surgical myectomy (SM) remainsas gold standard, established to be the most consistent to achieve optimal hemodynamicand spare longevity, regardless selective use. This article reviews the advantages anddisadvantages between SM and ASA ablation from its outcome, mortality, pre- and postprocedural,and patient’s profile selection.
Role of Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin T Assay in Stable Coronary Artery Disease Pranata, Raymond; Kusuma, Nico; Vania, Rachel; Siswanto, Bambang Budi
Indonesian Journal of Cardiology Vol 39 No 1 (2018): January - March 2018
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Cardiac troponins (cTn) are the preferred biomarkers of myocardial necrosis, usually used for diagnosis and risk stratification in acute coronary syndromes. Highly sensitive troponin T (hs-cTnT) may be elevated in stable coronary artery disease (SCAD), in which subclinical plaque erosion or rupture and distal embolization and subclinical ischemic episode. hs-cTnT may be used as a prognostic marker in SCAD and can predict cardiovascular events and patient’s mortality rate. In this article, plaque characteristic that is linked to hs-cTnT, it’s used as prognostic biomarker and comparison to other indicators are the focus of discussion.   Abstrak Troponin adalah biomarker yang paling disukai untuk mendeteksi nekrosis miokardium dan untuk mendiagnosis dan stratifikasi risiko pada sindrom koroner akut. Highly sensitive troponin T (hs-cTnT) dapat meningkat pada penyakit jantung koroner stabil dimana terjadi ruptur plak atau erosi dan embolisasi distal sublklinis, dan episode iskemik subklinis. Sehingga biomarker tersebut dapat digunakan sebagai marker prognostik pada penyakit jantung koroner stabil dan dapat memprediksi angka kejadian kardiovaskular dan tingkat mortalitas pasien. Pada artikel ini akan dibahas mengenai karakteristik plak yang dihubungkan dengan peningkatan hs-cTnT, pengunaan sebagai biomarker prognostik dan serta perbandingan dengan indikator lainnya.