Reproducibility of impedance cardiography parameters in outpatients with clinically stable coronary artery disease

Reproducibility of impedance cardiography parameters in outpatients with clinically stable coronary artery disease.

BACKGROUND Impedance cardiography (ICG) is a noninvasive method of determining hemodynamic parameters. It is clinically important to determine whether any change in ICG parameters occur due to changes in disease status or therapeutic interventions, or due to normal hemodynamic and technology variability. The objective of this study was to establish the intra- and inter-day reproducibility of IC...

Predictors of Physician Under-Recognition of Angina in Outpatients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease.

BACKGROUND Under-recognition of angina by physicians may result in undertreatment with revascularization or medications that could improve patients' quality of life. We sought to describe characteristics associated with under-recognition of patients' angina. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with coronary disease from 25 US cardiology outpatient practices completed the Seattle Angina Questionnaire...

Heart Rate and Use of Beta-Blockers in Stable Outpatients with Coronary Artery Disease

BACKGROUND Heart rate (HR) is an emerging risk factor in coronary artery disease (CAD). However, there is little contemporary data regarding HR and the use of HR-lowering medications, particularly beta-blockers, among patients with stable CAD in routine clinical practice. The goal of the present analysis was to describe HR in such patients, overall and in relation to beta-blocker use, and to de...

Association of Hyperhomocysteinemia with Coronary Artery Disease in Southern Iran

Evaluation of iron status in patients with coronary artery disease

Background: Iron can causes lipid peroxidation in vivo and in vitro. Iron  promotes myocardial injury in experimental animals. Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation by oxidants including iron have a central role in atherosclerotic process. By this means, evaluation of serum iron in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) has a significant importance. Materials and Methods: In this cross s...