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Aortic valve sclerosis is associated with the extent of coronaryartery disease in stable coronary artery disease.

BACKGROUND/AIM Aortic valve sclerosis (AVS) is characterized by lipid deposition and calcific infiltration on the edge of aortic leaflets without significant restriction of motion. The SYNTAX Score (SS) is an important method for evaluating coronary artery disease (CAD). Many studies showed that there is an important relation between the SS and undesired cardiac outcomes. In our study, we inves...

A simple score for assessing stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is usually assessed using FEV(1) to establish the diagnosis and the severity of the disease. However, COPD is now considered a systemic disease. AIM To evaluate the utility of the Health-Activity-Dyspnoea-Obstruction (HADO) score for classifying the severity of COPD and predicting outcomes. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal clinical stud...

The Relationship between Diaphragmatic Movements in Sonographic Assessment and Disease Severity in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Introduction: Pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can increase the breathing rate and reduce diaphragmatic movements by pushing the diaphragms downward and limiting their movements; this, in fact, can affect the breathing process. The purpose of this study was to compare diaphragmatic movements in COPD patients and healthy ones and to evaluate ...

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