coronary artery diseases in women

Autoimmune Diseases Promoting Coronary Artery Disease in Women

BACKGROUND Autoimmune diseases are systemic inflammatory conditions affecting different organs, including the cardiovascular system. These diseases are more common in women and are associated with premature atherosclerosis with development of coronary artery disease at an early age. In these cases, coronary artery disease may be the first manifestation or may appear when autoimmune disease has ...

Coronary Artery Diseases in Korea*

[Coronary artery disease in women].

Data concerning coronary artery disease (CAD) refer to the recent clinical trials. They indicate that CAD is the most frequent cause of deaths of women over 50 years of age, and the dynamics of its development differs from that in male patients. The author discusses specificity of risk factors, effectiveness of various diagnostic methods, and different results of treatment of women with CAD (co...

The Prevalence of Coronary Artery Diseases Risk Factors in Four Regions of Kerman City

Abstract Background and Aims: Cardiovascular diseases (CADs) are the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in the world and in Iran. These diseases are not completely curable but factors affecting them are preventable. The aim of this study was investigation of CAD risk factors in four municipal regions of Kerman city. Methods: From the city po...

Telomere shortening in human coronary artery diseases.

BACKGROUND Increased cell turnover in response to injury is considered to be important in the development of atherosclerotic plaques. Telomere shortening has been shown to be associated with cell turnover. We assessed the telomere length of human coronary endothelial cells to clarify whether there is a relationship between telomere shortening and coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RES...

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 ...