BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought in this study to elucidate whether carotid artery disease detected by ultrasonography can be a clinically useful marker for the presence of severe coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients evaluated for chest pain. METHODS Duplex ultrasonography and quantitative coronary angiography were used to assess carotid and coronary artery atherosclerosis in 225 consecu...

conclusions despite higher rate of morbidities in opium-addicted patients compared to non-addicted ones, subscales of qol were similar between the two groups. high preoperative hba1c and low ejection fraction appeared to be determinants of poor qol in the opium-addicted patients. background opium is a unique substance, regarding its analgesic effects. this may change the deteriorating effects o...

lipoprotein (a) [lp (a) is formed by assembly of ldl-particles and the carbohydrate rich protein, apolipoprotein (a) [apo (a)]. elevated plasma lp (a) levels are an independent predictor of the development of premature coronary artery disease (cad), but is not clear whether the apo (a) isoform plays on additional and independent role or not. to investigate the possible effect of apo (a) isoform...

background coronary artery disease is the single most important cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. electrocardiographic stress test is a non-invasive modality to screen significant coronary involvement in minimally symptomatic diabetics. objectives we investigated the positive predictive value (ppv) of this test in comparison with coronary angiography. materials and methods ...

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of resveratrol (RES) on Canonical β-catenin/Wnt and forkhead box O (FOXO) pathways in CAD patients.Method: We performed this study on 10 metabolic syndrome patients with three-vessel CAD and 10 sex-aged matched healthy subjects. The effects of RES on...

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of resveratrol (RES) on Canonical β-catenin/Wnt and forkhead box O (FOXO) pathways in CAD patients.Method: We performed this study on 10 metabolic syndrome patients with three-vessel CAD and 10 sex-aged matched healthy subjects. The effects of RES on...

conclusion we conclude that coronary calcium scoring provided useful information in the management of patients. in cacs less than 100, it has a npv of 87% in excluding significant stenosis in patients with the risk of cad but it does not have enough diagnostic accuracy for surely excluding coronary stenosis, so we should perform a combination of cacs and coronary ct angiography for patients. re...

Abstract Aims Little is known about the outcomes and processes of care patients with non ST-segment myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) who present “polyvascular” disease. Methods We analysed 287,279 NSTEMI using Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project (MINAP) registry. Clinical characteristics were according to history affected vascular bed; coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular (CeVD...