Cystatin C, an established marker of renal dysfunction, is gaining importance in dysfunction of other organs (systems) as well. Preliminary studies indicated a role for cystatin C as a prognostic marker in coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of the study was to assess the of serum cystatin C levels in CAD cases and its comparison with controls. Comparison of serum cystatin C levels in CAD sp...

background and objective: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is frequent and in some degree it affects about 24% of male and 9% of female in middle age adults. this study aimed to assess the association between risk of osa and cad. materials and methods : this case-control study was performed among 184 patients with a history of coro- nary angiography in two catheter labs at hospitals in qom, iran. ...

Background: Evidence suggests hypovitaminosis D is associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its extent and related risk factors. However, some investigations have produced contrary results. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association between serum vitamin D levels and the severity of premature coronary artery involvement. Methods: This randomized prospective, cas...

BACKGROUND/AIM There is still debate on the role of serum uric acid as an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), particularly premature CAD. This study aimed to investigate whether serum uric acid is a risk factor for premature CAD and whether it can influence the severity of coronary artery stenosis. METHODS Candidates for coronary artery angiography (age <45 years for me...

background: coronary artery disease (cad) is one of the leading causes of death and disability around the world. interaction between genetic and environmental factors determines susceptibility of an individual to develop coronary artery disease . lipoprotein lipase (lpl) play an important role in the metabolism of hdl-c ( high density lipoprotein cholesterol ), ldl-c (low density lipoprotein ch...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to identify genes that confer susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) in low- or high-risk men or women separately and thereby to assess the genetic risk of CAD in such individuals. BACKGROUND The prevention of CAD would be facilitated by the identification of genes that confer susceptibility to this condition independently in low- or high-risk indi...

INTRODUCTION Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a persistent public health problem worldwide. Chest pain is one of the perceptible symptoms of the same disease. Literature has found acute chest pain as plausible risk factors for CAD. Nevertheless, none of the study has estimated duration from chronic chest pain to the diagnosis of CAD. The objective of the study was to estimate duration from chro...

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...