Is functional recovery after coronary revascularization for chronic coronary artery disease dependent on maintenance of oxidative metabolism?
The results indicate that preservation of oxidative metabolism is a necessary condition for recovery of function after coronary recanalization in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Consequently, approaches that measure myocardial oxygen consumption, such as dynamic positron emission tomography with 11C-acetate, should facilitate the identification of those patients most likely to benefit from coronary revascularization.
We did not find significant QT prolongation in our patients after two weeks of treatment with antipsychotics and/or antidepressants. The QTc interval length did not differ significantly in the monotherapy and the polytherapy group. More than one third of included women exceeded the threshold value of borderline QTc interval (450 ms) before starting treatment. This finding calls for caution when prescribing drugs to female psychiatric patients, especially if they have other health problems.