Calcium channel antagonists protect against the development of coronary artery disease following cardiac transplant

Mechanisms whereby calcium channel antagonists may protect patients with coronary artery disease.

Calcium antagonists have multiple mechanisms whereby they are able to protect against myocardial ischaemia. Recently questions have been posed about the long-term safety of this group of agents. This article is a selective rather than a complete review of the problems. Fears have largely centred around rapidly acting nifedipine when inappropriately used. This agent remains useful in Prinzmetal'...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) score – a prognostic tool in coronary artery disease?

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of measurement of coronary artery calcification score (CAC) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and a normal myocardial perfusion scan. Methods: In a prospective study we measured the calcium score of 74 patients (29 m, 45 f, mean age 58.7 (m) and 64.4 (f)) with suspicion of CAD and a normal perfusion scan. In ...

Cardiac angiotensin II receptors as predictors of transplant coronary artery disease following heart transplantation.

AIMS We tested the hypothesis that cardiac angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor gene transcription may predict the development of transplant coronary artery disease (TCAD) following heart transplantation. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined the gene transcripts of Ang II type 1 (AT1R) and type 2 receptors (AT2R) in endomyocardial biopsy specimens from 50 heart transplant recipients. The progression o...

ارتباط میان عفونت هلیکوباکترپیلوری با coronary artery disease

چکیده ندارد.

Calcium channel blockers and progression of coronary artery disease.